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Moorthy, Lakshmi; Dixit, Uma B.; Kole, Rachita C.; Gajre, Mona P. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2022
This case-control study compared dietary sugar exposure and oral health status between children with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), aged 5-12 years (n = 136, each). Data regarding socio-demographics, child's oral hygiene practices and behavior, diet-related behavior, oral habits and dental trauma were obtained. Child's diet on the…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Eating Habits, Dental Health
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Mombarg, R.; de Bruijn, A. G. M.; Smits, I. A. M.; Hemker, B. T.; Hartman, E.; Bosker, R. J.; Timmermans, A. C. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2023
Background: Fundamental Motor Skills (FMS) are important building blocks for children's sport-participation and lifelong physical activity. In the last decade, several international studies have reported delays in the development of FMS. To get better insight into the Dutch situation and to provide future directions, this study examined the…
Descriptors: Psychomotor Skills, Elementary School Students, Skill Development, Preadolescents
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Gabriela Oliveira; Daniel Maciel Crespilho; Emerson José Venancio; Solange de Paula Ramos; Tamara Beres Lederer Goldberg; Carla Cristiane Silva – American Journal of Health Education, 2024
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic imposed social isolation measures, which impacted the child population, especially regarding physical and mental health aspects. Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sedentary behavior, cardiorespiratory fitness, immunoglobulin -A secretion, and anxiety symptoms in 267 children…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Social Isolation, Child Health
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Kanellopoulou, Aikaterini; Notara, Venetia; Antonogeorgos, George; Chrissini, Maria; Rojas-Gil, Andrea Paola; Kornilaki, Ekaterina N.; Lagiou, Areti; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B. – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Children's health literacy is a crucial pillar of health. This study is aimed to examine the association between health literacy and weight status among Greek schoolchildren aged 10 to 12 years old. A population-based, cross-sectional observational study enrolling 1,728 students (795 boys), aged 10 to 12 years old, was conducted during school…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Child Health, Knowledge Level, Health Behavior
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Saleme, Pamela; Pang, Bo – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: Active school travel (AST) programmes aim to change commuting behaviour to improve children's physical and mental health. However, very limited health education programmes for children use segmentation to create tailored solutions that understand the specific characteristics of each group of children and their caregivers in order to yield…
Descriptors: Travel, Foreign Countries, Student Transportation, Commuting Students