• A 3-Year Longitudinal Study of Effects of Parental Feeding Practices on Child Weight Status: The Childhood Obesity Study in China Mega-Cities 

      Ma, Lu; Yan, Na; Shi, Zumin; Ding, Yixin; He, Siran; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2022 , Article)
      This study examined the longitudinal associations between parental feeding practices and child weight status, and their potential modification effects by child sex, age, and maternal and paternal educations among children. ...
    • Anxiety symptoms among children visiting a pediatric emergency center in Qatar during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study 

      Khan, Abdul Waheed; Khan, Yasser Saeed; Khoodoruth, Mohamed Adil Shah; Dehwari, Asieh; Hammoudeh, Samer; ... more authors ( Guilford Publications , 2022 , Article)
      Although the evidence base regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children has been growing, descriptions of their experiences remain scarce. In this cross-sectional study, the authors used the Child-Reported ...
    • Children's knowledge and beliefs about medicines 

      Dawood, O. T.; Ibrahim, Mohamed Izham Mohamed; Abdullah, A. C. ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2015 , Article)
      Minor illnesses in children are often cured at home with over the counter medicines. Even though there is a wide use of medicines among children, they rarely receive medical advice about their medications from doctors or ...
    • Clinical outcomes of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children and adolescents: A systematic review 

      Al-Qudimat, Ahmad R.; Al-Zoubi, Raed M.; Elaarag, Mai; Nashwan, Abdulqadir J.; Hamze, Afaf K.; ... more authors ( John Wiley and Sons Inc , 2022 , Article Review)
      Background & Aims: The BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine is the only vaccine offered to children among all available vaccines. However, limited evidence is available about the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 vaccines, especially among ...
    • Coronavirus Disease 2019 Disease Severity in Children Infected With the Omicron Variant 

      Butt, A.A.; Butt, Adeel A.; Dargham, Soha R.; Loka, Srusvin; Shaik, Riyazuddin M.; ... more authors ( NLM (Medline) , 2022 , Article)
      SHORT SUMMARY: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection from the Omicron variant in children/adolescents is less severe than infection from the Delta variant. Those 6 to <18 years also have less severe ...
    • A cross-sectional survey among parents to report challenges and barriers in the administration of medicines to children in United Arab Emirates. 

      AlKaddour, Nour Aliyan; Shah, Rawa Banoori; Gillani, Syed Wasif; Sharafi, Niloofar Hadi; Khan, Aiman Fatima; ... more authors ( F1000Research , 2022 , Article)
      Background: Lack of knowledge among parents can result in inappropriate administration practices. After analyzing different studies among children, there was no data on challenges and barriers in the administration of ...
    • Decreased number of acute appendicitis cases in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic: Any link? 

      Zvizdic, Zlatan; Vranic, Semir ( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)
      The reasons behind the decrease in AA frequency during the COVID-19 pandemic remain unclear. Some authors have proposed that milder forms can be treated conservatively at home [15] or using antibiotics. Snapiri et al. also ...
    • Editorial: The Role of Vitamin D in Gut Health and Disease in Children 

      Day, Andrew S.; Bener, Abdulbari; Tewfik, Ihab; Vajro, Pietro; Zughaier, Susu M. ( Frontiers Media , 2022 , Other)
      The metabolism of vitamin D relies predominantly upon the synthesis of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) in the epidermis following exposure to sunlight (specifically ultraviolet B rays) and the subsequent hydroxylation to ...
    • Haemoglobin cut-off values for the diagnosis of anaemia in preschool-age children. 

      Hamed, Ehab; Syed, Mohamed Ahmed; Alemrayat, Bayan Faleh; Tirmizi, Syed Hammad Anwar; Alnuaimi, Ahmed Sameer ( e-Century Publishing , 2021 , Article)
      The World Health Organisation (WHO) suggests haemoglobin that (Hgb) cut-off levels below 2SD from the population mean to initiate anaemia investigations. In the absence of epidemiological data, Hgb less than 11 g/dL is ...
    • Height and body-mass index trajectories of school-aged children and adolescents from 1985 to 2019 in 200 countries and territories: a pooled analysis of 2181 population-based studies with 65 million participants 

      Andrea, Rodriguez-Martinez; Zhou, Bin; Sophiea, Marisa K; Bentham, James; Paciorek, Christopher J; ... more authors (2020 , Article)
      Background Comparable global data on health and nutrition of school-aged children and adolescents are scarce. We aimed to estimate age trajectories and time trends in mean height and mean body-mass index (BMI), which ...
    • HPV and Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis: A Brief Review 

