scholarly journals Trends in fruit, vegetable and salad intakes in 9–10-year-old schoolchildren living in Liverpool, 2000–2005

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 252-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
B Johnson ◽  
AF Hackett
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Outcome Measures ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Upward Trend ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Eating Fruit ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
The City

AbstractObjectiveTo report on the fruit, vegetable and salad intakes of Liverpool schoolchildren aged 9–10 years over a 5-year period (2000–2005).DesignCross-sectional observational study.SettingBetween 75 and 100 Liverpool primary schools took part in each survey year.SubjectsSubjects consisted of five separate cohorts of 9–10-year-old children from all areas of the city.Main outcome measuresNumber and proportion of boys and girls who reported eating fruit, vegetables and salad on the previous day.ResultsThere was an upward trend in the reported intake of fruit between 2002 and 2005. Girls were more likely than boys to report eating fruit (P < 0.001). The trend in salad intake was positive. Between 2000 and 2005 there were significant increases in the number of boys (χ2 = 17.57, P = 0.001) and girls (χ2 = 80.56, P = 0.001) eating salad. Girls were significantly more likely to eat salad than boys in all years (χ2 = 58.75, P = 0.001). Trends in vegetable intake were similar to those for salad, with both sexes reporting yearly increases over the 5-year period. The increase in the number of boys who reported eating vegetables between 2000 and 2005 was 23.5% (χ2 = 32.9, P = 0.000). In girls there was a 44.8% increase over the same period (χ2 = 110.3, P < 0.000).ConclusionsThe data reveal positive trends in the fruit, vegetable and salad intakes of Liverpool schoolchildren between 2000 and 2005. Further research is needed to elucidate the specific factors that have enabled the changes to take place.

scholarly journals Knowledge of healthcare professionals about rights of patient’s images

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca Rodrigues Caires ◽  
Maria Carolina Barbosa Teixeira Lopes ◽  
Meiry Fernanda Pinto Okuno ◽  
Cássia Regina Vancini-Campanharo ◽  
Ruth Ester Assayag Batista
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Physical Therapists ◽  
Hospital Setting ◽  
Penal Code ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The City

Objective To assess knowledge of healthcare professionals about capture and reproduction of images of patients in a hospital setting. Methods A cross-sectional and observational study among 360 healthcare professionals (nursing staff, physical therapists, and physicians), working at a teaching hospital in the city of São Paulo (SP). A questionnaire with sociodemographic information was distributed and data were correlated to capture and reproduction of images at hospitals. Results Of the 360 respondents, 142 had captured images of patients in the last year, and 312 reported seeing other professionals taking photographs of patients. Of the participants who captured images, 61 said they used them for studies and presentation of clinical cases, and 168 professionals reported not knowing of any legislation in the Brazilian Penal Code regarding collection and use of images. Conclusion There is a gap in the training of healthcare professionals regarding the use of patient´s images. It is necessary to include subjects that address this theme in the syllabus of undergraduate courses, and the healthcare organizations should regulate this issue.

scholarly journals Actividad físico-deportiva extraescolar en alumnos de primaria: el caso de Torrevieja (Alicante) (Extracurricular physical and sports activities in elementary students: the case of Torrevieja (Alicante))

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
Joaquín Reverter Masià ◽  
Dani Plaza Montero ◽  
María del Carmen Jové Deltell ◽  
Vicenç Hernández González
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Healthy Lifestyle ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Youth Counseling ◽  
The City

En los últimos años se está creando un importante problema de sedentarismo en la infancia. A la hora de diseñar programas de intervención para fomentar la práctica de actividad física es necesario obtener información precisa sobre los niveles de práctica de la población infantil así como de los posibles determinantes de la práctica. Para ello se ha diseñado un estudio donde se evalúan los niveles de práctica de niños y niñas de 6 a 12 años de actividad física. Las conclusiones que se desprenden del estudio realizado son: un alto porcentaje de sujetos no realizan ejercicio físico (34,4%), observándose diferencias entre niños y niñas; se puede afirmar que las niñas practican menos que los niños (35,4% versus 24,9%). Por otro lado, el porcentaje de sujetos físicamente activos es de un 31,2% cuando se considera la recomendación más extendida, de tres o más horas a la semana. Los resultados obtenidos confirman la necesidad de incentivar programas de intervención en niños y jóvenes, aconsejando la práctica de actividad física, prestando especial interés a las chicas.Palabras clave: Salud. Actividad física. Deportes. Niños y adolescentes.Abstract: In recent years, is creating a major problem of physical inactivity in childhood. To design intervention programs that promote physical activity is necessary to obtain accurate information about levels of practice of the child population as well as the possible determinants of the practice. This was carried out a cross-sectional and descriptive. The sample is representative of students attending school in the city of Torrevieja and was selected by a pro rata basis. Participants in the study were 1248 students from thirteen primary schools offering primary education in the city of Torrevieja. The study evaluated physical activity levels of children aged 6 to 12 years. The instrument used in this study is a questionnaire (Latorre, 2006). The version used shows adequate factorial structure (Latorre, 2006). It is an instrument designed to assess the variables of healthy lifestyle among young people and teenagers. The results confirm the need to provide adequate education about healthy lifestyles and enhance the development of intervention programs for children and youth, counseling on diet and physical activity with particular interest in the girls, who are less physically active group and increased risk of disorders.Keywords: Health. Physical activity. Sports. Children and adolescents.

