Abstract Study aim : The study aimed to assess the differences in magnitude of anterior-posterior spinal curvatures depending on sex children aged 5 and 9 years. Material method s: This prospective longitudinal observational included 67 (29 girls 38 boys) pre-school-age school-age phases (the first examination at years old second old). Measurements body weight height were recorded. computerized...

Contribution: Significant gender differences are observed on primary school students' perception of self-efficacy and test anxiety in mathematics. Girls perceive themselves to be significantly worse than boys mathematics report higher toward exams. Gender become more pronounced as students grow up, increases for all students. However, the present study shows that teachers' do not between girls....

BACKGROUND To assess the prevalence of negative body image and weight loss behaviour among children in primary and secondary school. METHODS Data were collected during the routine health assessment, in 10,767 children in the 6th grade (9-10 years) of primary school and the 2nd grade (13-14 years) of secondary school in Utrecht, a province in The Netherlands. Weight loss behaviour and body ima...

Disproportionate representation of males and females in science courses and careers continues to be of concern. This article explores gender differences in Australian high school students’ perceptions of school science and their intentions to study university science courses. Nearly 3800 15year-old students responded to a range of 5-point Likert items relating to intentions to study science at ...

This study examined the intersecting impact of structural inequalities and transactional sex on in-school adolescent girls’ risk pregnancy poor educational outcomes in rural northern KwaZulu-Natal. In this article, we understand as providing a basis for relationships between girls older men. Participatory visual research methods were employed with 18- 19-year-old boys to examine multiple system...

background and aims. dental caries is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in children and dmft index is the most important quantitative factor for measuring tooth health. the purpose of the present study was to determine prevalence and bilateral occurrence of first permanent molar caries in 12-year-old iranian students. materials and methods. this cross-sectional study was carried out on...

BACKGROUND Inverse associations between height and serum lipid levels in pubertal children have been reported. To develop criteria for normal serum lipid levels stratified by height in pubertal children, we examined height-specific cholesterol levels, using data from a population-based school screening. METHODS Serum levels of total cholesterol (TC) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (H...

Girls in India have significantly lower school enrollment rates than boys. Anecdotal evidence suggests that intra-household gender discrimination is the most important reason for this gap, but empirical support in most of the previous literature is rare and seemingly inconsistent with patterns in related economic research. I propose that this may be due to a combination of endogeneity issues an...

BACKGROUND Deliberate self-harm (DSH) in young people is an important public health issue. To prevent DSH, more knowledge is needed about its prevalence and associated contextual factors in community samples of adolescents. AIMS To determine the prevalence of deliberate self-harm in 17-year-old Swedish students and to explore the association of demographic variables, psychological distress, e...

BACKGROUND Gender disparities in China are concentrated in poor rural areas and among poor households. The difference in intelligence between boys and girls is less clear in rural China. The purpose of this paper was to assess sex differences in the intellectual function of early school-aged children in rural China. METHODS One thousand seven hundred forty four early school-aged offspring of ...