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ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-04-03 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/729573

Christine Jildeh, Ziad Abdeen, Haleama Al Sabbah, Christopher Papandreou, Ibrahim Ghannam, Nancy Weller, Anastas Philalithis

{"title":"Labor and Related Injuries among Schoolchildren in Palestine: Findings from the National Study of Palestinian Schoolchildren (HBSC-WBG2006).","authors":"Christine Jildeh, Ziad Abdeen, Haleama Al Sabbah, Christopher Papandreou, Ibrahim Ghannam, Nancy Weller, Anastas Philalithis","doi":"10.1155/2014/729573","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/729573","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Labor related injuries among Palestinian schoolchildren are a significant undocumented public health concern. This study aimed at documenting the prevalence and nature of work related injuries among schoolchildren as well as identifying sociodemographic factors that predict these injuries. Methods. A cross-sectional survey included 15,963 children of whom 6458 (40.8%) completed an optional package related to labor. Students aged 12-18 years self-completed the international WHO collaborative HBSC valid questionnaires between April and May of 2006. Results. Approximately 73.8% of the students who filled the optional package reported working during the last 12 months, of whom 79.1% sustained a work related injury. Work injuries were significantly higher among boys, younger children, and children enrolled in UNRWA schools and living in Gaza Strip (P < 0.05). Children working ≥3 hours/day were more likely to experience injuries, 1.73 (95% CI, 1.53-1.95), than those working ≤3/day. About half of the children worked in retail trade (51.5%), agriculture (20.0%), and cleaning (11.4%). Injury type was related to the type of work performed. Conclusions. The high prevalence of injuries among working Palestinian schoolchildren confirms its severity as a public health problem. To reduce occupational injuries, policymakers and professionals should develop intervention programs that target the public and health providers. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"729573"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/729573","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32489521","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Prevalence of congenital anomalies: a community-based study in the northwest of iran. 先天性畸形的患病率:伊朗西北部的一项社区研究。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-03-26 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/920940

Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Mohammad Hassan Kargar Maher, Farzaneh Afsharnia, Saeed Dastgiri

{"title":"Prevalence of congenital anomalies: a community-based study in the northwest of iran.","authors":"Hossein Mashhadi Abdolahi, Mohammad Hassan Kargar Maher, Farzaneh Afsharnia, Saeed Dastgiri","doi":"10.1155/2014/920940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/920940","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Congenital anomalies are responsible for a remarkable proportion of mortality and morbidity in newborns. The aim of this study was to document the epidemiological features of congenital anomalies in rural areas, northwest of Iran. Method. The study population included live births born between 2004 and 2012 in rural areas of Tabriz district. All health records of the children under 8 years were assessed retrospectively. Results. Of 22500 live births, 254 cases were identified with a primary diagnosis of congenital anomalies giving a prevalence rate of 112.89 per 10 000 births (95% CI: 99.08 to 126.69). Anomalies of the nervous system were the most common defects, accounting for 24% of birth defects followed by the heart diseases anomalies. The highest prevalence rate for birth defects was observed in the south-western region with 386 per 10 000 births (95% CI: 215 to 556) compared to the similar rate in the north-western region with 15 per 10 000 births (95% CI: -14 to 45). Conclusion. The considerable geographic disparities in the prevalence of congenital anomalies in the region might be attributed to the highly polluted industrial zone in the area (including air and water pollution, etc.). This needs further etiological investigations in the region. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"920940"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/920940","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32481541","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 45

Predicators for weight gain in children treated for severe acute malnutrition: a prospective study at nutritional rehabilitation center. 严重急性营养不良儿童体重增加的预测因素:营养康复中心的一项前瞻性研究。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-03-12 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/808756

Jyoti Sanghvi, Sudhir Mehta, Ravindra Kumar

{"title":"Predicators for weight gain in children treated for severe acute malnutrition: a prospective study at nutritional rehabilitation center.","authors":"Jyoti Sanghvi, Sudhir Mehta, Ravindra Kumar","doi":"10.1155/2014/808756","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/808756","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction. Despite being an important health problem in developing countries, there is little information available on factors affecting the severe acute malnutrition, especially nondietary factors. Objective. To study the impact of various factors, especially nondietary ones affecting directly or indirectly the weight gain in children with severe acute malnutrition. Method. A total of 300 children in the age group of 6 to 60 months meeting the WHO criteria for severe acute malnutrition were enrolled in the study. These children were provided special therapeutic diet as recommended by WHO/UNICEF protocol. Children were called for followup every 15 days up to 2 months after discharge to evaluate whether these children have achieved a final target weight gain of 15% of their admission weight. The impact of nondietary factors related to child, mother, and socioeconomic status was evaluated. Data collected through structured questionnaire were analyzed. Result. 172 (57.4%) of the total 300 children did not gain final target weight despite giving adequate diet. We observed that impact of various nondietary factors like mother's educational status and her knowledge about feeding practices, socioeconomic status, previous history, and present evidence of infection in child was important in determining the weight of child. No association was found with gender of child, BMI of mother, and father's educational status on the weight gain of child. Conclusion. The findings of this study confirm the association of many nondietary factors with weight gain in children treated for severe acute malnutrition. To reduce malnutrition emphasis should be given on these factors. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"808756"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/808756","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32489522","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 24

