atopic eczema (ae) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects children and adults, and  alters  quality  of  life.  previous  studies  have suggested several  socio-demographic   and environmental factors related to the prevalence of ae and other allergic diseases,  including acetaminophen use. in the present study, we report the rates of isolated ae, ae associated with asthma and ae a...

background: behavioral disorders are common in the pediatric age group. this study aims to assess the relationship between the frequency of behavioral and mental disorders and counseling with family members and friends in a representative sample of iranian children and adolescents. methods: in this nationwide study, 14880 school students, aged 6–18 years, were selected by cluster and stratified...

background: this study aims to assess the frequency of some hygienic behaviors that is, tooth brushing and hand‑washing, in iranian school students at national level. methods: this nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 14,880 elementary, secondary and high school students who were selected by random cluster stratified multistage sampling from 30 provinces in iran. we used the global...

background: young people engage in risky behaviors unintentionally and these behaviors might be reduced or inhibited by preventative behaviors. although adolescents' risky behaviors are known as unplanned or unintentional, preventative behaviors are intentional. the aim of the present study was to assess students’ behavior intentions to avoid drug abuse. methods: this study was a cross sectio...

abstract background: attention to different aspects of self‑efficacy leads to actual evaluation of self‑efficacy about physical activity. this study was carried out in order to design and determine psychometric characteristics of a questionnaire for evaluation of self‑efficacy about leisure time physical activity (selpa) among iranian adolescent boys, with an emphasis on regulatory self‑efficac...

background: although sleep disorders are common problems among families and they affect the learning, memory processes and academic performance of children, there is no evaluation of these disorders in iran. the aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of sleep disorders and its association with academic performance of school age children.materials and methods: a cross-sectional study was...

introduction the frequency of pediatric and adolescent oral and maxillofacial lesions is various in different societies. the present study aimed at investigating the frequency of oral and maxillofacial pediatric and adolescent biopsies in zahedan (southeast iran), and compare the results with other epidemiologic studies.methods and materials this retrospective study reviewed oral and maxillofac...

abstract:introduction: racial and environmental differences in communities leading cause of differences in serum lipids. it can be said this study aimed in assessing percentile curves of serum lipid profile about 6-18 years old students of birjand.method: the present cross-sectional study was done on 4168 students of birjand aged 6-18 years. they were classified into three age groups 6-10 and 1...

aim: this study aimed to assess the relationship of screen time and metabolic syndrome (mets) among iranian adolescents. materials and methods  in this nationwide study, the propensity score (ps) was used in a matched case-control study design. the data was obtained from 5,625 students aged 10-18 years, who participated in a national school-based surveillance program. mets was defined according...

introduction: low self-esteem in adolescence is one of the risk factors for negative outcomes in important domains of adulthood life. due to the lack of trials based on modern methods of teaching in the field of self-esteem, this study aimed to investigate the effects of a peer-led training program on female second graders’ self-esteem in public secondary schools in shiraz. methods: the present...