DEVELOPMENT OF A STUDENT HEALTH ASSESSMENT SYSTEM: HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND BEHAVIORS IN MIDDLE-SCHOOL STUDENTS

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 (1) ◽  
pp. i-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carolyn MacCann ◽  
Richard D. Roberts
2021 ◽  
pp. JFCP-19-00061
Author(s):  
Jeremiah Johnson ◽  
Donna Spraggon ◽  
Gaby Stevenson ◽  
Eliot Levine ◽  
Gregg Mancari

The increasing role of schools in promoting financial literacy underscores the need to investigate the effectiveness of school-based financial education programs. This study examined FutureSmart—a free, co-curricular, online financial education course—using a quasi-experimental design with a diverse sample of middle school students nationwide. The study assessed the impact of the course on students’ financial knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and explored the association of program implementation factors with changes in student outcomes. Financial knowledge gains were significant, substantial, and consistent across student subgroups and implementation factors for FutureSmart participants. Gains in financial attitudes and behaviors—specifically, financial confidence, engagement with parents about financial issues, current engagement with financial products, and intended future engagement with financial products—were not significant. The fundamental implication of this research is that FutureSmart effectively conveys financial knowledge to middle school students, contributing to a foundation for their future financial well-being.


2019 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 114-118
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Sfeatcu ◽  
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Roxana Oancea ◽  
Cristian Dăguci ◽  
Irina Maria Gheorghiu ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jingyu Zhan ◽  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Xing Wang ◽  
Baojun Tai ◽  
Deyu Hu ◽  
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Abstract Background To investigate the related risk factors of periodontal health status among Chinese middle school students. Methods This study is a part of the Fourth National Oral Health Epidemiological Survey, which is by far the largest oral epidemiological survey in China, including all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in mainland China. A multi-stage stratified sampling method was used to select middle school students aged 12–15 from the sampled middle school for investigation. The survey consisted of two parts: oral examination and questionnaire survey. The oral examination included gingival bleeding and calculus. The questionnaire included sociodemographic information, oral health knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. Logistic regression and generalized linear mixed model were used to investigate the risk factors of gingival bleeding and calculus. Results A total of 118,514 middle-school students has been examined. Less gingival bleeding (OR = 0.746, CI 0.718–0.774) and calculus (OR = 0.550, CI 0.529–0.527) were found in 12-year-old group compared to 15-year-old group. The periodontal health status of males was worse than that of females (gingival bleeding OR = 1.102, CI 1.074–1.132, calculus OR = 1.258, CI 1.223–1.295). Besides age and gender, region, living place, ethnic groups, family structure, parent’s education level, oral health knowledge and behavior were also related to gingival bleeding and calculus. Conclusions Gingival bleeding and calculus occurred most of 12–15 years old adolescents in China. Several related factors, such as gender, age, ethnicity, father’s education level, oral health knowledge and behavior, were found in multi-factorial models. The impact of province should arouse people’s attention.


Author(s):  
Claudia Díaz-Olavarrieta ◽  
Beatriz Cruz-Cruz ◽  
Germán E. Fajardo-Dolci ◽  
Antonio R. Villa. ◽  
Monica Aburto-Arciniega ◽  
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Background: Correct and culturally relevant sexual and reproductive health knowledge among children and adolescents is a key component to a healthy life. In Mexico, a country plagued with a teen pregnancy epidemic, sexuality education in the public-school system begins in 4th grade. Our study aims were to characterize the sexual and reproductive health knowledge of middle school students from Oaxaca, and its association with belonging to an indigenous group, gender, sources of sexual and reproductive health information, and parents’ level of schooling. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Students responded to a multiple-choice paper and pencil self-administered survey on sexual and reproductive health knowledge. Our sample included 245 middle-school students (51.4% were female) enrolled in rural school’s 7th, 8th, and 9th grade. Survey contents were based on the Ministry of Education textbooks.


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