BACKGROUND Although there is convincing evidence for the association between small for gestational age (SGA) and socioeconomic status (SES), it is not known to what extent explanatory factors contribute to this association. AIM To examine to what extent risk factors could explain educational inequalities in SGA. STUDY DESIGN In this study fully completed data were available for 3793 pregnan...

background achievement in university education may be related to one’s emotional intelligent (ei) as well as his/her social skills and emotional control. therefore, it is also probable that the ei be associated with academic and occupational achievement in medical students. objectives the aim of this study was evaluation of the relation between ei and academic achievement of students working in...

OBJECTIVE To study maternal risk factors associated with full term low birth weight (LBW) neonates. DESIGN Matched pair case control study. SETTING Multicenter study including 2 medical colleges and 1 civil hospital, between July 2009 to December 2009. PATIENTS Of 2382 neonates screened, 274 full term LBW babies (of 638) and 274 pair matched controls (of 1744) were included in the study. ...

UNLABELLED The relationship between mother and child in the context of oral health has traditionally been exposed by the scientific literature in microbiology, which lacks a broad and necessary discussion of health and illness seen as processes, both biological and social. OBJECTIVE Investigate the family social determinants associated with the caries history of children and the need for dent...

Previous research shows poorer birth outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities and for persons with low socioeconomic status (SES). We evaluated whether mothers in groups at higher risk for poor birth outcomes live in areas of higher air pollution and whether higher exposure to air pollution contributes to poor birth outcomes. An index representing long-term exposure to criteria air pollutants ...

BACKGROUND Maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa has remained high and this is a reflection of the poor quality of maternal services. AIM To determine the causes, trends, and level of maternal mortality rate in Abakaliki, Ebonyi. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a review of the records of all maternal deaths related to pregnancy over a ten-year period, that is, January 1999 to December 200...

introduction: learning and studying are considered among the most basic processes of every educational system. one of the most essential factor in determining learning behaviours, is metacognitive awareness and perception. this study was performed to determine the relationship between students’ metacognitive awareness of reading strategies and their academic status. methods: in a descriptive co...

conclusions teaching effective coping skills by psychological consultants in suicide attempted people, especially for women and people with low educational level, is important materials and methods this is a analytical cross-sectional study. participants consisted of 50 suicide-attempted people admitted to shiraz faghihi hospital. instruments for data collections were a demographic checklist an...