Assessment of the Removable Orthodontic Treatment Outcome Using Peer Assessment Rating Index by Mohammed Hussain Saleh, Omar F. Chawshli, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…Conclusion: The average of PAR index reduction was higher in girls than in boys. The proper selection of cases for Phase I orthodontic treatment is critical to the success of the treatment. …”
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Household Salt consumption and urinary iodine levels in Schoolchildren aged 8–10 in Darab City, Iran: 2022 by Sakineh Hooshmand, Fatemeh Yousefian, Habibollah Rahimi, Mahdiyeh Mohammadzadeh, Rouhullah Dehghani

“…This is a descriptive-cross-sectional study that was selected by cluster-random sampling from 5 girls’ schools (182) and 5 boys’ schools (169), with a total of 351 primary school students (8–10 years old) of Darab. …”
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Analysis of Contributing Factors to Stunting in Poso Regency: A Perspective from the Special Stunting Handling Index by Nurfatimah Nurfatimah, Sumiaty Sumiaty, Kadar Ramadhan, Taqwin Taqwin, I Putu Suiraoka

“…Results: Results indicate a significant association between stunting and the child's gender, maternal education, immunization, and breastfeeding. Boys face a 2.3 times higher risk of stunting, while children of mothers with primary education have a 4.7 times higher risk compared to those with higher education. …”
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Limb Dominance Does Not Affect Y-Balance Test Performance in Non-Athlete Adolescents by Carissa A. Stoddard, Sharon Wang-Price, Satoko E. Lam

“… # Study Design Prospective cohort study # Methods Twenty-six healthy non-athlete adolescents (13.6 ± 1.0 years, 22 girls, 4 boys) performed the YBT-LQ on two separate days while the same investigator scored their performance. …”
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Domestic Chores and Girl-Child Education in Primary Schools in Buhunga Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Niwagaba, Alex

“…It was also established that domestic chores negatively affected girl-child education as it led to a low level of academic performance among girls as well as a high rate of girl-child school dropout compared to boys. The study recommended head teachers to sensitize parents on the importance of educating girls during PTA annual general meetings, educate parents through meetings on balancing time taken by pupils doing domestic work and school activities at home, emphasize gender balance in school activities and Teachers, Headteachers and members of SMC to educate parents and pupils on the effect of child labor on pupils education.…”
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Effect of Parental Care and Teenage Pregnancy in Kirima Sub-County Kanungu District. by Ariho, Syliver

“…The study recommends that the Ministry of Education (MOE) should work to ensure girls have access to education on par with boys, by implementing existing policies such as providing sanitary pads/towels. …”
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Effects of Early Marriages on Youths in Kayonza Sub-County Ntungamo District. by Akakwatsa, Racheal

“…The study results on the strategies for ending early marriage among the youth in Kayonza Sub County Ntungamo District, 28% the highest number of respondents mentioned the promotion of policies and programs that ensure young girls and boys to remain in school while the lowest number of respondents talked of ensuring the strict enforcement of existing laws that set a minimum legal age for marriage. …”
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Unvaccinated COVID-19 Pneumonia- a family affair by Trilok Stead, Michael Hughes, Frank Fraunfelter, Vashun Rodriguez, Latha Ganti

“…The authors present the case of a 15-year-old boy who was infected with COVID-19 by his family and developed pneumonia severe enough to require hospitalization. …”
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Psychological Well-Being in Adolescents with Different Types of Socialization by Elena N. Volkova

“…The study sample included 312 adolescents, 13–16 years old (M = 14.50, SD = 1.01), students of secondary schools, 141 boys (45.2%), 171girls (54.8%). Results. The general level of psychological well-being and the expression of its main domains differ among adolescents with prosocial or asocial types of behaviour. …”
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Stress buffering effects of physical activity in adolescents: the moderating role of physical activity attitudes by Pingping Liu

