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Soni, Sachin; Thawani, Rajat; Idhate, Tushar; Kalra, Manas; Mahajan, Amita

doi:10.1007/s13312-016-0923-z

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“…1 Childhood is the best time to determine the nutritional status and take action accordingly because this is the most fertile period of one's life when seeding of proper dietary habits and nutritional advice will bloom throughout his/her life and will also improve the total health of an individual as well as that of the whole nation. Therefore, early childhood is now recognised as a key target in the prevention of overweight and obesity, and the knowledge that children gain at this time about food and its health benefits can influence their dietary choices and preferences in later life.…”

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Influencers of childhood over nutrition: a cross sectional study among primary school children in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Dasgupta

Bhattacharyya

Paul

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: Changing trends of dietary habits and lack of physical exercise force the world to face a modern era epidemic obesity which also affects our children counterpart. Childhood obesity is now a challenge of public health to combat with. Prevalence of childhood overnutrition (obesity and overweight) found to be rising in many developing countries including India in recent decades in many studies by different researchers, it is ranging from 2.9% to 14.3%, which makes our youth vulnerable to many life-threatening consequences.Methods: It was a school based cross sectional study done in primary schools of Barasat among 548 students of 3-11 years of age group. Parental perception towards child eating behaviour were assessed with the help of CEBQ questionnaire.Results: Among the total 548 students, as per BMI 38% were overweight and obese. Then hierarchical multiple logistic regression revealed that at Step one socio-demographic factors accounted for 16.9% of the variation in overnutrition status. Introducing the responses on selected life style factors in step two and CEBQ responses in final step explained an additional 9.9% and 5% of variation respectively. At all three-level model correctly predicted 62-70.3% of the dependent variables.Conclusions: The high proportion of over nourished children were found in our study, and this found to be related with parental perception about few lifestyle and child eating behaviour which calls for further research and interventional programme for this alarming topic in this age group.

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Influencers of childhood over nutrition: a cross sectional study among primary school children in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Dasgupta

Bhattacharyya

Paul

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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The impact of illness perception and socio‐clinico‐demographic factors on perceived quality of life in children and adolescents with thalassemia intermedia

Atwa

Wahed

2019

Pediatric Blood & Cancer

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Background/objectives β‐Thalassemia intermedia (β‐TI) accounts for up to one‐fourth of β‐thalassemia patients. Evaluating and improving quality of life (QOL) should be a goal in β‐TI follow‐up and management strategies. Patients’ perceptions of their illness and its treatment may impact their QOL. This study aimed to evaluate QOL and the factors that affect it in children with β‐TI and to determine the impact of the patients’ and their mothers’ perceptions of the illness on patients’ QOL. Design/methods This was a case–control study. A total of 143 children and adolescents (71 β‐TI patients and 72 healthy controls) were enrolled. QOL, as perceived by the children and their mothers, was assessed using the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scale. Perceptions of the illness by the mothers and children were assessed using the Brief Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (Brief IPQ). The patients’ clinical and sociodemographic data were extracted from their medical records. Results The controls had higher QOL scores in nearly all domains (P < 0.01). The patients and mothers who had higher illness perception scores had better QOL scores (P < 0.01). Patient age and serum ferritin levels correlated negatively with QOL, while mean hemoglobin levels correlated positively. The use of hydroxyurea in treatment and high illness perception were independent predictors of better QOL. Conclusion QOL is significantly affected in β‐TI patients; maintaining a suitable hemoglobin level and standard levels of body iron are associated with better QOL. Patients’ and their mothers’ perceptions of the illness play an important role in QOL.

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Quality of life in Sardinian patients with transfusion-dependent Thalassemia: a cross-sectional study

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Cited by 12 publications

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Influencers of childhood over nutrition: a cross sectional study among primary school children in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Influencers of childhood over nutrition: a cross sectional study among primary school children in Kolkata, West Bengal, India

The impact of illness perception and socio‐clinico‐demographic factors on perceived quality of life in children and adolescents with thalassemia intermedia

Quality of life in Sardinian patients with transfusion-dependent Thalassemia: a cross-sectional study

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