background and aims: the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents is increasing worldwide. one of the key lifestyle behaviors that helps prevent obesity and being overweight among children and adolescents is to avoid drinking sugar-sweetened beverages (ssbs) or to take, at most, one serving per day. the present study intended to evaluate knowledge and perceptions of high school girl...

Worldwide, virus infections are responsible for many diseases in terms of morbidity and mortality. Vaccinations and therapies are only available for relatively few virus infections and not always where they are needed. However, knowledge of transmission routes can prevent virus infection. In the context of this study, we measured the effects of a secondary school education module, named Viruske...

As part of an evaluation of an experimental school-based AIDS risk-reduction program, data from 2,392 middle-school students in 15 high-risk school districts and from 1,627 of their parents were compared to examine how young adolescents and their parents differ with respect to AIDs-related knowledge and attitudes. At the time of the seventh-grade pretest, parents knew significantly more about A...

Background and Objectives. Attitudes toward students with epilepsy and epilepsy-related knowledge of teachers are crucial for child's safety in the school. The aim of this study was to evaluate teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 824 teachers from 24 randomly selected middle and high schools. Scale of Attitudes Toward Persons with Epil...

Schools are important settings for comprehensive health promotion. School exerts the most influence on the lives of children and youth. Schools can play a key role in supporting students’ health and, by extension, the health of their families and communities. This school-based cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in Danuphyu Township from June to November, 2012. This study aimed to i...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the current study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of high school students toward addicting drugs. Thus, the interventions, which are more appropriate for this age group can be designed and applied. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out in 2009 in Isfahan province. The study population was high school students, who were randomly selected by multi-...

AIM To estimate the attitudes of teachers, parents, and pupils in primary schools towards the integration of HIV-positive pupils into regular schools, and their knowledge about HIV/AIDS. METHODS Teachers (n=64), seventh and eight grade pupils (n=108), and their parents (n=124) from a big city and a small town in Croatia were examined by two specially designed instruments which measured their ...

Background & aim: Knowledge and attitude of the nurses and midwives towards HIV/AIDS patients could affect the quality of care provision. Thus, this study aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge, attitude, and tendency of nurses and midwives towards caring for HIV/AIDS patients. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 303 nurses and midwives at healthcare centers, af...