International Journal of Pediatrics

original article

Handwriting Performance of Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: The Role of Visual-Motor Integration

Sajedeh Farhangnia; Ramazan Hassanzadeh; Saeed Ghorbani

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12317-12326

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.47633.3857

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BackgroundPoor performance in motor skills is common among children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, difficulties of children with ADHD in handwriting ... Read More

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A Comparison of the Effects of Happiness and Mindfulness Training on Parenting Self-Efficacy in Mothers of Anxious Preschool Children

Arjang Fereydooni; Alireza Heidari; Zahra Eftekhar Saadi; Parvin Ehteshamzadeh; Reza Pasha

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12327-12337

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48514.3906

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Background Children's anxiety disorders not only lead to problems related to themselves but also cause problems and confusion in the family. The present study aimed to investigate ... Read More

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Trends in Hospitalization of Children with High-Frequency Diseases; A Nine-Year Retrospective Study

Omer Nasim; Muhammad Shah Fahad; Muhammad Khizar Hayat; Zeinab Hussain; Salman Khan; Kashif Ahmad

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12339-12348

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.49640.3970

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BackgroundThe diseasetrends help in identifying the importance of the disease. The purpose of this study was to obtain trends of high morbid diseases in children admitted in the pediatric ... Read More

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A Description of Mothers’ Knowledge and Practice about Antibiotic Use in Children in Northwest of Iran

Mahni Rahkar Farshi; Javad Ahmadian Heris; Zakiyeh Ebadi; Babak Abdinia

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12349-12356

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.51525.4096

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BackgroundInadequate antibiotic usage in children might have severe side effects and lead to antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Iran is the second country in terms of the rate of antibioticuse ... Read More

original article

The Relationship of Smartphone Addiction with Self-esteem and Self-consciousness among Girls in the First Year of High School

Masoumeh Fallah Nodehi; Saeed Boroomandfar; Sara Moussavi

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12357-12367

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.49458.3956

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BackgroundIn recent years, an increasing number of studies have shownself-esteem and self-consciousness can be protective factors against smartphone addiction among adolescents. Our ... Read More

original article

Corrected Anion Gap and Hypernatremia as Predictors of Mortality in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Minia University Hospital: A Retrospective Study

Mohamed F. Afify; Yomna Hamdy; Reem Abdel Aziz

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12369-12379

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.50734.4031

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BackgroundHypernatremia commonly occurs in ICUs, mostly developing soon after admission. It has been associated with prolonged ICU stay and has a mortality rate of 40–60%. The ... Read More

review article

Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Home-Based Palliative Care for Children with Special Health Care Needs: A Review Study

Azam Eshaghian-dorcheh; Mitra Zandi; Maryam Rasouli; Mamak Tahmasebi; Fatemeh Esmaielzadeh

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12381-12395

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.45949.3745

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BackgroundDue to the increased survival of children with chronic and complex diseases, transferring a part of care provision to home and harnessing the family’s potential with ... Read More

systematic review

A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Rahele Rahimi; Zari Dolatabadi; Somayeh Moeindarbary; Sara Behzadfar; Neda Fakhr Ghasemi; Rana Tafrishi; Malihe Kamali

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12397-12407

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.52315.4155

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BackgroundThere is not enough evidence to estimate the prevalence of depression and anxiety in pregnant women during the COVID-19 outbreak. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence ... Read More

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Evaluation of Clinical Manifestation, Demographics Parameters and Causes of Chest Pain in Children

Yazdan Ghandi; Sarvenaz Mehrabi; Rohaman Nariman; Danial Habibi

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12409-12419

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.46345.3772

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BackgroundChest pain is one of the common chief complaints in children which can be benign and/or life-threatening. In this retrospective study, the causes of chest pain, associated ... Read More

systematic review

Effectiveness School-Based Educational Interventions in Preventing Smoking in Iranian Adolescents: A Systematic Review

Marzieh Bagherinia; Masoumeh Simbar; Fereshteh Yazdani; Farzaneh Safajou; Leila Mohamadkhani Shahri

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12421-12430

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.46355.3773

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Background: Adolescence is considered as a momentous period for initiating risky behaviors. Adolescents do not have an accurate understanding of the perilous consequences of their behavior ... Read More

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The Decomposition of Socioeconomic Factors in Inequality in Preterm Birth; the Results of a Cohort Study Based on the Concentration Index Approach