Incidence of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely premature infants. 极早产儿视网膜病变的发生率。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-03-09 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/134347

Alparslan Sahin, Muhammed Sahin, Fatih Mehmet Türkcü, Abdullah Kürşat Cingü, Harun Yüksel, Yasin Cınar, Seyhmus Arı, Ihsan Caça

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引用次数: 15

Heavy metal levels in adolescent and maternal blood: association with risk of hypospadias. 青少年和母亲血液中的重金属水平:与尿道下裂风险的关系。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-03-04 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/714234

Tusha Sharma, Basu Dev Banerjee, Chandra Shekhar Yadav, Piyush Gupta, Sunil Sharma

{"title":"Heavy metal levels in adolescent and maternal blood: association with risk of hypospadias.","authors":"Tusha Sharma, Basu Dev Banerjee, Chandra Shekhar Yadav, Piyush Gupta, Sunil Sharma","doi":"10.1155/2014/714234","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/714234","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Hypospadias is a part of testicular digenesis syndrome (TDS) which includes infertility, cryptorchidism, and spermatogenesis. Heavy metals act as endocrine disrupting compounds. Heavy metals such as cadmium, chromium, arsenic, and lead have been associated with male infertility, cryptorchidism, spermatogenesis, cancer, reproductive disorder, and neurological disorder. However, it remains an important issue to corroborate or refute the hypothesis that the role of heavy metals in male reproductive tract disorders. Hence, the present study was designed to investigate the possible association of heavy metal and risk of hypospadias by estimating the blood heavy metal levels. Methods. In this case control study, 50 hypospadias boys diagnosed and confirmed by a pediatric urologist and 50 randomly selected age-matched (1-5 years) healthy control boys not suffering from any clinically detectible illness and their mothers have been included and heavy metal levels in the blood of these subjects have been estimated by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). Result. Significantly high levels of cadmium and lead have been observed in hypospadias cases; however, all heavy metal levels were present in higher concentration. Conclusion. Higher blood levels of cadmium and lead may be associated with the increased risk of hypospadias. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"714234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/714234","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32259959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 22

Identification and prevention of antiepileptic drug noncompliance: the collaborative use of state-supplied pharmaceutical data. 抗癫痫药物不合规的识别和预防:国家提供的药物数据的协同使用。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-02-19 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/734689

Joseph C Hodges, Janet Treadwell, Amy D Malphrus, Xuan G Tran, Angelo P Giardino

{"title":"Identification and prevention of antiepileptic drug noncompliance: the collaborative use of state-supplied pharmaceutical data.","authors":"Joseph C Hodges, Janet Treadwell, Amy D Malphrus, Xuan G Tran, Angelo P Giardino","doi":"10.1155/2014/734689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/734689","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) noncompliance is associated with increased risk of seizures and morbidity in seizure disorder patients. Objective. To identify risk factors that correlated to higher levels of morbidity, measured by emergency room (ER) utilization by seizure disorder members taking AED. Methods. Patients with primary or secondary diagnosis of seizures, convulsions, and/or epilepsy and prescribed AEDs during an 11-month period were included in the study. Variables were analyzed using multivariate statistical analysis including logistic regression. Results. The study identified 201 members. No statistical significance (NS) between age, gender, number of tablets, type of drug, or other risk factors was associated with increased mortality. Statistical significance resulted with medication compliance review of 0-14 days, 15-60 days, and 61+ days between refills. 68% of patients with ER visit had noncompliance refill between 0 and 14 days compared to 52% of patients in non-ER group (P = 0.04). Contrastingly, 15% of ER group had refills within 15-60 days compared with 33% of non-ER group (P = 0.01). There was NS difference between two groups when noncompliance was greater than 60 days (P = 0.66). Conclusions. The study suggests that careful monitoring of pharmaceutical refill information could be used to identify AED noncompliance in epileptic patients. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"734689"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/734689","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32229877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 11

Relation between Red Cell Distribution Width and Left Ventricular Function in Children with Heart Failure. 心力衰竭患儿红细胞分布宽度与左心功能的关系。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-02-10 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/234835

