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Abstract: This paper seeks to develop a “Strength-based proactive approach for building resilience in school children” under political crisis to be used by counsellors within Gaza schools to advance social and emotio...

This paper describes the use of narrative ideas in work with vulnerable children in Southern Africa. How can the lives of children who have experienced significant losses be responded to in ways that are not retraumatisi...

Aim: This study examines the relation between problematic media use and sleep disturbances in school age children. Method: The descriptive study was conducted between January and June 2024, with participation from 326 ...

Abstract Background Diabetes is a leading cause of mortality globally and ranks as the eighth leading cause of death in the United States. Affecting approximately 8.9% of Americans, diabetes imposes a substantial public ...

BackgroundZero-dose children represent a major public health challenge in low-income countries. In 2024, the Nkolndongo Health District in Yaoundé, Cameroon, recorded the highest number of zero-dose children in the coun...

Background. No reliable tests or validated biomarkers exist to ensure parasitological cure following treatment of Chagas disease (CD) patients chronically infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. As seroreversion, the only marke...

Abstract Background The foetus depends on maternal vitamin D status during pregnancy, and the strong correlation between maternal and newborn vitamin D status is well established. However, the long-term tracking of vitam...

Objective. To describe the epidemiology of Vitamin A andC and folic acid deficiencies and their association with sociodemographicand dietary factors in a national probabilisticsample of Mexican women and children. Materi...

In the present study we examined whether spatial indicators of neighborhood structure proxied by the social composition of the local population predict numeracy competencies of children in early childhood educational ins...

Cardiac complications are the major cause of mortality in children with chronic renal failure (CRF). Fifty children with CRF (23 female and 27 male; aged 12,3+3,6 years, range 5 to 20 years) were assessed to determine th...

ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the correlation between trace element concentrations, 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] levels, and the severity of tic disorders (TD) in children from the Hubei region. Additionally, ...

ObjectiveTo understand the status of sugar-sweetened beverage （SSB） consumption among children and adolescents aged 6-17 years in 2 provinces of northeast China and discuss the influencing factors.MethodsMulti-stage ...

Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a global health problem affecting 250 million people, with 90% in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Botswana, the burden is high in the Okavango delta because of the water channels. WHO recomm...

Background and Objectives: Proper feeding practices of children less than 2 years of age is important because it is the most critical period of life for optimal growth and development. This study aims to use the newly ...

Abstract Background Bronchial asthma is a prevalent long-term respiratory condition in children. It is characterized by chronic airway inflammation. Asthma patients have a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease...

Exclusive breastfeeding during the first six months of life is extremely important for the development of the dentocraniofacial structure, occlusion, breathing and swallowing during childhood. The prevalence severity rat...

Abstract A heated debate has been ongoing regarding the potential overlap in language disorders exhibited by children with developmental language disorder (DLD) and those with autism spectrum disorder plus language impai...

RationaleActivated PI3K delta syndrome (APDS) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disease (PID) characterized in 2013. Caregivers of children with APDS juggle management of complex medical needs with family and work respo...

The article highlights the importance of a supportive family environment in preparing children for physical education and sports activities. It argues for the significance of instilling health-preserving skills in childr...

Introduction: Febrile Seizures (FS) are common in early childhood, and bedside biochemical testing is frequently ordered despite mixed evidence regarding underlying biochemical drivers. Clarifying which analytes truly di...

Background and Aims: Autism in children is known to affect brain systems implicated in cognitive, communication, social functioning and intelligence. Although autism is a neurobiological disorder, behavioral interventi...

Introduction Pediatric anxiety disorders are the most common mental health disorders in the middle-childhood age group. The purpose of this study is to assess anxiety disorder symptoms, as defined by the Diagnostic and S...

Abstract Introduction Bordetella pertussis infections have resurged globally, posing notable public health challenges, particularly in pediatric populations. Poland remains the only EU country that continues to use the w...

Abstract Purpose To investigate the 1-year preventive efficacy of dual-surface aberration-increasing (DSAI) lenses on axial elongation and refractive change in non-myopic children. Methods This was a 2-year randomized, c...