Assessment of Hair Aluminum, Lead, and Mercury in a Sample of Autistic Egyptian Children: Environmental Risk Factors of Heavy Metals in Autism by Farida El Baz Mohamed, Eman Ahmed Zaky, Adel Bassuoni El-Sayed, Reham Mohammed Elhossieny, Sally Soliman Zahra, Waleed Salah Eldin, Walaa Yousef Youssef, Rania Abdelmgeed Khaled, Azza Mohamed Youssef

“…The aim of this study was to assess the levels and possible environmental risk factors and sources of exposure to mercury, lead, and aluminum in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as compared to their matched controls. …”
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Associations of early life per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure with body mass index and risk of overweight or obesity at age 2–18 years: Mixture analysis in the pro... by Zeyu Li, Guoying Wang, Joseph M. Braun, Xiumei Hong, Giehae Choi, Shawn P. O’Leary, Chang Ho Yu, Colleen Pearson, William G. Adams, Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Jessie P. Buckley, Xiaobin Wang

“…Such synergistic effects were not found in younger children. Conclusions: Early life exposure to individual PFAS and their mixture were associated with a higher risk of childhood OWO, with stronger associations observed in older child age groups and in children of non-OWO mothers. …”
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Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018 by Atikur Rahman, Zakir Hossain, Mohammad Lutfor Rahman, Enamul Kabir

“…The number of CEB among women was negatively associated with their own educational status (p<0.001) and husbands level of education (p<0.001).Conclusion The CEB appears to be higher among women who were married before 18 years, Muslim, illiterate, living in rural areas, had first birth before 20 years, non-exposure of media and husband’s desire for more children.…”
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Basic Vaccinations among Children Aged 12–23 Months in Northeast India: Trend, Pattern and Factors Influencing Low Coverage by Avijit Mistri, Soilalsiem Gangte

“…There is a wide variation of immunization coverage of children aged 12–23 months among Indian states and regions. …”
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The role of the family environment and parental nutritional knowledge in the prevention of behavioral feeding disorders in toddlers and preschool children – a narrative review by Paulina Kawecka, Małgorzata Kostecka

“…According to experts, parents can use various strategies to familiarize children with food. From the dietary perspective, repeated exposure to a given product is most likely to result in early food acceptance. …”
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Biomonitoring with Micronuclei Test in Buccal Cells of Female Farmers and Children Exposed to Pesticides of Maneadero Agricultural Valley, Baja California, Mexico by Idalia Jazmin Castañeda-Yslas, María Evarista Arellano-García, Marco Antonio García-Zarate, Balam Ruíz-Ruíz, María Guadalupe Zavala-Cerna, Olivia Torres-Bugarín

“…Previous papers have presented contradictory information with respect to indirect exposure to pesticides and DNA damage. We aimed to evaluate the genotoxic effect in buccal mucosa from female farmers and children, working in the agricultural valley of Maneadero, Baja California. …”
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Changes in Chemical Composition, Sources, and Health Risk of PM2.5 with Sand Storm at a Small City in North China by Jihong Wei, Ting Hou, Zhiyong Li, Songtao Guo, Zhenxin Li

“…In consequence, the elevated exposure risks via inhalation including carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic were found in the SSP. …”
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Exploring pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) modality preferences among black cisgender women attending family planning clinics in Chicago via a cross-sectional mixed-methods study by Sadia Haider, Amy K Johnson, Emily Ott, Eleanor E Friedman, Agustina Pandiani, Amy Moore, Isa Alvarez, Catherine Desmarais

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Associations between different types of delivery, empathy, aggression, impulsivity and school bullying in children attending public and private schools in Pereira (Colombia) by Julio C. Sánchez, William Martínez, Andrés M. García, Andrés F. Ramírez, Heidy Y. Mesa, Alejandra Kafruni, Paula M. Herrera

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Current trends in peanut allergy immunotherapy: a review by Klementyna Łyżwa, Anna Krupa-Łaska, Joanna Zielińska, Marek Kulus, Katarzyna Grzela

“…Peanut allergy (PA) poses significant clinical challenges due to its potentially life-threatening nature and increasing prevalence, particularly in children. Strict avoidance is difficult due to the widespread presence of peanuts in various foods, leading to high rates of accidental exposure. …”
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Factors influencing minimum acceptable diet (MAD) intake among children aged 6–23 months in remote mid-Himalayan region of Sudurpaschim, Nepal by Basant Kumar Dhami, Dhirendra Nath, Rajendra Lamichhane

