background:  iodine deficiency disorder (idd) creates major public health problems in india, including gujarat. the bharuch district is a known iodine deficiency endemic area. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of  goiter in primary school children; to determine the median urinary iodine concentration; to assess the level of  iodine in salt samples at the household and retail s...

background: pediculus capitis or head louse infestation affects millions of children worldwide, especially those in the 5-11 years age group. this study aimed to determine the prevalence of head pediculosis among school children in ur­ban and rural areas of fars province, southern iran. methods: all school children of age 6-11 yr from both genders in all urban and rural areas of the province we...

introduction diabetes is one of the chronic diseases. it is not curable but it can be controlled. the study aimed to determine the effect of family centered empowerment model on the treatment regime of school age children. materials and methods a clinical trial study was carried out on the school age diabetes children and their families. considering ethical matter a total of 50 diabetics patien...

conclusions based on our study, the prevalence of myopia is more than other types of refractive error, which is similar to that reported in previous studies on other school-age populations in some asian countries. the high prevalence of refractive error among school-age children indicated that untreated refractive error is one of the most common public health problems. patients and methods in t...

background and aim: pediatric obesity and overweight have become worldwide epidemics. iran is not an exemption in this regard. in the last decade, numerous studies have been conducted in iran in relation to obesity in children, and an increasing rate of obesity has been reported in the iranian context. some of these studies have included an extensive domain covering several provinces, while oth...

background and objectives: childhood obesity is an increasing public health problem in iran, and there is no evidence for effective prevention strategies to date. the aim of this qualitative study was to identify and prioritise perceived potential interventions by parents and school staff to help inform the development of an obesity prevention intervention for iranian school children. materials...

background: the purpose of this study was to evaluate oral health attitude and behavior of a group of turkish children aged between 6-12 years. methods : a sample of 139 children attending marmara university dentistry school (muds) department of pediatrics den­tistry be­tween december 2002 to april 2003 was selected. results : the mean age for girls was 8.82 yr (sd=2.06) and for boys was 8.87 y...