scholarly journals Evaluation of prenatal care according to indicators for the Prenatal and Birth Humanization Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 441-450
Author(s):  
Carla Gisele Vaichulonis ◽  
Rodrigo Ribeiro e Silva ◽  
Andreza Iolanda Apati Pinto ◽  
Indianara Rodrigues Cruz ◽  
Ana Clara Mazzetti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Public Health System ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Sharp Decline ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Third ◽  
Universal Accessibility ◽  
The City

Abstract Objectives: to evaluate prenatal care provided to low-risk pregnant women users of the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS) (Public Health System) in the city of Joinville, SC. Methods: this is a cross-sectional observational study carried out from March 2018 to February 2019, through interview and analysis of the Pregnant Card of puerperal over 18 years old, from Joinville, who underwent prenatal care at SUS, excluding recent given up puerperal. Prenatal care was evaluated according to the recommended criteria by the Prenatal and Birth Humanization Program. Results: 683 mothers were interviewed. The criteria with the highest levels of adequacy were accessibility (99.6%), early initiation on prenatal care (92.7%) and 6 or more consultations (87.1%) and the criteria with the lowest rates of adequacy were the set of guidelines (17.7%) and the third and first trimester exams (42.5% and 63.5% respectively). Conclusion: it is concluded that the prenatal care provided by SUS in the city of Joinville, despite the almost universal accessibility, the early onset and the prevalence of puerperal women with more than 6 consultations, showed a sharp decline in the analysis of the recommended indicators.

Asthma and quality of life in adolescents in Manisa, Turkey

2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saliha Altıparmak ◽  
Osman Altıparmak ◽  
Hatice Yıldırım Sarı
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
International Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Western Society ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Geographical Regions ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
The City

Abstract Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma and the association between asthma and quality of life in sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in the city of Manisa. Method: The population of this cross-sectional study includes the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of primary schools located in the city of Manisa (n=59, 135). The study sample included 763 students from nine schools with different socioeconomic features selected by the Directorate of National Education. Data were collected under the supervision of the researcher with a socio-demographic questionnaire, International Study of Asthma and Allergy in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire and Kiddo-KINDL, a quality of life scale. Descriptive statistics, Student’s t-test and χ2-test were used for the evaluation of the data. Results: In total, 83 children (10.9%) were diagnosed with asthma by doctors and 82 children (10.7%) had wheezing or asthmatic attacks in the past 12 months. The children with life-long asthma had significantly lower scores for quality of life than those without asthma (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of asthma is different in different geographical regions in Turkey. Our results are similar to the results of Western society and asthma has a negative effect on the quality of life of children.

scholarly journals General parenting styles are not strongly associated with fruit and vegetable intake and social–environmental correlates among 11-year-old children in four countries in Europe

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 259-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
I De Bourdeaudhuij ◽  
SJ te Velde ◽  
L Maes ◽  
C Pérez-Rodrigo ◽  
MDV de Almeida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Fruit And Vegetable ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Environmental Correlates ◽  
Social Environmental ◽  
General Parenting

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate whether fruit and vegetable (F&V) intake in 11-year-olds, and social–environmental correlates of F&V intake such as parental modelling and encouragement, family food rules and home availability, differ according to general parenting styles in Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal and Spain.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingPrimary schools in four countries.SubjectsPupils and one of their parents completed questionnaires to measure F&V intake, related social–environmental correlates and general parenting styles. The sample size was 4555 (49·3 % boys); 1180 for Belgium, 883 for The Netherlands, 1515 for Portugal and 977 for Spain. Parenting styles were divided into authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent and neglectful.ResultsNo differences were found in F&V intake across parenting styles and only very few significant differences in social–environmental correlates. The authoritarian (more parental encouragement and more demands to eat fruit) and the authoritative (more availability of fruit and vegetables) parenting styles resulted in more favourable correlates.ConclusionDespite earlier studies suggesting that general parenting styles are associated with health behaviours in children, the present study suggests that this association is weak to non-existent for F&V intakes in four different European countries.

