BACKGROUND The majority of Chlamydophila pneumoniae infections are asymptomatic. Symptomatic infections due to C. pneumoniae are associated with upper and lower respiratory tract infections. OBJECTIVES Analysis of the frequency of C. pneumoniae antigens detection in children in the Lower Silesia Region in 2011. MATERIAL AND METHODS 303 throat swabs obtained from 130 girls and 173 boys, aged...

BACKGROUND Dysmenorrhoea is the term for painful menstruation. It is a common gynaecological complaint among female adolescent. The objective of this study was to assess attitude and knowledge about treatment of dysmenorrhoea among medical students of Isra University. METHODS This study was conducted at Isra University Hyderabad. Non-probability, convenient random selection from MBBS student ...

Background. Adolescent girls are less active than boys, with approximately 10% of in Ireland and the United Kingdom meeting minimum recommended daily physical activity (PA) guidelines. This study investigated factors perceived to influence PA among adolescent from low socioeconomic areas order inform design a future intervention (The HERizon Project). Methods. A total 48 (13–18 years) participa...

The aim of this article was to investigate students’ attitudes towards reading in Polish and English. Two self-constructed questionnaires were administered 48 ESL (English as a second language) pupils (26 boys, 22 girls) primary school. first questionnaire consisted 15 questions about various attitudes, problems opinions on books. content the survey’s also raised issues related English, emotion...

It has been suggested that the potential for training to alter the physiological responses to exercise in children is related to a "maturational threshold". To address this, we investigated the interaction of swim-training status and maturity on cardiovascular and metabolic responses to lower and upper body exercise. Twenty-one prepubertal [Pre: 11 trained (T), 10 untrained (UT)], 30 pubertal (...

Abstract Aim Information about healthy children's urinary tract symptoms is scarce but would be helpful in children with congenital conditions. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction (LUTD) questionnaire. Methods A 15‐item questionnaire based on definitions by the International Children's Continence Society (ICCS) function, given 4–15 years old no ga...

BACKGROUND The onset of menstruation is a landmark event in the life of a young woman. Yet the complications and challenges that can accompany such an event have been understudied, specifically in resource-poor settings. As interventions aim to improve female attendance in schools, it is important to explore how menstruation is perceived and navigated by girls in the school setting. This resear...

In their paper published in J Korean Med Sci entitled ‘‘Screening for Chlamydia and gonorrhea by strand displacement amplification in homeless adolescents attending youth shelters in Korea’’, Lee et al. demonstrated that the prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis among homeless adolescents was 12.6% (1). They reported a higher rate (28.1%) of infection among sexually active adolescents than in a s...