Wegdan Mawlana, Amr Donia, Doaa Elamrousy

{"title":"Relation between Red Cell Distribution Width and Left Ventricular Function in Children with Heart Failure.","authors":"Wegdan Mawlana, Amr Donia, Doaa Elamrousy","doi":"10.1155/2014/234835","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/234835","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Most of the studies done on adults showed that red cell distribution width (RDW) can be used as a prognostic marker in patients with chronic heart failure. However, RDW has not been tested in children with heart failure. Methods and Results. 31 children with heart failure admitted to Cardiology Unit, Tanta University Hospital, during the period of January 2012 to December 2012 were included in this study, RDW as a component of routine blood count was evaluated and correlated to the echocardiographic parameters of left ventricle. The mean age of our cohort was 16.16 ± 14.97 months, congenital heart disease with left-to-right shunt represented 58.1% of the underlying causes of heart failure while dilated cardiomyopathy made 41.9%. The mean hemoglobin level was 9.14 ± 1.18 gm/dL; RDW level ranged from 10.7% to 27.7% with a mean of 16.01 ± 3.34. Hemoglobin was significantly correlated with RDW at any level. For the echo parameters, at cutoff point of 16.4%, RDW was significantly correlated with fraction shortening (FS), and A, E/A ratio, but it was not correlated with LVEDD, LVESD, and E/É at the same cutoff level. Conclusion. RDW, a simple, available test, can be used as a marker for the left ventricular function in children with heart failure until an echocardiography assessment for the patients is done. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"234835"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/234835","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32202672","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 11

Influence of the type of Basal insulin and other variables on clinical outcomes in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. 基础胰岛素类型及其他变量对新诊断1型糖尿病儿童临床结局的影响

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2014-02-06 eCollection Date: 2014-01-01 DOI: 10.1155/2014/758343

Ruth M Garrison, Jeremy L Johnson, Michelle E Condren, Kevin C Farmer, David H Jelley

{"title":"Influence of the type of Basal insulin and other variables on clinical outcomes in children with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes.","authors":"Ruth M Garrison, Jeremy L Johnson, Michelle E Condren, Kevin C Farmer, David H Jelley","doi":"10.1155/2014/758343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/758343","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Basal insulin detemir and glargine each have characteristics that may make them a superior choice in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes, but there is a paucity of data on glycemic results in this population. Objective. Examination of variables associated with achievement of HbA1c goal in children and adolescents with newly diagnosed type 1 diabetes. Methods. The primary outcome, factors associated with achievement of HbA1c goal, was examined in a retrospective chart review. Variables, including type of basal insulin, were collected during the first year of diagnosis of patients in a pediatric diabetes clinic. Secondary outcomes included change in HbA1c, severe hypoglycemic events, and episodes of DKA. Results. 94 patients were included in the study. HbA1c at diagnosis was found to be a significant predictor of achievement of goal at 3 months (P = 0.002) and of change in HbA1c at 3 and 12 months (P < 0.001 for each). Severe hypoglycemia and episodes of DKA were uncommon. Conclusions. Choice of basal insulin was not found to be a predictor of achieving HbA1c goal or of change in HbA1c over the course of the first year of diagnosis with type 1 diabetes. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":"2014 ","pages":"758343"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2014/758343","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32196437","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 0

Role of electrical impedance tomography in clinical practice in pediatric respiratory medicine. 电阻抗断层扫描在儿科呼吸医学临床实践中的作用。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2013-12-25 DOI: 10.1155/2013/529038

Wojciech Durlak, Przemko Kwinta

引用次数: 16

Vitamin d supplementation for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia: a systematic review. 补充维生素d治疗急性儿童肺炎:系统综述。

ISRN pediatrics Pub Date : 2013-12-19 DOI: 10.1155/2013/459160

Rashmi Ranjan Das, Meenu Singh, Inusha Panigrahi, Sushree Samiksha Naik

{"title":"Vitamin d supplementation for the treatment of acute childhood pneumonia: a systematic review.","authors":"Rashmi Ranjan Das, Meenu Singh, Inusha Panigrahi, Sushree Samiksha Naik","doi":"10.1155/2013/459160","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/459160","url":null,"abstract":"Background. Studies have found an increased incidence of vitamin D deficiency in children with pneumonia; however, there is no conclusive data regarding the direct effect of vitamin D supplementation in acute pneumonia. Methods. A comprehensive search was performed of the major electronic databases till September 2013. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing treatment with vitamin D3 versus placebo in children ≤5 years old with pneumonia were included. Results. Out of 32 full text articles, 2 RCTs including 653 children were eligible for inclusion. One trial used a single 100,000 unit of oral vitamin D3 at the onset of pneumonia. There was no significant difference in the mean (±SD) number of days to recovery between the vitamin D3 and placebo arms (P = 0.17). Another trial used oral vitamin D3 (1000 IU for <1 year and 2000 IU for >1 year) for 5 days in children with severe pneumonia. Median duration of resolution of severe pneumonia was similar in the two groups (intervention, 72 hours; placebo, 64 hours). Duration of hospitalization and time to resolution of tachypnea, chest retractions, and inability to feed were also comparable between the two groups. Conclusions. Oral vitamin D supplementation does not help children under-five with acute pneumonia. ","PeriodicalId":73521,"journal":{"name":"ISRN pediatrics","volume":" ","pages":"459160"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1155/2013/459160","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"32056775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 30