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The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper Egypt a community-based study

The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper... Original article 153 The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper Egypt: a community-based study a b c John R. Labib , Arwa M. El Shafei and Ayat A. Haggag a b Departments of Pediatrics, Public Health and Background Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo Combating poverty and illiteracy represents the cornerstone for promoting health University and Endemic Diseases Central Department, Ministry of Health and Population, among Egyptian children; yet, drop out from the elementary education is a major Cairo, Egypt problem facing stakeholders in Egyptian governorates. To tackle this problem, many Correspondence to Arwa M. El Shafei, Department projects were implemented such as reading and writing classes, and Girls Education of Public Health and Community Medicine, Initiatives (GEIs). Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + 20 100 149 7000; Objectives e-mail: arwashafei@yahoo.com The aim of the study was to construct a clinical and laboratory database for students attending the Girls Education Initiative schools in Upper Egypt. Participants and methods Received 17 July 2013 Accepted 15 November 2013 This cross-sectional study was carried out by involving schoolchildren in three Egyptian Governorates implementing the Girls Education Initiative (GEI) project in 197 Journal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association Wolters Kluwer Health

The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper Egypt a community-based study

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Copyright
© 2013 Egyptian Public Health Association
ISSN
0013-2446
DOI
10.1097/01.EPX.0000441276.15104.61
pmid
24374949
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Abstract

Original article 153 The clinical profile of students attending informal schools in three rural governorates in upper Egypt: a community-based study a b c John R. Labib , Arwa M. El Shafei and Ayat A. Haggag a b Departments of Pediatrics, Public Health and Background Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo Combating poverty and illiteracy represents the cornerstone for promoting health University and Endemic Diseases Central Department, Ministry of Health and Population, among Egyptian children; yet, drop out from the elementary education is a major Cairo, Egypt problem facing stakeholders in Egyptian governorates. To tackle this problem, many Correspondence to Arwa M. El Shafei, Department projects were implemented such as reading and writing classes, and Girls Education of Public Health and Community Medicine, Initiatives (GEIs). Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Tel: + 20 100 149 7000; Objectives e-mail: arwashafei@yahoo.com The aim of the study was to construct a clinical and laboratory database for students attending the Girls Education Initiative schools in Upper Egypt. Participants and methods Received 17 July 2013 Accepted 15 November 2013 This cross-sectional study was carried out by involving schoolchildren in three Egyptian Governorates implementing the Girls Education Initiative (GEI) project in 197 Journal

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Journal of the Egyptian Public Health AssociationWolters Kluwer Health

Published: Dec 1, 2013

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