“…Methods A stratified and cluster sampling method was used to select 2420 junior high school students from nine provinces from each of the three economic zones (with high GDP level, medium GDP level, and low GPD level) of eastern, western, and central China and the Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Checklist, the Calgary Symptoms of Stress Inventory, the Physical Activity Rating Scale, and the behavioral attitude dimension of the Physical Activity Attitude Scale were used to investigate adolescent stress events, stress symptoms, physical activity, and physical activity attitudes respectively. There are 1,190 boys and 1,230 girls from seventh to ninth grade 12–15 years old. …”
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Identification of Houge type of X-linked syndromic mental retardation caused by CNKSR2 truncated variants by Si-Hua Chang, Jie-Yuan Jin, Yi-Qiao Hu, Run-Yan Wang, Rong Xiang, Xia Wang

“…Results In this study, we reported two Chinese boys with MRXSHG and described some rare MRXSHG phenotypes, such as delayed bone age, slightly widened right fissure, and an underdeveloped right temporal lobe, characterized by reduced growth and volume compared to typical development. …”
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Caffeine consumption during pregnancy and ADHD at the age of 11 years: a birth cohort study by Tiago N Munhoz, Iná S Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Luciana Anselmi, Bianca Del-Ponte, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues

“…The prevalence of ADHD was 4.1% (95% CI 3.4% to 4.7%): 5.8% (95% CI 4.7% to 6.9%) among boys and 2.3% (95% CI 1.5% to 3.0%) among girls. …”
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‘Shift’ Adaptation and a New Croatian Standard for Haavikko Developmental Stages’ Timing by Ivan Bedek, Jelena Dumančić, Tomislav Lauc, Miljenko Marušić, Ivana Čuković-Bagić

“…The ‘shift’ adaptation significantly improved age estimation accuracy among boys and girls in all age groups. Simulation confirmed the representativity of the sample and its population applicability. …”
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Multicystic renal dysplasia, a histomorphological spectrum: Seven years experience from a tertiary care hospital by Kanika Gupta, Shramana Mandal, Varuna Mallya, Meeta Singh, Nita Khurana, Yogesh K. Sarin

“…They are more commonly diagnosed in boys, usually on the left side, but may also be bilateral. …”
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Effect of hypnotherapy on paediatric cancer pain management in Indonesia: A quasi-experimental study by Sri Hartini M.A, Nafisatun Nisa, Satriya Pranata, Mudy Oktiningrum, Sri Puguh Kristiawati

“…Pain scores were compared using ANCOVA, but pain categories were compared using the chi-square test.Results: The mean age of the subjects was 8.8 (standard deviation, 4.2) years; 60% were boys. Hypnotherapy significantly reduced pain scores from a baseline mean score of 4.7 to 0.7 at the second assessment (P<0.001). …”
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Comparison of outcomes of Salter and Varus osteotomies in the treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease: a retrospective cohort study by Peyman Mirghaderi, Mohammad-Taha Pahlevan-Fallahy, Saeed kargar-soleimanabad, Danial Sharifi Razavi, Alireza Moharrami, Taghi Baghdadi, Seyed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi

“…LCPD is usually present in children between 2 and 15 years and happens more frequently in boys more than girls; this study aims to compare the outcome of two surgical methods in treating LCPD. …”
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The incidence of eating disorders in the UK in 2000–2009: findings from the General Practice Research Database by Irene Petersen, Nadia Micali, Janet L Treasure, Katrina W Hagberg

“…The incidence of the diagnosed ED was highest for girls aged 15–19 and for boys aged 10–14.Conclusions The age-standardised incidence of ED increased in primary care between 2000 and 2009. …”
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Disparities in Tobacco use and cravings among sexual and gender minority adolescents in the United States by Sunday Azagba, Todd Ebling, Galappaththige S.R. de Silva

“…Nonbinary, genderfluid, or genderqueer users had higher odds of cravings compared to cisgender boys or men (aOR = 3.64, 95 % CI = 1.63–8.13). Similarly, SGM adolescents had higher odds of current tobacco use than their non-SGM peers. …”
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Decline of adolescent smoking in Ireland 1995–2015: trend analysis and associated factors by Shasha Li, Sheila Keogan, Luke Clancy, Keishia Taylor

“…The prevalence was much higher among girls than boys in 1995. The gender gap was closed by 2015. …”
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Women Economic Empowerment and Poverty Reduction: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Gerald, Baguma

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