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Factors associated with underweight, overweight, stunting and wasting among primary school-going children participating in a school health initiative in South Africa
BackgroundThe double burden of malnutrition among children remains a public health challenge in South Africa. In response, the government of South...
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Art and craft material use patterns by pre-school and elementary school children at home and school: a year long survey for refining exposure assessments
BackgroundUse frequency and times are critical parameters for estimating realistic chemical exposures associated with the use of consumer products....
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School Readiness in Preschool-Age Children with Critical Congenital Heart Disease
This study examined the nature, variability, and predictors of school readiness difficulties in young children with critical congenital heart disease...
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A qualitative study exploring the perceptions of children, parents and school staff towards the development and implementation of school lunch provision within primary schools in the Netherlands
BackgroundThere is no tradition of serving school lunches in primary schools in the Netherlands. Most children tend to bring their own packed lunch,...
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School children brief training to save foreign body airway obstruction
Foreign body airway obstruction (FBAO) is a relatively common emergency and a potential cause of sudden death both in children and older people;...
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Grade 7 school performance of children born preterm: a retrospective Canadian Cohort study
ImportanceData on the middle school outcomes of preterm children are limited and have methodologic issues.
ObjectiveTo study the association between...
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School Health Education Program in Pakistan (SHEPP): findings from a feasibility trial in pre-adolescent school children from a lower middle-income country
BackgroundThe school environment plays an essential role in promoting health education and physical activity for children and adolescents. We aim to...
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Effective refractive error coverage and spectacle coverage among school children in Telangana, South India
BackgroundUncorrected refractive error (URE) is one of the leading causes of childhood vision impairment. Increasing effective refractive error...
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Sleep and internalizing problems in primary school children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
BackgroundInternalizing and externalizing problems have received great attention, and children with ADHD exhibit high rates of comorbid internalizing...
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Computerized adaptive testing to screen pre-school children for emotional and behavioral problems
Questionnaires to detect emotional and behavioral (EB) problems in preventive child healthcare (PCH) should be short; this potentially affects their...
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The status of active after-school clubs among primary school children in England (UK) after the COVD-19 lockdowns: implications for policy and practice
BackgroundChildren’s physical activity in England is more dependent on active clubs after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it is unclear how the...
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Anthropometric status of preschoolers and elementary school children with ADHD: preliminary results from the EPINED study
BackgroundA current area of research interest is the association between ADHD and weight status. This paper aimed to describe the anthropometric...
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Modifiable factors influencing attention performance in healthy children: insights from a comprehensive school nutrition study
BackgroundThere is inconclusive evidence for the effects of various leisure activities on attention performance in children. The literature reports...
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Inhibition abilities and functional brain connectivity in school-aged term-born and preterm-born children
BackgroundInhibition abilities are known to have impact on self-regulation, behavior, and academic success, and they are frequently impaired in...
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Acute and persistent symptoms of COVID-19 infection in school-aged children: a retrospective study from China
BackgroundThe long-term sequelae of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in children are unclear. We investigated COVID-19 symptoms in school-aged...
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Birth size, school performance and family social position: a study of 650,000 children
BackgroundLow birth weight (BW) is associated with lower cognitive functioning, but less is known of these associations across the full range of the...
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Comparing the morphology of optic nerve head and lamina cribrosa in full-term and preterm school-aged children
ObjectivesTo evaluate the morphology of lamina cribrosa (LC) in preterm school-aged children.
MethodsA study of 120 eyes from 120 patients,...
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Obesity and risk of hypertension in preadolescent urban school children: insights from Pakistan
BackgroundChildhood obesity and hypertension are growing concerns globally, especially in develo** countries. This study investigated the...
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Snoring, obstructive sleep apnea, and upper respiratory tract infection in elementary school children in Japan
PurposeBoth obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and the common cold are disorders of the upper respiratory tract, and may be associated. However, studies...
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Trajectories and correlates of mental health among urban, school-age children during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic posed numerous obstacles to psychosocial wellbeing for children. We conducted a longitudinal study to evaluate child...
