Abstract Objective (s): To identify the prevalence of obesity and overweight in infants and children less than 2 years of age and its relationship with type of feeding in a sample of children attending Al- Kadhymia primary health care center. Methodology: This study was a descriptive survey carried out in, the primary health care centre of Al-Kadhymia town in Baghdad during the period from 5th of July 2009-1st of May 2010. Sample was chosen by non probability convenience sampling and it included 744 infant and children. Data were gathered by a combination of a structured questionnaire and measurements of length (or height), and weight. Data analyzed by SPSS package and x2 test was used for significance. Results: The sample was consisted of (43.2%) infants below 6 months of age, (40%) in the group of 6 - 12 months and (20.8%) in the 13 - 24 months age group; mean age of mothers was 27 years. According to the weight for age index, 30.4% of infants and children were within the 50th percentile, 50.1% of the sample within the 5th percentile of length for age, as for weight/length and BMI the highest rate (73.5%) were within the 85-95% percentile. Infants and children who were within the 85-95% percentile were mostly those who had either bottle or mixed feeding. Recommendations: Studies and surveys can be conducted to obtain new growth standards for our children to be able to monitor their growth correctly and health education of mothers to encourage breast feeding and develop good eating habits in her child to prevent future obesity.
The present research was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of a training program to improve some aspects of sensory integration disorder and its effect on self-direction among a sample of children with intellectual disabilities. The study sample consists of (10 subjects as an experimental group) were exposed to the training program، and the control group consists of (10 subjects as a control group) were not exposed to the training program. The study included the following tools: A scale of self-direction for intellectual disability (prepared by the researcher). Training program (prepared by the researcher). The Results of the study showed the following: There are no statistically significant differences between the means ranks
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The research seeks to the organizational power of the kindergartens teachers, In order to achieve the research goal, the researcher built the organizational power measure, As forming its (45) items, it was ascertained the veracity a presentation to a group of experts, and it has proven its validity after some modifications, the number of items became (43). As well as the counting of discriminatory strength, it was shown that all items were distinctive and statistically significant, except the fifth item was not a significant, So was deleted from the measure, the number of its items became (42). As well as finding a relationship of item degree with the total degree. As well as finding the area relationship with other areas, and it was sho
... Show MoreThis study aimed to statement jet stream and its impact in the anti-cyclone affecting the climate of Iraq. Through the use of simple correlation coefficient ( Pearson ) that there is a very strong relationship between high- Siberian and both of the jet stream especially during the winter or over the stations of North . Therefore we, observe the relationship be significant in most of the winter months , spring and autumn . Statistically significant , but are different between station and another station , while the study come to another Anti-ciyclon have a real ,significant and statistically relationship corrclation . But this relationship is less than which found in are much less it with the Siberian high , it depends on the type of stat
... Show Moreيُعد الوزن الاقتصادي للهند من أبرز عناصر قوتها الجيوسياسية، إذ تُصنف الهند ضمن أكبر الاقتصادات عالميًا، مدعومة بحجم سكاني ضخم وسوق استهلاكي واسع ونمو متسارع في قطاعات الصناعة والخدمات والتكنولوجيا. حقق الاقتصاد الهندي نموًا قويًا خلال السنوات الأخيرة، مع استمرار معدل نمو الناتج المحلي ضمن نطاق مرتفع مقارنة بكبرى الاقتصادات العالمية، حيث تتوقع عدة مؤسسات دولية نموًا يقارب 6.3–7% خلال 2026–2027.
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The research aimed to know favoured mass media for children and
modifying their behaviour ,the child became aquires the information from
mass media that he exposure them without any guidance , where upon the
quidance proqrammes becomes real danger whereas qet out their civil
style and converting to deadly poisons,and because of little study for this
supject the two researchers opined to perform astudy to know the favoured
mass media to the children and what are the mass media that modify their
behavior according to ther parent points of view ,after propring the research
measurement and the suilable statical methods it has shown that there are
mass media affect in children behavior ,they are st
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