School-based eating disorders screening program and preventive education for adolescent female students in Hong Kong

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying-yin Chiu
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Adolescent Female ◽  
School Based

scholarly journals Irregular Menses Linked to Vomiting in a Nonclinical Sample: Findings from the National Eating Disorders Screening Program in High Schools

2008 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 450-457 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Bryn Austin ◽  
Najat J. Ziyadeh ◽  
Sameer Vohra ◽  
Sara Forman ◽  
Catherine M. Gordon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
High Schools ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Irregular Menses ◽  
Nonclinical Sample

scholarly journals Epidemiological Findings of Refractive Errors and Amblyopia among the Schoolchildren in Hatta Region of the United Arab Emirates

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Salam Chettian Kandi ◽  
Hayat Ahmad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Visual Acuity ◽  
Visual Field ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Refractive Error ◽  
Screening Program ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Refractive Errors ◽  
Vision Screening ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
School Based

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Uncorrected refractive errors and amblyopia pose a major problem affecting schoolchildren. We had previously observed that many schoolchildren in the Hatta region presented to the ophthalmology clinic with uncorrected refractive errors and amblyopia, which led us to undertake this research. As per the WHO, the term “visual impairment” can be “low vision” or “blindness.” Based on the presenting vision, “low vision” is defined for children who have vision of &#x3c;6/18 to 3/60 or having visual field loss to &#x3c;20° in the better-seeing eye. Children defined to have “blindness” have presenting vision of &#x3c;3/60 or corresponding visual field of &#x3c;10°. <b><i>Purpose:</i></b> To estimate the magnitude of uncorrected refractive errors and amblyopia among the schoolchildren aged 6–19 years and to assess the efficacy of school-based refractive error screening programs in the Hatta region of the United Arab Emirates. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> An epidemiological, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted on the entire student population studying in the government schools of the region. Those who failed the Snellen visual acuity chart test and those who were wearing spectacles were evaluated comprehensively by the researcher in the Department of Ophthalmology of the Hatta Hospital. Data were entered in the Refractive Error Study in School Children (RESC) eye examination form recommended by the WHO, and were later transferred to Excel sheets and analyzed by SPSS. <b><i>Results:</i></b> 1,591 students were screened and evaluated from the end of 2016 to mid-2017. About 21.37% (<i>n</i> = 340) had impaired vision with 20.9% (<i>n</i> = 333) refractive errors, of which 58% were uncorrected. Among the refractive error group, 19% (64 subjects) had amblyopia (4% of total students). The incidence of low vision was 9.5% and blindness was 0.38%. Low vision was found to be 9.5% and blindness 0.38%, taking in to account presenting visual acuity rather than best-corrected visual acuity for defining low vision and blindness. <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> A significant number of students were detected to have uncorrected refractive errors among the vision impaired group (59%, <i>n</i> = 197) despite a school-based vision screening program in place. Seventy-eight percent of the amblyopia cases (<i>n</i> = 50) were found to be in the 11–19 years age group. Noncompliance with optical corrections was the reason for the high number of cases. A rigorous vision screening program and refractive services, complimented with awareness among parents and teachers, are recommended.

School-based assessment of fieldwork in Hong Kong: dilemmas and challenges

Geography ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 98 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-40
Author(s):  
Kwok Chan Lai ◽  
Chi Chung Lam
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
School Based

Psychometric properties of the Attitudes Towards Body Figure Questionnaire in Mexican female students and patients with eating disorders

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 430-435 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Unikel Santoncini ◽  
Francisco Juárez García ◽  
Gilda Gómez Peresmitré
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Female Students

Effect of Ustukhuddus Alavi, a multi-herbal product, on the cognitive performance of adolescent female students

2022 ◽  
pp. 114971
Author(s):  
Samane Tefagh ◽  
Roshanak Mokaberinejad ◽  
Mehrdad Shakiba ◽  
Mahdi Jafari ◽  
Maryam Salehi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Performance ◽  
Herbal Product ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Adolescent Female
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