OBJECTIVES Schools are often cited as a source of support for orphans and children affected by HIV/AIDS in populations experiencing generalized HIV epidemics and severe poverty. Here we investigate the success of schools at including and supporting the well being of vulnerable children in rural Zimbabwe. DESIGN Data from a cross-sectional household survey of 4577 children (aged 6-17 years), c...

BACKGROUND Households are one of the major settings of influenza transmission in the community and transmission is frequently initiated by school-aged children. We surveyed households with primary school (PS) and/ or junior high school (JH) children for the 2012-13 influenza season in Odate, Japan then characterized the epidemiology of influenza household transmission as well as estimated the s...

an investigation of the incidence of colour defects was made in primary school students. the children ranged in age from 7 to 14 years. the frequencies were 7,04 per cent. for males and 0,53 per cent. for females.

BACKGROUND Studies on stunting in children have largely focused on the underfive, establishing it as a strong predictor of mortality in these children. Few studies have documented the prevalence or determinants of stunting among school children in southwestern Nigeria. The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of stunting among selected primary school children in rural...

in bavaria, about 1.7 million children walk, ride a bike or take the bus to school. it is important that they all get to school and back home again safely. in the last few decades, we in bavaria have been able to significantly improve safety on children’s way to school. in the mid 1970s, up to 35 children were killed in accidents every year on their way to school. in the last few years, we have...

Background Education is required to effectively manage food allergy. In young children, parents are the primary managers. Once children enter school, a shift should begin towards a shared care model with children beginning to take on more responsibility. We previously developed a food allergy education program for parents of pre-school children and now have developed a new program for school ag...

Background: To improve dairy consumption among children, it is crucial to explore probable barriers and facilitators toward it. The current qualitative study aims to discover barriers and facilitators of dairy intake among school-age children in Tehran to suggest strategies to improve it based on the optimal components of social marketing. Methods: In a qualitative study, 111 school-age childre...