scholarly journals Corporal punishment and children's externalizing problems: A cross-sectional study of Tanzanian primary school aged children

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (5) ◽  
pp. 884-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Hecker ◽  
Katharin Hermenau ◽  
Dorothea Isele ◽  
Thomas Elbert
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children

scholarly journals Child neglect and its relation to emotional and behavioral problems: A cross-sectional study of primary school-aged children in Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 325-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tobias Hecker ◽  
Victoria S. Boettcher ◽  
Markus A. Landolt ◽  
Katharin Hermenau
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Externalizing Problems ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Neglect

AbstractChild maltreatment is known to engender negative emotional and behavioral consequences. Although neglect is the most frequent form of maltreatment, it has thus far only received little attention, especially when looking at low-resource countries. The current study investigated possible associations between neglect and internalizing and externalizing problems. As neglect and abuse often co-occur, the latter was controlled for. In total, 409 Tanzanian primary school students (52% boys,M= 10.5 years, range = 6–15) participated in the cross-sectional study. Structured clinical interviews were conducted assessing maltreatment, internalizing problems, and externalizing problems. Overall, 31% (n= 128) of the children reported at least one type of physical neglect and 31% (n= 127) of emotional neglect. Using structural equation modeling, we found a significant association between neglect and internalizing (β = 0.59,p< .01) and externalizing problems (β = 0.35,p< .05). However, these associations could only be detected in younger children (ages 6–9), whereas in older children (ages 10–15), mental health problems were significantly related to violence and abuse. Our findings suggest that the current age may influence the association between maltreatment type and the development of internalizing and/or externalizing problems.

scholarly journals Characteristics of physical development of primary school-aged children (Perm, cross-sectional study, 2019)

2021 ◽  
pp. 206-211
Author(s):  
Victoria V. Gorbunova ◽  
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Marina L. Otavina ◽  
Daria N. Lir ◽  
Irina N. Gavrilova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
The Body ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Right ◽  
Anthropometric Study

An anthropometric study of 607 primary school-aged children (7 to 11 years old) showed that the height and body weight values were within the normal range in 90% of children, and the body mass index [BMI] – in >70%. For the height and body weight, this range involved the values from –2SDS to +2SDS (stand-ard deviations from the age-specific median value). For BMI, values in the range from –2SDS to +1SDS were considered normal. The distribution of the age-based weight and height parameters as related to WHO reference standards demonstrated the right shift by 0.33-0.53 SDS, i.e. towards higher values. It was shown that 75 children (12.4%) were obese. Other researchers, who conducted similar measurements in different regions of Russia, reported about the same proportion of children with obesity. Among prima-ry schoolers, the incidence of obesity was higher in boys.

scholarly journals Psychosocial health of school-aged children during the initial COVID-19 safer-at-home school mandates in Florida: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah L. McKune ◽  
Daniel Acosta ◽  
Nick Diaz ◽  
Kaitlin Brittain ◽  
Diana Joyce- Beaulieu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Psychosocial Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Home School ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
K 12 ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background Given the emerging literature regarding the impacts of lockdown measures on mental health, this study aims to describe the psychosocial health of school-aged children and adolescents during the COVID-19 Safer-at-Home School mandates. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in April 2020 (n = 280) among K-12 students at a research school in North Central Florida. Bivariate analysis and logistic and multinomial logistic regression models were used to examine socio-demographic and knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) predictors of indicators of anxiety-related, depressive, and obsessive-compulsive disorder(OCD)-related symptoms. Outcomes (anxiety, OCD, and depressive related symptoms) were measured by indices generated based on reported symptoms associated with each psychosocial outcome. Results Loss of household income was associated with increased risk for all three index-based outcomes: depressive symptoms [aOR = 3.130, 95% CI = (1.41–6.97)], anxiety-related symptoms [aOR = 2.531, 95%CI = (1.154–5.551)], and OCD-related symptoms [aOR = 2.90, 95%CI = (1.32–6.36)]. Being female was associated with being at higher risk for depressive symptoms [aOR = 1.72, 95% CI = (1.02–2.93)], anxiety-related symptoms [aOR = 1.75, 95% CI = (1.04–2.97)], and OCD-related symptoms [aOR = 1.764, 95%CI = (1.027–3.028)]. Parental practices protective against COVID-19 were associated with children being at higher risk of depressive symptoms [aOR = 1.55, 95% CI = (1.04–2.31)]. Lower school level was associated with children being at higher risk of anxiety-related and OCD-related symptoms. Conclusions As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, schools should prioritize mental health interventions that target younger, female students, and children of families with income loss. Limiting the spread of COVID-19 through school closure may exacerbate negative psychosocial health outcomes in children, thus school administrators should move quickly to target those at greatest risk.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 Home Confinement in Children’s Refractive Errors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 5347
Author(s):  
Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina ◽  
Clara Martinez-Perez ◽  
Cesar Villa-Collar ◽  
Cristina Andreu-Vázquez ◽  
Alicia Ruiz-Pomeda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
World Population ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
Visual Screening ◽  
Near Work ◽  
The Impact

Background: Myopia is a public health problem, with estimations that 50% of the world population will be myopic by 2050. Some environmental factors, such as time spent outdoors, doing near work, and using digital devices, influence the development of myopia in children. Home confinement in Spain has increased these risk factors, so this study aims to investigate the impact of home confinement during the COVID-19 outbreak in the vision of school-aged children; Methods: A cross-sectional study in children between 5 and 7 years old that completed a visual screening and a questionnaire about their lifestyles at opticians in Spain in September and October of 2019 and 2020. Statistical analysis to compare lifestyles pre and post confinement, and vision in 2020 versus a similar cohort examined at the same opticians in 2019, was conducted; Results: Spanish children spent less time outdoors and more time doing near work in 2020 than in 2019 (p ≤ 0.001). There was a significant decrease of the spherical equivalent (mean ± standard deviation; 0.66 ± 2.03 D in 2019 vs. 0.48 ± 1.81 D in 2020; p ≤ 0.001); Conclusions: Lifestyles of Spanish children changed during the home confinement at the beginning of 2020. Together with changes in their lifestyles, spherical equivalents have decreased, which implies higher figures of myopia for children aged between 5 and 7.

scholarly journals Association of caries experience and dental plaque with sociodemographic characteristics in elementary school-aged children: a cross-sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Bashirian ◽  
Samaneh Shirahmadi ◽  
Shabnam Seyedzadeh-Sabounchi ◽  
Ali Reza Soltanian ◽  
Akram Karimi-shahanjarini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Dental Plaque ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Caries Experience ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children

scholarly journals Knowledge of Hand Hygiene and Oral Health Students at Methodist 3 Private Primary School Medan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 68-73
Author(s):  
Veronica Angelia ◽  
Ervina Sofyanti
Keyword(s):  
Oral Health ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Private School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Primary Students ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Aims: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge among students at private school towards hand hygiene and oral health in Medan, Indonesia. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 498 students aged 6-12 years of Methodist 3 Primary School in Medan, Indonesia. Knowledge was asssed using hand hygiene and oral health questionnare. Results: 86.95% of students (426 out of 490)  had good knowledge regarding hand hygiene and 78.4% of students (384 out of 490) had good knowledge regarding oral health. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that comprehensive hand hygiene and oral health educational programs for primary students are required to achieved this goal.

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