background: childhood obesity is becoming a global problem and its incidence is increasing. the role of dietary intervention with fruits containing vitamin c and flavonoid to control obesity consequences in childhood has not been yet defined. lemon (citrus aurantifolia) peels contain flavonoid, pectin and vitamin c. we aimed to compare the effects of lemon peels and placebo on cardiometabolic r...

conclusions according to the results of the current study, living with family members has positive effects on mental health and other mental processes of adolescents. results according to the results of the current study, there was a significant relationship between the girl students living in boarding high schools and their peers in regular high schools in the aggression, anxiety, and depressi...

objective: this study sought to assess the attitude of healthcare providers towards providing contraceptives for unmarried adolescents in four local government areas in ibadan, nigeria. materials and methods: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among 490 healthcare providers in 24 randomly selected healthcare facilities using self-administered, pre-tested questionnaires. results: ...

objective: this survey aimed at studying the effects of socioeconomic and family factors in adolescents’ tendency towards smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug abuse. methods: using multistage sampling, 3530 high school students were selected in tehran, iran. they completed the iranian adolescents risk behavior scale questionnaire (iars) and demographic questionnaire with the main focus on the...

background: low consumption of fruit and vegetable among adolescents has been reported in several researches. skill has known as one of the determinants of this behavior. this study was conducted in order to survey tehranian adolescents’ skills related to fruit and vegetable consumption in 2013. methods: present research is a cross-sectional study (descriptive-analytic) that was carried out for...

objectives the current study aimed to assess the determinants of tobacco smoking and hookah smoking in a nationally representative sample of iranian children and adolescents. patients and methods this study was conducted as part of the fourth cross-sectional survey of a national school-based program. using a cluster random sampling method, a validated questionnaire was completed anonymously by ...

background & aim: qualitative perspectives on reproductive health (rh) facilities, adolescent friendly health services (afhs) still remain unexplored among indian adolescents. the aim of our study was to explore the perceptions and awareness about reproductive health and its facilities among adolescents in two districts in india. methods: a qualitative study design using fgd was adopted. strati...

extractthis study explored the grief of 26 adolescents after the death of a parent during the subjects' adolescent years. data collection involved a one-time semi-structured interview. in addition, the adolescents were asked to write and draw about death. the study identified variables and themes that appeared to have possible significance for how adolescents coped. the study conclusions w...

this study has been performed with the goal of investigating the effectiveness of psychodrama on the reduction of social anxiety among the male adolescents in kermanshah. this is a quasi-experimental research study (pre-post and follow-up testing plan with control group). 210 adolescents (13-14 year-olds) from four junior high schools in kermanshah filled liebowitz social anxiety scale for chil...