Using data collected from 1998 to 2011 in a general population cohort study in eastern Zimbabwe, we describe education trends and the relationship between parental education and children's schooling during the Zimbabwean economic collapse of the 2000s. During this period, the previously-rising trend in education stalled, with girls suffering disproportionately; however, female enrolment increas...

introduction nephrotic syndrome is a common glomerular injury that appears in primary shape of children. parents' knowledge quantity is important to prevent complications from the disease, so this study aimed to determination the knowledge quantity of parents about recurrence of disease. materials and methods in this descriptive study based on a designed questionnaire that 66 parents of childre...

A parental survey that addressed the social sexual awareness, sex education, and sex behaviors of persons with autism, a developmental disability is provided. Questionnaires from 100 caregivers of persons with autism 9 years of age and older and with the DSM-III-R diagnosis were analyzed. Eighty-five percent of respondents were mothers, 8% both parents, 5% fathers, and 2% others; 32% of the per...

introduction  sudden infant death syndrome (sids) is a disease which causes unexpected death of infants aged less than 1 year. given the undeniable role of parents in the presence or absence of sids risk factors, the present study aimed to studythe prevalence and the relationship between characteristics and conditions of parent’s infants with sids risk factors. materials and methods  in this cr...

PURPOSE Strabismus and anisometropia are the most common causes of amblyopia. It can be easily prevented or treated if detected early. With the changing socio-cultural-economic milieu of the society, the perspectives of strabismus in society are gradually changing but still adequate knowledge, awareness, and attitude of parents toward strabismus will help in preventing amblyopia and aid in the ...

child with down's syndrome is an individual who is suitable and eligible to receive early intervention services. this study aimed to measure the family outcome among parents of down syndrome children, on the impact of receiving early intervention and identify the factors influencing it.a cross sectional was conducted from april 2009 until january 2010 with a total of 125 parents of children wit...

UNLABELLED Minor ailments like sore throat, fever, cough and diarrhea can be relieved with over-the-counter (OTC) medications such as paracetamol or other traditional remedies, without seeking for consultation from general practitioners. Parents usually take the responsibility to come up with some kind of treatment for their children. OBJECTIVE (1) to evaluate the parents' medical knowledge a...