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Effectiveness of school dental screening on stimulating dental attendance rates in Vikarabad town: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2014
Background: The school dental screening program has been in existence from the beginning of 20 th century. Its value in encouraging attendance among school children is not fully established.
Gadde Praveen, Mohammad Shakeel Anjum, P Parthasarathi Reddy, M Monica, K Yadav Rao, Muhammad Zabirunnisa Begum   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Educational associations with missed GP appointments for patients under 35 years old: administrative data linkage study

BMC Medicine, 2021
Background There is an evidence gap about whether levels of engagement with public services such as schools and health care affect people across the lifespan. Data on missed patient appointments from a nationally representative sample of Scottish general
Ross McQueenie, David A. Ellis, Michael Fleming, Philip Wilson, Andrea E. Williamson   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of environmental programs on student test scores mediated by school attendance rate

Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances, 2022
Background: Little is known regarding whether environmental programs affect student academic performance. We examined if the association between EPA Tools for School (TfS) policies or other environmental programs and student test scores were mediated by ...
Bo Ye, Recai Yucel, Yanji Qu, George Thurston, Xinlei Deng, Ian Ryan, Shao Lin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Online Schooling, Screen-Based Activities, and Parent Coping in Canadian Children’s COVID-19-Related Trauma and Anxiety Symptoms

Psychiatry International, 2021
This study investigated the effects of online schooling and screen-based activities on Canadian children’s COVID-19-related trauma and generalized anxiety symptoms and how parents’ coping strategies influenced these associations.
Fanny-Alexandra Guimond, Jonathan Smith, Irene Vitoroulis, Philip Aucoin, Elizabeth St. John, Olivia Gardam, Madison MacLachlan   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Improved Sanitation Facilities and Female School Attendance: A study of Savelugu Municipality of Ghana [PDF]

, 2019
The study investigates the extent to which access to adequate and improved sanitation influence school attendance of female students in public senior high schools in the Savelugu municipality of Ghana.
Alhassan, A., Amadu, M., Anyarayor, B.K.
core   +1 more source

The association between child and adolescent emotional disorder and poor attendance at school: a systematic review protocol

Systematic Reviews, 2017
Background Anxiety and depression are common in young people and are associated with a range of adverse outcomes. Research has suggested a relationship between emotional disorder and poor school attendance, and thus poor attendance may serve as a red ...
Katie Finning, Darren Moore, Obioha C. Ukoumunne, Emilia Danielsson-Waters, Tamsin Ford   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

School non-attendance and learned helplessness: latent profiles and ROC curves

Frontiers in Psychology
Due to the complex school reality, Learned Helplessness (LH) is a student’s response characterized by lack of confident, interpretative bias and negative outlook of success in face of school challenges. These helpless students develop a negative attitude
María Pérez-Marco, Andrea Fuster, Carolina Gonzálvez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source