“…The prevalence of MAD intake among children aged 6—23 months was 48.5%. Children aged 18 —23 months (aOR: 7.03, 95% CI: 2.29–21.53), mothers with a workload of ≤ 5 hours/day (aOR: 6.52, 95% CI: 2.23–19.03), mothers with sufficient media exposure (aOR: 4.93, 95% CI: 1.99–12.19), and adequate maternal knowledge of complementary feeding (aOR: 16.41, 95% CI: 6.21–43.34) were associated with increased odds of MAD intake. …”
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Environmental impacts on childhood rhinitis: The role of green spaces, air pollutants, and indoor microbial communities in Taiyuan, a city in Northern China by Liu Yang, Huiyu Gao, Ying Wang, Dan Norbäck, Zhuohui Zhao, Xi Fu, Yu Sun, Xin Zhang

“…Stratified analysis indicated that greater green space exposure was associated with a reduced current rhinitis in children at high levels of air pollution. …”
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A descriptive study of fatal drownings among children and adolescents in the United States, with a focus on retention pond deaths, 2004-2020. by Saroj Bista, Nichole L Michaels

“…Most (80.4%) retention pond-related deaths among children <5 years and 50.7% of deaths among children 5-19 years were attributed to child neglect, poor or absent supervision, or exposure to hazards. …”
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Association between some environmental risk factors and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder among children in Egypt: a case-control study by Riham Abdelhamid Hussein, Rania Hussein Refai, Aleya Hanafy El-zoka, Hanan Galal Azouz, Mohamed Fakhry Hussein

“…A pre-designed interview questionnaire was used to determine the important environmental risk factors that may be related to ADHD. Results Children from parents with low levels of education, living in crowded houses, and occupational exposure to chemical agents were found to be risk factors for ADHD. …”
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A Comparison of the Clinical and Epidemiological Profile of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever with Dengue and COVID-19 in Hospitalized Children, Sonora, México, 2015–2022 by Gerardo Álvarez-Hernández, Cristian Noé Rivera-Rosas, Jesús René Tadeo Calleja-López, Jehan Bonizú Álvarez-Meza, Maria del Carmen Candia-Plata, Denica Cruz-Loustaunau, Antonio Alvídrez-Labrado

“…The comparison of their main clinical and epidemiological manifestations in hospitalized children can help identify characteristics that improve empirical suspicion and timely therapeutic interventions. …”
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Investigating the Disproportionate Impacts of Air Pollution on Vulnerable Populations in South Africa: A Systematic Review by Claudia Frazenburg, Maasago Mercy Sepadi, Munyaradzi Chitakira

“…Children are the most affected by poor air quality, with significant respiratory issues. …”
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Determinants of prolonged exclusive breastfeeding among children aged 6–23 months in 21 sub-saharan African countries: evidence from nationally representative data by Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

“…Children with prolonged exclusive breastfeeding are more susceptible to anemia, atopic dermatitis, and food allergies. …”
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Digital Devices Use and Chinese-Canadian First Graders’ Early English Literacy Development: A Mixed-Methods Study by Guofang Li, Fubiao Zhen, Ziwen Mei

“…To understand the relationships between the children’s digital practices and early English literacy development, we collected quantitative data on children’s English literacy skills—including reading comprehension, decoding, and receptive vocabulary—alongside frequency data on digital devices use including those on computer use and television viewing. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination: challenges in the pediatric population by Alice Nicoleta Azoicai, Ingrith Miron, Ancuta Lupu, Monica Mihaela Alexoae, Iuliana Magdalena Starcea, Mirabela Alecsa, Vasile Valeriu Lupu, Ciprian Danielescu, Alin Horatiu Nedelcu, Delia Lidia Salaru, Felicia Dragan, Ileana Ioniuc

“…An analysis of recent published studies reveals that the majority of clinical trials have reported a sustained immune response following COVID-19 vaccination in children across various age groups worldwide. The majority of the authors highlighted the effectiveness and safety of immunization schedules in children and adolescents. …”
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Trajectories of asthma symptom presenting as wheezing and their associations with family environmental factors among children in Australia: evidence from a national birth cohort st... by Peter D Sly, Md Jobayer Chisti, Abdullah Mamun, K M Shahunja

“…Objectives Asthma is one of the greatest health burdens, yet contributors to asthma symptom trajectories are understudied in Australian children. We aimed to assess the trajectories of asthma symptom and their associations with several family environmental factors during the childhood period in Australia.Design Secondary analysis from a cross-sequential cohort study.Setting Nationwide representative data from the ‘Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC)’.Participants Participants from the LSAC birth cohort.Outcome measures Asthma symptom trajectory groups.Methods Asthma symptom presenting as wheezing, family environmental factors and sociodemographic data (2004–2018) were obtained from the LSAC. …”
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