Evaluating Risk Factors for Recurrent Seizures in Children Younger than 14 Years Old

Epidemiological Survey of Enteroviral Meningitis in Children Younger than 14 Years in Ahvaz

prevalence of asthma, related symptoms and risk factors in children younger than 5 years

asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in childhood. to determine the prevalence of asthma and related symptoms in children younger than 5 years, a survey was performed by interviewing mothers of 617 children during spring 2001. the interview comprised of two parts. the first part contained children characteristics including age, sex, maternal age at the child birth, child history of atop...

Clinical features of cutaneous Leishmaniasis in children younger than 12 years in Isfahan

Background: Cutaneous Leishmaniasis is one of the most common parasitic diseases in Isfahan, the scar of it could be found in the majority of residents of some areas of city. This disease can affect all age groups but it is more common in children in endemic and hyperendemic areas. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate clinical features of cutaneous leishmaniasis in childre...

Lubrication of circumcision site for prevention of meatal stenosis in children younger than 2 years old.

INTRODUCTION Circumcision is one of the most common surgical operations throughout the world, and meatal stenosis is one its late complications. We evaluated the topical use of a lubricant jelly after circumcision in boys in order to reduce the risk of meatal stenosis. MATERIALS AND METHODS A randomized control trial was performed, in which 2 groups of boys younger the 2 years old underwent c...

Retrospective Surveillance over 11 Years for Intussusception in Children Younger than 14 Years in the State of Qatar

Background: Accurate estimates of the baseline incidence of childhood intussusception could help safety monitoring after introduction of rotavirus vaccines. Therefore, we studied the incidence of intussusception in the state of Qatar. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed cases of intussusception in children younger than 14 years. Children were treated between 2002 and 2012 at a single hospital ...

Assessing the nutritional information for children younger than two years old available on popular websites

OBJECTIVE To analyze whether the information found on popular Internet sites are in accordance with the steps recommended by the Food Guide for Children Younger than Two Years of the Ministry of Health (2010). METHODS Descriptive/comparative study, carried out between August and October 2014, which carried out a search for popular sites (for lay people) in Portuguese, containing information o...