conclusions identifying the needs of children and adolescents with dm-1 in terms of self-care and education may help them to have better performance in management, control, and prevention of dm complications. results the items were quantified on a five-point likert scale. with regard to nutrition, 36.4% of children and 40.9% of adolescents had moderate performance. moreover, 56.3% of children a...

background tracking of blood pressure from early life to adulthood and the increasing prevalence of elevated blood pressure in the pediatric age group are considered as important health issues. rapid lifestyle change and dietary habits are considered as important determinants of this problem. this study aimed to systematically review the studies on the association of dietary habits and blood pr...

children and adolescents are vulnerable to violent situations in their social, family and school environment. the aim of the study was to characterize morbidity due to violence in brazilian children and adolescents.a cross-sectional study through the analysis of 1,356 corpus delicti medical reports and police reports of children and adolescents aged 0-19 years, victims of interpersonal violence...

background: obesity has a growing global epidemic with several risk factors including lifestyle habits, physical activity, and prolonged screen time. this study aimed to compare the dietary habits and self-reported health behaviors in a nationally representative sample of iranian children and adolescents. materials and methods: this cross sectional nationwide study was conducted in the framewor...

background: adolescent pregnancy and childbirth are associated with increased risk and challenges for both mothers and birth outcomes. objective: to investigate the associations of growth change over time with parenting factors and to compare the differences between children born to adolescent and adult mothers in taiwan. materials and methods: the dataset retrieved from taiwan birth cohort stu...

child maltreatment that includes emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical abuse and neglect has been widely documented as a risk factor for diverse negative consequences in adolescence and adulthood (suderman & deprince, 2015).for adolescents, these consequences include educational problems, heightened rates of law infringement, aggressive behavior, as well as various mental disorders such as mo...

objectives: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) along with learning disorder (ld) is one of the most important child and adolescent psychiatric disorder. they are most often seen comorbidly in patients. our study seeks to examine the relationship between adhd and ld in our sample. method: thirty boys suffering from adhd, as diagnosed by certified child and adolescent psychiatrists u...

Introduction: Mental health of adolescent girls as future mothers is of great importance. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating role of religious identity in the relationship between mother-child interaction and mental health of adolescent girls in Yazd, Iran. Method: This study was conducted on 319 female students, studying at the tenth to twelfth grades of high schools i...