Growth monitoring service utilization and its associated factors among mothers of children less than 2 years in Muhir Aklil district, Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020 by Getu Endale, Tamirat Melis, Andamlak Dendir, Kifle Lentiro, Tadesse Sahle

“…Introduction: United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund recommends a 100% growth monitoring and promotion coverage, but the prevalence of growth monitoring and promotion service utilization rate in Ethiopia is only 16.9%. …”
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Interventions to prevent obesity in school-aged children 6-18 years: An update of a Cochrane systematic review and meta-analysis including studies from 2015–2021 by Rebecca K. Hodder, Kate M. O'Brien, Sasha Lorien, Luke Wolfenden, Theresa H.M. Moore, Alix Hall, Sze Lin Yoong, Carolyn Summerbell

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Implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses strategy: challenges and recommendations in Botswana by Lucia U. Mupara, Johanna C. Lubbe

“…In response to this challenge, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund developed the Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) strategy and presented it to the whole world as a key approach to reduce child morbidity and mortality. …”
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Assessment of essential surgical and anaesthesia care capacity: a cross-sectional study in five Pacific Island CountriesResearch in context by Rennie X. Qin, Grace Zhang, Meghan X. Lim, Ifereimi Waqainabete, Jemesa Tudravu, Josese Turagava, Rajeev Patel, Lisiate Ulufonua, Josephine Herman, Deacon Teapa, Yin Yin May, Margaret Tarere-Lehi, Basil Leodoro, Ngirachisau Mekoll, Elizabeth McLeod, Kee B. Park, Berlin Kafoa, Kiki Maoate, Viliami Tangi

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COVID-19-related life experiences, outdoor play, and long-term adiposity changes among preschool- and school-aged children in Singapore 1 year after lockdown by Sum, Ka Kei, Cai, Shirong, Law, Evelyn, Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Tan, Geoffrey, Loo, Evelyn, Lee, Yung Seng, Yap, Fabian, Chan, Jerry Kok Yen, Daniel, Mary, Chong, Yap Seng, Meaney, Michael, Eriksson, Johan, Huang, Jonathan

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Perinatal mental health services in pregnancy and the year after birth: the ESMI research programme including RCT by Louise M Howard, Kathryn M Abel, Katie H Atmore, Debra Bick, Amanda Bye, Sarah Byford, Lauren E Carson, Clare Dolman, Margaret Heslin, Myra Hunter, Stacey Jennings, Sonia Johnson, Ian Jones, Billie Lever Taylor, Rebecca McDonald, Jeannette Milgrom, Nicola Morant, Selina Nath, Susan Pawlby, Laura Potts, Claire Powell, Diana Rose, Elizabeth Ryan, Gertrude Seneviratne, Rebekah Shallcross, Nicky Stanley, Kylee Trevillion, Angelika Wieck, Andrew Pickles

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Codesigning informative resources for families of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children who sustained a burn injury: a protocol for a participatory action research study by Andrew J A Holland, Kate Hunter, Julieann Coombes, Tamara Mackean, Courtney Ryder, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Michele Scarcella, Camila Kairuz, Madeleine Jacques, Deborah Maze, Karl Briscoe

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The impact of the lockdown and the re-opening of schools and day cares on the epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections in children – A nationwide register study... by Marjut Haapanen, Marjo Renko, Miia Artama, Ilari Kuitunen

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Development of a score for early identification of children with Kawasaki disease requiring second-line treatment in multi-ethnic populations in Europe: A multicentre retrospective... by Naim Ouldali, Rosa Maria Dellepiane, Sofia Torreggiani, Lucia Mauri, Gladys Beaujour, Constance Beyler, Martina Cucchetti, Cécile Dumaine, Adriano La Vecchia, Isabelle Melki, Rita Stracquadaino, Caroline Vinit, Rolando Cimaz, Ulrich Meinzer

