KH Jacobsen

Oral Hygiene and Handwashing Practices among Middle School Students in 15 Latin American and Caribbean Countries

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Vol 64, Issue 3: June (2015)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2014.128

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266–8

Synopsis:

Nationally-representative data from 33 174 middle school students in 15 Latin American and Caribbean countries show a strong relationship between infrequent toothbrushing and infrequent handwashing.

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Received:

21 May, 2014

Accepted:

05 Jun, 2014

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Bullying, Mental Health, and Parental Involvement among Adolescents in the Caribbean

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Vol 61, Issue 5 (2012) - Special Issue on Mental Health

Pages:

504–8

Synopsis:

A survey of 6780 early adolescents in the Cayman Islands, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago found a strong association between bullying and poor mental health.

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Objective: To examine the relationships between peer victimization, mental health, and parental involvement among middle school students in the Caribbean.

Methods: Data from the Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) conducted in the Cayman Islands, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago in 2007 were analysed using age- and gender-adjusted logistic regression models.

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