Long Term Immunity to Hepatitis B Vaccine Among a Sample of Secondary School Students in Damietta

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Mohamad M. El Mazahi ◽  
Hussein M. Abdel Maksoud ◽  
Mohamed A. Hady ◽  
Mekky A. Ali ◽  
Ali N. El- Nawawy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccine ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals The Well-being of Students in a Welsh Secondary School Before and After a COVID-19 Lockdown

2021 ◽  
pp. 42-51
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Smith ◽  
Arwel James
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Process Model ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Academic Stress ◽  
School Students ◽  
Welsh Language ◽  
Before And After

Background: There has been considerable research on the well-being of secondary school students, most of which focuses on health-related behaviour or mental health issues. The well-being process model provides a framework that examines predictors of positive and negative well-being outcomes. The model has been validated in many studies of workers and university students. The present study examined the model's applicability to secondary school students whose education is conducted through the medium of the Welsh language. COVID-19 has disrupted education and well-being, and the present study presents profiles of well-being before and after the first COVID-19 lockdown in Wales. Aims: The first aim was to examine the applicability of the well-being process model to secondary school students. A second aim was to study students where teaching was in the Welsh language. Finally, the research examined the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown and identified predictors of current well-being after lockdown and the long term implications of COVID-19. Methodology: The research was carried out with the informed consent of the volunteers and approved by the School of Psychology, Cardiff University ethics committee. The participants were 214 students (111 males), and they represented each year group. An online survey was carried out, and the pre-COVID-19 associations between the well-being process predictor variables and outcomes were examined using regression analyses. Predictors of current and long-term well-being post-lockdown were also examined. Results: The data relating to the pre-COVID 19 periods confirmed that positive well-being was predicted by high scores for psychological capital and social support. Daytime sleepiness was negatively associated with positive well-being. Stress at school was predicted by high student stressors, negative coping, social support and low psychological capital scores. Post-lockdown well-being was predicted by psychological capital and negatively associated with academic stress and fear of infection, and the stress of isolation. The longer-term negative impact of COVID-19 was predicted by problem-focused coping, fear of infection, and social isolation. Conclusion: The results confirmed the applicability of the well-being process model to Welsh secondary school students. Lockdown during COVID-19 affected well-being, with the risk of infection and the stress of isolation and academic stress being the major negative influences.

scholarly journals Hepatitis B marker seroprevalence and vaccination coverage in adolescents in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Southern Brazil, in 2008

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 416-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Chiochetta Tonial ◽  
Ana Maria Passos ◽  
Andréa do Livramento ◽  
Natália Gazzoni Scaraveli ◽  
Anna Paula de Borba Batschauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Hepatitis B Vaccination ◽  
Prevention Strategies ◽  
School Students ◽  
Santa Catarina ◽  
The City

INTRODUCTION: Hepatitis B infection constitutes an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Brazil, however, the current epidemiological situation is not clear. Considering the importance of establishing this prevalence, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of HBV markers in voluntary adolescents, junior high (secondary school) students, in the City of Itajaí, State of Santa Catarina, Brazil. METHODS: A seroepidemiological, transverse study was conducted with 353 randomly chosen adolescents from elementary school in 2008. Blood samples were analyzed for HBsAg, anti-HBc and anti-HBs. All analyses were conducted by automated microparticle enzyme immunosorbent assay (Abbott®, AxSYM system, Deerfield, IL, USA), according to the manufacturer's instructions. RESULTS: The prevalence of HBsAg was 0.6% (CI 95% 0.1 - 2.0), that of anti-HBc was 1.1% (CI 95% 0.3 - 2.9) and that of detectable anti-HBs was 83.6% (CI 95% 79.3 - 87.3). Hepatitis B vaccination coverage was 97.5% (CI 95% 95.2 - 98.8). CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate the success of the vaccination program against hepatitis B in the region studied and indicate that prevention strategies must be maintained and, if possible, expanded to contribute to the establishment of positive prevalence rates in all age groups.

Expressed Values of Senegalese Adolescents

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 351-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Vandewiele
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Life Goals ◽  
Social Concern ◽  
Economic Success ◽  
School Students ◽  
Socio Economic Status

With the help of a questionnaire given to 727 secondary school students (215 girls and 512 boys) we have tried to investigate the main life goals of Senegalese adolescents. These long-term objectives are classified according to Glicksman and Wohl's (9) criteria. They belong in decreasing order of importance to the following categories: economic success and security, social concern, family, vocation, and “marriage and children.” The life goals of American subjects appear in general more self-centered than those of our Senegalese adolescents. Less often than boys, girls mention goals of social concern and criticism, yet they mention marriage and children more often than boys. Younger subjects are less concerned with “economic success” than older ones. Socio-economic status seems irrelevant.

Association Study on Air Pollution and Cardiopulmonary Function of Primary and Secondary School Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 700 ◽  
pp. 437-441
Author(s):  
Hai Ying Wang ◽  
Yong Jing Liu ◽  
Di Hua Tang
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Function ◽  
Incidence Increase ◽  
Primary And Secondary School

Impact of air pollution on health has become an important social issue. Air pollution is closely related to the morbidity and death rate of cardiopulmonary disease, produces short-term acute and chronic hazards on health, and especially has long-term and profound impact on primary and secondary school students’ constitution. Long-term effects of air pollution on cardiopulmonary function of primary and secondary school students are represented as incidence increase of asthma, decrease of FEV1, MMEF, VO2max, MVV and other indicators and relation to NO, PM2.5 and CO. Students taking exercise in air pollution environment can cause acute cardiopulmonary reactions, such as abnormal changes of MVV, VC, FEV1, FVC and other indicators after exercise, which may relate to O3, PM10, PM2.5, SO2and NO2. Therefore, schools should strengthen the awareness of air pollution in implementing sports, and conduct development of control measures, to ensure the effect of physical exercise.

scholarly journals Role of Grit in Secondary School Students’ Academic Engagement and Performance: A Meta-Examination

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6S3) ◽  
pp. 445-451
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Academic Engagement ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
School Students ◽  
The Face ◽  
And Performance

Grit is described as an individual’s ability to persevere in the face of challenges while still being passionate towards achieving personal long-term goals. An individual with grit would have the determination and tenacity to ensure that the goals are attained. Certain corroboration suggested that grit is positively linked to a range of academic results, and yet others contended that grit is not significant in defining academic performance. Hence, through meta-analysis, this study aims to determine if grit plays a significant role in secondary school students’ academic engagement and performance and which grit-related traits give them passion and perseverance to perform academically well. The meta-analysis of previous researches established that there is a significant link between grit and students’ academic engagement and performance. They are: (i) individuals’ priorities are determined by types of grit; (ii) school environment that emphasizes value of learning for learning’s sake may encourage students to stay interested and focused on certain long term goals; (iii) grit (perseverance of effort) significant impact in predicting academic performance and (iv) grit positively influences individuals taking professional and psychological courses where high levels of grit were demonstrated as they stay in the same course without changing goals for long-term purposes.

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