Ashraf Direkvand-Moghadam; Safoura Taheri; Yousef Vaisani

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12431-12438

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.45958.3746

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Background: Preterm labor is a crucial factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Socioeconomic Status (SES) on preterm birth and ... Read More Background: Preterm labor is a crucial factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Socioeconomic Status (SES) on preterm birth and to decompose the main inequalities affecting preterm birth.Materials and Methods: In a cohort study in 2017, 458 pregnant women in Ilam, Iran, were followed from the 20th gestational week up to the labor. All participants were followed up according to the Prenatal Care Schedule approved by the Ministry of Health of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the beginning to the end of the study. The results of participants' laboratory tests were collected based on the records from their pregnancy documents. A code was inserted in the prenatal care booklet of each participant for exchanging information between the researcher and participants. The Concentration Index (CI) was used to determine inequality. The Inequality Index was decomposed to find out the main sources of inequality in preterm infants. Distributive Analysis Stata Package was used for estimating CI.Results: Of the total of 458 participants, 12% had preterm labor. The number of male newborns was 219 (47.8%). Also, the prevalence of preterm labor was more in mothers aged 20 to 31 years (p < 0.001), housewives (p=0.037), and women with lower socioeconomic status (p < 0.001). The socioeconomic contributors to inequality were the mother’s age (p=0.008), father’s age (p=0.005), father’s education (p=0.003), and father's job (p < 0.001). The main factors of inequality were mother’s age (8%), father’s age (3%), father’s education (5%), and father's job (25%).Conclusion: Overall, 12% of our study population had preterm labor. Preterm birth was significantly more observed among mothers of lower socioeconomic status. Some SES, including the mother's age, father’s age, father’s education, and father’s job, were important factors in preterm inequality among Iranian mothers.

letter to the editor

Lifestyle Intervention for Infant's Gastroesophageal Reflux in Persian Medicine

Hoorieh Mmohammadi Kenari; Zahra Karimi; Mansureh Akhavan

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12439-12441

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48197.3882

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Dear Editor- in –Chief:Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) characterized by a backward movement of gastric contents from the lower esophageal sphincter (1). GERD is the exacerbated ... Read More

original article

Development and Psychometric Analysis of Fathers’ Concerns Questionnaire on Low Risk Pregnancies of their Wives in Iran

Nayere Azam Hajikhani; Abbas Ebadi; Elham Khoori; Giti Ozgoli

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12443-12454

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48880.3923

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Background: Pregnancy can be troublesome for parents. This study was conducted with the aim of development and psychometric evaluation of a Fathers’ Concerns Questionnaire regarding ... Read More

original article

Growth Pattern Investigation in Cow’s Milk Allergic Proctocolitis in Those Who are Under Elimination Diet

Mohadese Khakpour; Nasrin Moazzen; Ali Khakshour; Samaneh Norouziasl; Saeedeh Talebi; Hamidreza Kianifar

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12455-12460

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.47183.3829

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Background Cow’s milk allergy is one of most prevalent food allergies worldwide. Due to elimination diet it can impair growth in infants. In this study we evaluate ... Read More

original article

Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Self-Efficacy on Health-Promoting Behaviors in High-School Girl Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study

Tayebeh Rakhshani; Seyyed Mansour Kashfi; Leila Movahed nezhad; Zahra Motlagh; Nooshin Kohan

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12461-12470

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.49394.3951

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BackgroundAccording to the importance of self-efficacy and the role of health-promoting behaviors in training of adolescents and in order to develop interventions, better understanding ... Read More

original article

Investigating the Effect of Prescribing Zinc Sulfate on Improving the Clinical Symptoms of Pneumonia in 2-59-Month-Old Children

Farhad Heydarian; Mona Nasiri; Ali Reza Attaei Nakhaie; Hamid Ahanchian; Somayeh Ghahremani; Ali Haghbin; Sarah Ghahremani

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12471-12479

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48146.3876

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Background: Acute respiratory infections and especially pneumonia are considered as the most important infection-induced cause of child mortality in developing countries. We aimed ... Read More

original article

The Treatment of Nocturnal Enuresis in Children: An Overview

Amirreza Dehghan Tarazjani; Mostafa Ghaffari Moghaddam Noghabi; Abdolmajid Eslahtalab; Mohsen Hosseinzadegan; Javad Poormousa; Ali Rokni; Zahra Chaichi

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 1281-1286

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.50369.4009

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Background: The aim of this review was to compare the efficacy of acupuncture therapy in the treatment of nocturnal enuresis with placebo acupuncture or oral pharmacological treatment ... Read More

original article

Association of Major Dietary Patterns and Overweight/Obesity in Female Adolescents Living in North West of Iran

