a survey on the detection of scalp ringworm, its prevalence and etiological agents, was carried out in 12 different localities in the bandar abbas area, southern iran, in february 1970. two thousand one hundred fifty-three subjects consisting of 1,275 school children from 3 primary schools and one secondary school in the town and 689 rural school children from 6 different villages, together wit...

growth monitoring is very important in nutritional assessment of children up to the age of maturity. based on studies in kohgiluyeh-boirahmad province, many of under five years old children are suffering from protein- energy malnutrition, although the nutritional conditions of school children are unknown. this study was performed to determine the prevalence of protein- energy malnutrition in ru...

OBJECTIVE To examine relationships among parenting styles, regimen adherence, and glycemic control for preschool and elementary school children who have Type I diabetes. METHODS Parents of 55 children with diabetes completed parenting style and regimen adherence questionnaires. Glycosylated hemoglobin results were collected by chart review. RESULTS Parental warmth was associated with better...

OBJECTIVE This study investigates the annual incidence and clinical characteristics of type 2 diabetes among school-aged children as detected by urine glucose screening from 1974 to 2002 in the Tokyo metropolitan area. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In total, 8,812,356 school children were examined for glucosuria. Morning urine was used for the analysis. When the urine was positive for glucose, ...

AIMS The aims of this observational study were to identify the special needs of children with Type 1 diabetes in schools from the parents' point of view and the difficulties experienced with full integration, and to define a series of interventions which may improve the situation. METHODS Parents of children aged 3-18 years with Type 1 diabetes were eligible. Those who agreed to participate c...

OBJECTIVE Training teachers and education professionals on diabetes is crucial for full-time monitoring of diabetic children in schools. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge on diabetes in a group of school teachers in Turkey. METHODS Between November 2010 and November 2011, 1054 teachers from three regions of Ankara were given a questionnaire to assess their knowledge on d...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of obesity and linear growth on the risk of developing type 1 diabetes in children. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The study population consists of all diabetic children <15 years of age diagnosed from September 1986 to April 1989 in Finland and their birth date- and sex-matched population-based control subjects. Growth data w...

AIM Basic verbal and academic skills can be adversely affected by early-onset diabetes, although these skills have been studied less than other cognitive functions. This study aimed to explore the mechanism of learning deficits in children with diabetes by assessing basic verbal and academic skills in children with early-onset diabetes and in comparison children. In addition, the incidence of d...

D iabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, with a prevalence of 1.7 affected individuals per 1,000 people aged 20 years (1–4). In the U.S., 13,000 new cases are diagnosed annually in children (4 –7). There are about 125,000 individuals 19 years of age with diabetes in the U.S. (8). The majority of these young people attend school and/or some type of day care and need kno...

Type 1 diabetes is one of the most common chronic childhood diseases, while type 2 diabetes in children is increasing at alarming rates globally. Against this backdrop, the school is a critical environment for children with diabetes. They continue to face barriers to education that may lead to depression, poor academic performance, and poor quality of life. To address these challenges, diabetes...