      Ouda, Amr Mohamed; Elsabagh, Ahmed Adel; Elmakaty, Ibrahim Mohamed; Gupta, Ishita; Vranic, Semir; ... more authors ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) is a rare but severe manifestation of human papillomavirus (HPV). As our knowledge about HPV infections has expanded, it has become possible to understand the course of RRP disease ...
    • Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase-Producing and Among the Pediatric Population in Qatar 

      Perez-Lopez, Andres; Sundararaju, Sathyavathi; Al-Mana, Hassan; Tsui, Kin Ming; Hasan, Mohammad Rubayet; ... more authors ( Frontiers Media , 2020 , Article)
      Although extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales are a public health problem in the Arabian Peninsula, data on the molecular characteristic of their antimicrobial resistance determinants in children ...
    • Obesity and maternal perception: a cross-sectional study of children aged 6 to 8 years in Kuwait. 

      AlRodhan, Yousif; AlAbdeen, Yousef; Saleh, Eisa; AlFodari, Naser; AlSaqer, Hamad; ... more authors (2019 , Article)
      Childhood obesity is on the increase in the Middle East. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of obesity in those aged six to eight years and to investigate maternal perception of child weight. A nation-wide study ...
    • Penile Degloving and Dorsal Dartos Flap Rotation Surgery in the Management of Severe Isolated Penile Torsion in a 6-Year-Old Boy. 

      Zvizdic, Zlatan; Milisic, Emir; Vranic, Semir ( Karolinum Press , Charles University , 2020 , Article)
      Penile torsion is a rare congenital anomaly that is usually characterized by a counterclockwise rotation of the penile shaft or glans. Although several surgical techniques for its correction have been proposed, the consensus ...
    • The role of human metapneumovirus in pediatric respiratory tract infection in Qatar 

      Al-Thani, Asma; Azzam, Samir B.; Abboubaker, Hafsa M. Al-Sheik; Abdel-Hadi, Fatma G.; Elsheikh, Mamoun; ... more authors ( Future Medicine Ltd , 2010 , Article)
      The human metapneumovirus (hMPV) has been recently discovered as an etiological agent of acute respiratory infections in infants and children, with similar clinical symptoms to those caused by respiratory syncytial virus. ...
    • Sensitization to common food and inhalant allergens in children attending Allergy and Asthma Pediatric Clinic in Doha, Qatar 

      Kerkadi, Abdelhamid; Althani, Asma; Al-Boainain, Amina; Janahi, Ibrahim; Singh, Rajiv ( WFL Publisher , 2009 , Article)
      The prevalence of allergic diseases such as asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis have risen at an alarming rate throughout the world in the past 50 years. Sensitization to food (FA) and inhalant allergens (IA) ...
    • Sleep quality and obesity in young subjects: a meta-analysis 

      Fatima, Y.; Doi, S.A.R.; Mamun, A.A. ( Wiley , 2016 , Article)
      To assess the effect of poor sleep quality on Overweight/Obesity (Ow/Ob) in young subjects, and explore if this association is independent of sleep duration. Pubmed, EMBASE, and MEDLINE databases were searched for papers ...
    • Temporal Relation between Double Fortification of Wheat Flour with Iron and Folic Acid, and Markers and Prevalence of Anemia in Children 

      Biemi, Flinle Danielle; Ganji, Vijay ( MDPI , 2021 , Article)
      Fortification of wheat flour with iron and folic acid became mandatory in Ivory Coast in 2007. The purpose of this study was to determine the time trend relation between mandatory double fortification of wheat flour with ...
    • The attitude and knowledge of pediatricians and family physicians toward COVID-19 vaccination in children: A cross-sectional study 

      Alfaqih, Mahmoud A.; Ababneh, Ebaa Y.; Almansi, Galya A.; Marashdeh, Sara A.; Khazandar, Alaa A.; ... more authors ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)
      COVID-19 vaccines to children are expected to reduce the transmission of the disease to high-risk groups and achieve herd immunity in younger populations. A positive attitude toward COVID-19 vaccination in children among ...
    • The psychological impact of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on children: addressing the need for ongoing mental health support and global humanitarian response 

      Khan, Yasser Saeed; Khan, Abdul Waheed; Alabdulla, Majid ( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Other)
      This letter aims to explore the potential impact of the Turkey-Syria earthquake on the psychological well-being of the affected children and adolescents. It emphasises the crucial importance of prompt identification and ...