scholarly journals What makes children learn how to swim? – health, lifestyle and environmental factors associated with swimming ability among children in the city of Malmö, Sweden

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mare Lõhmus ◽  
Mehdi Osooli ◽  
Frida I. H. Pilgaard ◽  
Per-Olof Östergren ◽  
Anna Olin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Lifestyle Factors ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Swimming Ability ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Lifestyle ◽  
Socioeconomic Gradient ◽  
Health Database ◽  
The City

Abstract Background Swimming ability among children in the city of Malmö, Sweden is strongly affected by socioeconomic differences. We investigated to what extent mediating health and lifestyle factors, such as children’s eating, sleeping and physical activity habits, as well as the characteristics of the social and working environment at both school and home, could explain the socioeconomic gradient in swimming ability. Methods Our study population included children who started their first-grade school-year in 2012 or 2013 at any of the public primary schools of Malmö, Sweden. Cross-sectional, self-reported questionnaire-based data about health status and swimming ability in the fourth grade (age 10) were included from the Pupil Health Database (ELSA) for 3468 children. Results Children’s self-reported swimming ability was strongly associated with both individual- and school-based sociodemographic variables. Nine health, lifestyle and environmental variables were identified as potential mediators and included in the final model. Four of these variables, “Activity”, “Outdoor time”, “Social relationships at home and on the free time”, and “Positivity about future”, were significantly and positively associated with children’s ability to swim. Conclusions Social support, optimism for the future and an active lifestyle were positively associated with children’s swimming skills; however, compared to the socioeconomic factors, these health- and lifestyle factors contributed very little. It is possible, that interventions concerning children’s swimming ability in lower socioeconomic neighbourhoods, should in addition to children’s swimming lessons, target the whole families with the goal of increasing their possibilities for socialising and engaging in different kinds of recreational activities.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Motorcycle Helmet Use in Kathmandu, Nepal: An Observational Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Steven M. Thygerson ◽  
Marion J. House ◽  
Robbie Chaney ◽  
Seshananda Sanjel
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Main Road ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
The City ◽  
Age Category

This study investigated the rate of helmet use among motorcycle drivers and passengers in Kathmandu, Nepal during the Fall of 2016, and compared helmet use rates based on highways, main roads and secondary roads in the city. The study design involved cross-sectional observations along roadways in Kathmandu, Nepal. The following variables were studied: helmet use, gender, age category (youth, adult, elder), and type of road (highway, main road, secondary road). Statistical analysis included general behavioral prevalence, relationship comparison via Fisher’s Exact Test, and odds ratios. A total of 1878 observations were made at 14 locations in Kathmandu; n=1321 observations of motorcycle drivers and n=557 observations of motorcycle passengers. Nearly all drivers used helmets (0.994 [1313/1321]; 95% CI: [0.988, 0.997]), whereas the vast majority of passengers did not wear helmets (0.014 [8/557]; 95% CI: [0.004, 0.021]). Helmet use was significantly different between drivers and passengers (

scholarly journals PREVALENCE AND PREDICTING RISK FACTORS OF OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL PUPILS IN RAMADI, IRAQ

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Ahmed K. Al-Delaimy ◽  
Mahasin Ali Al-Taha ◽  
Mustafa Ali Mustafa Al-Samarraie
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Vegetable Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Action ◽  
Primary School Pupils

Childhood obesity is increasing at a dramatic rate that it can be considered a pandemic. The aim of this study is to address the prevalence of obesity among primary pupils in Ramadi City and to determine different risk factors associated with obesity among these children. A cross-sectional study was carried out and random selections of three primary schools were taken at the center of Ramadi City. A total of 512 pupils were included in this study (232 male and 280 female) to include all eligible children age 6 to 12 years. The study period was during the study year 2018-2019. Anthropometric measurements of height and body weight were carried out using standardized methods.The prevalence of overweight was 15.4% (85-97th percentile) and obese (=≥ 97th percentile) was 13.3%. The Mean BMI percentile of pupils was 17.8±3.9, range (11.3-37.5). Risk factors highly associated with overweight and obesity (P>0.05) were gender, increased age, mother education, taking breakfast and fruits, sitting in front of the TV. While daily vegetable intake and type of feeding at first 6 months after delivery were not found to be significantly associated with overweight and obesity in our study.The prevalence of overweight and obesity primary school children in this study are at an alarming level and the disease trends are growing in this country. Preventive pupils' health action is required for this age group.

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