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Non-pharmacological interventions for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) delivered in school settings: systematic reviews of quantitative and qualitative research by Michelle Richardson, Darren A Moore, Ruth Gwernan-Jones, Jo Thompson-Coon, Obioha Ukoumunne, Morwenna Rogers, Rebecca Whear, Tamsin V Newlove-Delgado, Stuart Logan, Christopher Morris, Eric Taylor, Paul Cooper, Ken Stein, Ruth Garside, Tamsin J Ford

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A Coordinated Research Agenda for Nature-Based Learning by Cathy Jordan, Cathy Jordan, Louise Chawla

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Informing the NHS Outcomes Framework: evaluating meaningful health outcomes for children with neurodisability using multiple methods including systematic review, qualitative resear... by Christopher Morris, Astrid Janssens, Amanda Allard, Joanne Thompson Coon, Valerie Shilling, Richard Tomlinson, Jane Williams, Andrew Fellowes, Morwenna Rogers, Karen Allen, Bryony Beresford, Colin Green, Crispin Jenkinson, Alan Tennant, Stuart Logan

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Impact of 1% chlorhexidine gluconate bathing and emollient application on bacterial pathogen colonization dynamics in hospitalized preterm neonates – A pilot clinical trial by Angela Dramowski, Sheylyn Pillay, Adrie Bekker, Ilhaam Abrahams, Mark F. Cotton, Susan E. Coffin, Andrew C. Whitelaw

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Evolving child and adolescent mental health and development programs in Chile by Flora de la Barra, Matias Irarrazaval, Ana Valdes, Gonzalo Soto-Brandt

“…However, the World Health Organization reports that progress in complying with the United Nations Convention of Children’s Rights is insufficient. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for school food programs in Canada by Amberley T. Ruetz, Janet Poppendieck

“…The Government of Canada has the advantage of learning from one of the longest standing national school food programs and our southern neighbour: the United States (U.S.). …”
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Assessing a Smartphone App (AICaries) That Uses Artificial Intelligence to Detect Dental Caries in Children and Provides Interactive Oral Health Education: Protocol for a Design an... by Jin Xiao, Jiebo Luo, Oriana Ly-Mapes, Tong Tong Wu, Timothy Dye, Nisreen Al Jallad, Peirong Hao, Jinlong Ruan, Sherita Bullock, Kevin Fiscella

“…ResultsThe study is funded by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, United States. …”
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The Every Woman Every Child initiative: supporting countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce social inequalities in health by Antonio Sanhueza, Liliana Carvajal, Daniel A. Cueva, Sonja Caffe, Alma Virginia Camacho, María Alejandra Berroterán, Deborah Horowitz, Amparo Gordillo-Tobar, Oscar J. Mujica, Every Woman Every Child Latin America and the Caribbean

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Inpatient signs and symptoms and factors associated with death in children aged 5 years and younger admitted to two Ebola management centres in Sierra Leone, 2014: a retrospective... by Tejshri Shah, MSc, Jane Greig, PhD, Linda Margaretha van der Plas, MD, Jay Achar, MBBS, Grazia Caleo, MD, James Sylvester Squire, MD, Alhaji Sayui Turay, MD, Grace Joshy, PhD, Catherine D'Este, PhD, Emily Banks, PhD, Florian Vogt, MSc, Kamalini Lokuge, PhD

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Cluster randomised controlled trial and economic and process evaluation to determine the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a novel intervention [Healthy Lifestyles Programme... by Katrina Wyatt, Jenny Lloyd, Siobhan Creanor, Colin Green, Sarah G Dean, Melvyn Hillsdon, Charles Abraham, Richard Tomlinson, Virginia Pearson, Rod S Taylor, Emma Ryan, Adam Streeter, Camilla McHugh, Alison Hurst, Lisa Price, Louise Crathorne, Chris Krägeloh, Richard Siegert, Stuart Logan

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Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis in children, people who are immunocompromised or at risk from immunosuppression and recent arrivals from countries with a high incidence o... by Peter Auguste, Alexander Tsertsvadze, Joshua Pink, Rachel Court, Farah Seedat, Tara Gurung, Karoline Freeman, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Clare Walker, Jason Madan, Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Aileen Clarke, Paul Sutcliffe

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