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Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia in school-aged children and pregnant women in endemic settings of sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Parasite Epidemiology and Control, 2020
Despite increased malaria control efforts, school-aged children (5–14 years) have higher a malaria prevalence compared to children under-five. In high-transmission settings, up to 70% of school-aged children harbour malaria parasitaemia and therefore ...
Geofrey Makenga, Sonia Menon, Vito Baraka, Daniel T.R. Minja, Swabra Nakato, Christopher Delgado-Ratto, Filbert Francis, John P.A. Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden   +8 more
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Effectiveness of online caries management platform in children's caries prevention: A randomized controlled trial

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
PurposeTo construct an online caries management platform and evaluate its efficacy in children's caries prevention based on caries risk.MethodsThe study participants were second-grade pupils. The caries risk assessment tool (CAT) was used to grade caries
Siqi Yan, Song Luo, Xiaoxia Yang, Lidan He, Xinyi Chen, Guoying Que   +5 more
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Parental mental disorders and school performance among non-immigrant and second-generation immigrant children in Sweden

Journal of Migration and Health
Introduction: Immigrant children are often challenged at school. School performance is an important predictor of future socioeconomic position and mental and physical health. While studies have investigated parental mental disorders as a potential factor
Kenta Okuyama, Sara Larsson Lönn, Ardavan M. Khoshnood, Jan Sundquist, Kristina Sundquist   +4 more
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Astigmatism Associated with Allergic Conjunctivitis in Urban School Children

Journal of Ophthalmology, 2019
Introduction. We first examined the association of an ocular refractive error with allergic conjunctivitis in school children and then examined this association in children attending a suburban school and an urban school. Methods.
Yangho Kim, Inbo Oh, Jiho Lee, Chang Sun Sim, Yeon Suh Oh, Ju-Hyang Lee   +5 more
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Analysis of expectations of parents of young school-age children towards school health education and health promotion activities in the teaching and upbringing environment, and health behaviours in the children’s families

Medycyna Ogólna i Nauki o Zdrowiu, 2020
Introduction Health education aims to provide healthy or sick people with the knowledge and skills required for health-friendly behaviour. School plays a special role in the implementation of health education because health education is the fundamental ...
Justyna Chałdaś-Majdańska, Dragana Terzic-Markovic, Zvonko Dimoski, Beata Dobrowolska   +3 more
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SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN

American Journal of Public Health, 1919
Here is the opinion of a teacher. He attacks the problems of school hygiene from the practical viewpoint of a layman who is a daily worker in the schoolroom itself. He expresses some very radical opinions, but he gets at them honestly and through his own experience.
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School Children Save Lives

Turkish Journal of Anesthesia and Reanimation, 2018
Sudden cardiac death is one of the most common causes of preventable death in the industrialized world. In countries with organized emergency health services, it is possible to increase the rate of resuscitation performed by the public and save more lives.
KUVAKİ BALKAN, BAHAR, ÖZBİLGİN, ŞULE   +1 more
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The effect of unhealthy dietary habits on the incidence of dental caries and overweight/obesity among Egyptian school children (A cross-sectional study)

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundObesity and dental caries are public health problems in Egypt. Factors such as unhealthy diet, poor oral hygiene, and physical inactivity can play a major role in both problems.
Sara Ahmed Mahmoud, Sara El Moshy, Dina Rady, Israa Ahmed Radwan, Marwa M. S. Abbass, Ayoub Al Jawaldeh   +5 more
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The risk factors and pattern of traumatic dental injuries in 10–12-year olds in Kano, Nigeria

Nigerian Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2022
Background: Traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) rank among the most common conditions in children and adolescents. Nigerian dental trauma data are largely based on studies that were conducted in the southern parts of Nigeria.
Chizoba Chineme Okolo, Folakemi A Oredugba, Obafunke O Denloye, Yewande Isabella Adeyemo   +3 more
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The prevalence of uncorrected refractive error in urban, suburban, exurban and rural primary school children in Indonesian population [PDF]

International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2017
Uncorrected refractive error (URE) is a major health problem among school children. This study was aimed to determine the frequency and patterns of URE across 4 gradients of residential densities (urban, exurban, suburban and rural).
Indra Tri Mahayana, Sagung Gede Indrawati, Suhardjo Pawiroranu   +2 more
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