Bahareh Seyyedin; Arezoo Rezazadeh; Nasrin Omidvar; Farid Zayeri; Sakineh Nouri-Saeedlou

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12487-12501

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.50871.4047

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Background: Obesity and overweight is a great concern in adolescence that would have impact on adulthood. This study was conducted to identify major dietary patterns and their relation ... Read More Background: Obesity and overweight is a great concern in adolescence that would have impact on adulthood. This study was conducted to identify major dietary patterns and their relation with overweight/obesity of female adolescents living in Northwest of Iran.Materials and Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional conducted on 350 female students aged 16-18 years in Urmia city, Iran. Height and weight were measured using standard techniques and weight status was defined by World Health Organization (WHO) and Center for Disease Control (CDC) cut-offs. Dietary intake information was collected by a validated 169-item semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire via face-to-face interview. Dietary patterns were identified through principle component analysis. Demographic and socio-economic confounding factors were obtained by a questionnaire. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between overweight/obesity and dietary patterns.Results: About one third of participants (n=115, 32.9%) were overweight or obese. Three major dietary patterns were extracted: "high vegetable-high dairy", "high protein", and "traditional dishes". Parental educational level, house assets and household size were associated with dietary patterns. After adjusting for confounders, adolescents in upper quartile of "high vegetable-high dairy" pattern (OR=3.17, 95% CI=1.50-6.70; p trend=0.010), and "high protein" pattern (OR=2.01, 95% CI=0.96-4.19; p trend=0.006) had a greater risk of being overweight/obese. However, traditional dietary pattern was not related to overweight/obesity (p trend=0.70).Conclusion: Findings suggest that the chance of overweight/obesity was increased in adolescents that had higher adherence to "high vegetable-high dairy" and "high protein" dietary patterns. On the other hand, the socioeconomic status of household was an important factor influencing tendency of adolescents to a special dietary pattern.

original article

Optimization of Health Transformation Plan by Drug Utilization Review Strategy in a Pediatric Teaching Hospital

Parisa Siyarsarai; Kheirollah Gholami; Shekoufeh Nikfar; Shahideh Amini

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12503-12515

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.46414.3778

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Background: Health transformation planwas implemented in 2014 in Iran with the aim of reducing healthcare expenditures. Transformation plans always have a financial impact on ... Read More Background: Health transformation planwas implemented in 2014 in Iran with the aim of reducing healthcare expenditures. Transformation plans always have a financial impact on healthcare expenditures because of potential to increase the utilization. Drug utilization review is one of the effective solutions to explore consumption and improve rational use. This study aimed to evaluate the medicine utilization after health transformation with implementation of an evidence-based protocol in a tertiary hospital. Materials and Methods: This is a before-after study which was conducted in a tertiary children’s hospital with 400 beds in Iran. At first, costly medications were identified by ABC analysis in drug and therapeutic committee meetings of the hospital. Increased use of these medications was measured after the implementation of the health transformation plan. Then, the pattern of prescription, its appropriateness and impact of protocol implementation on the health expenditures reduction and rational use was evaluated. Results: Initial estimation of the usage showed that before protocol implementation, in six-month, albumin, pantoprazole, and Apotel® increased by 31.9%, 22.6%, and 21.9%, respectively following the health transformation plan. Medical records of 6,554 patients were evaluated for target medications. The frequency of inappropriate prescription reduced significantly from the first to the second phase for albumin (65.5%-35.8%, P=0.001), pantoprazole (58.9%-22%, p <0.001), and Apotel® (66%-17%, p <0.001), respectively. Health expenditures also reduced significantly for albumin (P=0.003), pantoprazole (P=0.001) and acetaminophen (p <0.001), respectively. Conclusion Timely implementation of medication prescription protocols can provide health benefits to patients and cost savings to the health service provider that could lead the health transformation plan to reach the aim of reduction in health expenditures with rational use.

case report

Posterior Kyphectomy in a Myelomeningocele Patient with Gibbous Deformity: A Case Report and Literature Review

Ehsan Keykhosravi; Amin Tavallaii; Masood Pishjoo; Behzad Aminzadeh; Mona Maftouh; Mohammad Ali Abouei Mehrizi; Mohammadreza Shahmohammadi; Hamid Rezaee

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, Pages 12517-12522

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.48810.3920

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Myelomeningocele is a condition caused by the disjunction of neuroectoderm and ectoderm during embryogenesis. It can lead to neuronal structure disorders such as kyphosis and scoliosis, ... Read More

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