Influence of Birth Weight and Gestational Age on Cognitive Performance in Primary School Children- An Observational Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (31) ◽  
pp. 1556-1560
Author(s):  
Nagalakshmi Vijaykumar ◽  
Sanjivani Jadhav ◽  
Suresh Badiger ◽  
Harini B. K ◽  
Vitthal Khode
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Primary School Children

Relation of home chaos to cognitive performance and behavioral adjustment of Pakistani primary school children

2011 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 507-516 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syeda Shamama-tus-Sabah ◽  
Nighat Gilani ◽  
Theodore D. Wachs
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Behavioral Assessment ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices ◽  
Home Chaos

Recent findings from Western developed countries have linked home chaos to children’s cognitive performance and behavioral problems. In the present paper we test whether the same pattern of associations can be replicated in a non-Western developing country. Our sample was 203 Pakistani primary school children. To assess home chaos the Confusion, Hubbub, and Order Scale (CHAOS) was translated into Urdu and administered to mothers. Children were assessed using the parent and teachers rating forms of the Behavioral Assessment System for Children and the Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices. Home chaos was not related to children’s cognitive performance. However, replicating previous findings from Western developed countries, greater home chaos uniquely predicted higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavioral problems as well as lower levels of adaptive behavior in Pakistani children, as rated by both mothers and teachers.

Relationship between low birth weight and respiratory symptoms in a cohort of primary school children

1992 ◽  
Vol 81 (12) ◽  
pp. 1040-1041 ◽  
Author(s):  
Th Frischer ◽  
J Kuehr ◽  
R Meinert ◽  
W Karmaus ◽  
R Barth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Primary School Children

Effects of short daytime nap on cognitive performance and daytime behaviours in primary school children

2019 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. S416
Author(s):  
J. Wei ◽  
N.Y. Chan ◽  
M.W.M. Yu ◽  
T.W.F. Cheung ◽  
X. Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Daytime Nap

scholarly journals Road Use Behaviour of Urban Primary School Children in Ghana: Case Study of Ablekuma South Education Circuit of Metropolitan Accra

2020 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-95
Author(s):  
I. K. Yankson ◽  
N. K. Nsiah-Achampong ◽  
A. Yeboah-Sarpong
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
The Road ◽  
Primary School Pupils ◽  
Public Primary School

School children form majority of injured children on Ghanaian roads. The objective was to observe the road use behaviour of public primary school pupils in Ablekuma Education Circuit, Accra. This unobtrusive observational study targeted Primary one to six pupils. Five behaviours were studied: Walking while crossing road; Stopping at the kerb; Looking left-right-left before crossing; Keep looking left-right-left while crossing and Facing traffic while walking. 882 pu­pils on their way to or from school were observed from eight schools. A little over two in three children stopped at the kerb before crossing the road while almost three in four children looked for cars before stepping off the kerb. A little over three in four children walked while crossing and less than one in four children kept looking while crossing. Not looking for cars before crossing, not facing on-coming traffic and not keeping looking for cars while crossing, were more associated with boys than girls (p < 0.001; 95%CI in all cases). Girls behaved significant­ly more safely than boys. In stopping at the kerb, there was no difference in gender behaviour (p < 0.135; 95%CI). Child Road Safety Education in Schools and Communities is recommended.

scholarly journals Impacts of a School-Based Intervention That Incorporates Nutrition Education and a Supportive Healthy School Canteen Environment among Primary School Children in Malaysia

Nutrients ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 1712
Author(s):  
Choon Huey Teo ◽  
Yit Siew Chin ◽  
Poh Ying Lim ◽  
Shahril Azian Haji Masrom ◽  
Zalilah Mohd Shariff
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Post Intervention ◽  
School Canteen

In this study, a school nutrition program (SNP) that incorporates nutrition education and a healthy school canteen environment was developed to improve nutrition knowledge among intervention respondents and provide a healthier environment for them to practice healthy eating. In the current study, we evaluated the impacts of the SNP on eating behaviors, physical activity, body mass index-for-age (BAZ), and cognitive performance at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up points between intervention and comparison groups. This intervention study involved 523 primary school children (7–11 years old) from six selected schools in Batu Pahat District, Malaysia. Each respondent completed anthropometric and cognitive performance assessments and a set of standardized questionnaire at pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up points. Multiple linear mixed model analysis was performed to determine the impacts of that SNP after being adjusted for covariates. After the program, the intervention group increased their frequency of breakfast, lunch, and dinner consumption and morning tea snacking and showed more frequent physical activity and better cognitive performance as compared to the comparison group overtime (p < 0.05). At 3-month follow-up, the intervention group showed lower BAZ scores than their comparison counterparts (p < 0.05). The SNP showed positive effects on eating behaviors, physical activity, BAZ, and cognitive performance in school children. Hence, the SNP is highly recommended for all primary school children.

scholarly journals Adverse Collateral Effects of COVID-19 Public Health Restrictions on Physical Fitness and Cognitive Performance in Primary School Children

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11099
Author(s):  
Camille Chambonnière ◽  
Nicole Fearnbach ◽  
Léna Pelissier ◽  
Pauline Genin ◽  
Alicia Fillon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Standing Long Jump ◽  
Collateral Effects ◽  
Long Jump

The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether the COVID-19-related confinement and social restrictions affected the levels of physical fitness and academic achievement in primary school French children. A total of 206 primary school children (106 before confinements and 100 after restrictions) completed a test battery evaluating their anthropometric characteristics, body compositions, activity preferences, cognitive performances and physical fitness. The performance of the Standing Long Jump was better at T0 (169.9 ± 142.5 cm) compared to T1 (135.2 ± 31.4 cm) (p = 0.0367), and the Medicine Ball Throw performance declined from T0 to T1 (297.3 ± 81.1 cm vs. 249 ± 52 cm; p < 0.0001). Motor skills (26.9 ± 6.2 s vs. 30.9 ± 5.4 s; p < 0.0001), the shuttle-run test (stages completed), Maximal Aerobic Speed, and the estimated VO2max were lower at T1 compared to T0 (p < 0.0001). Executive functioning was found to be greater at T0 compared to T1 (p < 0.0001). Explicit liking or wanting for sedentary or physical activities did not change between T0 and T1. Both overall physical fitness and cognitive performance drastically declined among primary school French children with the COVID-19-related public health restrictions, which reinforces the need to urgently develop preventive strategies in anticipation of further mitigation measures.

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