introduction: the aim of this study is to investigate the entrepreneurial traits of school children in the city of tehran. methods: for this purpose, 48 students were selected with an average iq between 90 and 119. ranging from 7th to 12th grades, all the subjects were assessed using nowicki-strickland’s locus of control scale (n-slcs), torrance tests of creative thinking (ttct), and hyperkinet...

background: pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children, which has been neglected in many areas as well in shahriar county, tehran province. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among pupils in primary schools of shahriar county. m aterials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted in shahriar for the period of 2012 t...

abstract background: attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) is characterized by a developmental disorder involving inappropriate poor attention span or age-inappropriate features of hyperactivity and impulsivity and/or both. methods: in order to assess the prevalence of children with adhd in tehran, a sample of 2667 children including both boys & girls aged between 7-12 years were sele...

background and purpose: schools are the most appropriate and reliable places for training and educating students. if health principles are not observed in schools, students will be prone to different kinds of health problems. thus the aim of this research is to study the environmental indices in primary schools in the behshahr city in 2012. materials and methods: this is a cross sectional descr...

background: in order to provide better advice for prevention of obesity and eating disorders among children, there is a need to have more knowledge of their dietary patterns. this study examined meal and snacking patterns of primary school children in tehran. methods: a total of 761 male and female primary school children from all educational areas in tehran were recruited in a cross‑sectional ...

low birth weight infants are at risk of many problems. therefore their outcome must evaluate in different ages especially in school age. in this study we determined prevalence of ophthalmic, hearing, speaking and school readiness problems in children who were born low birth weight and compared them with normal birth weight children. in a cross-sectional and retrospective study, all primary scho...