introduction: the aim of this study is to investigate the entrepreneurial traits of school children in the city of tehran. methods: for this purpose, 48 students were selected with an average iq between 90 and 119. ranging from 7th to 12th grades, all the subjects were assessed using nowicki-strickland’s locus of control scale (n-slcs), torrance tests of creative thinking (ttct), and hyperkinet...

School children from 3 primary and 2 secondary schools in Sarawak were examined for the presence of gastrointestinal helminths. One primary school and 1 secondary school were located in a town (Serian), the other primary and secondary schools were in the countryside outside Serian. The intestinal helminths detected were Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Enterobius vermicularis and hook...

A survey ofa total of 1,157 Indian primary school children from eight schools from urbanand ruralareas in and around Kuala Lumpur showed an overall prevalence of infection with soil-transmitted helminthiasis of 89.02%. The prevalence and intensity of infection were consistently high among both school boys and girls throughout the six years of primary school. The predominant helminth was Trichur...

Background and Objectives: Regarding the high prevalence of unhealthy food habits among Iranian children, we aimed to assess the effect of a school-based nutrition education program on nutritional status of primary school students in Shiraz. Materials and Methods: This randomized educational controlled trial was carried out on 221 primary school age children selected by cluster sampling in t...

background: pediculosis capitis is a common parasitic infection of children, which has been neglected in many areas as well in shahriar county, tehran province. this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of pediculosis capitis among pupils in primary schools of shahriar county. m aterials and methods: this descriptive-analytical study was conducted in shahriar for the period of 2012 t...