Rationale, methods and first results of the Iranian national programme for prevention of chronic diseases from childhood: CASPIAN study/Principe, methodes et premiers resultats du programme national iranien de prevention des maladies chroniques des l'enfance : l'etude CASPIAN

The CASPIAN Study aims to implement a school-based surveillance system for prevention of noncommunicable diseases from childhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The baseline survey was conducted from November 2003 to May 2004 in 23 provinces among 21 111 school students aged 6-18 years and their pa...

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Published inEastern Mediterranean health journal Vol. 15; no. 2; pp. 302 - 314
Main Authors Motlagh, M.E, Kelishadi, R, Ardalan, G, Gheiratmand, R, Majdzadeh, R, Heidarzadeh, A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published World Health Organization 01.03.2009
Subjects
Children
Chronic diseases
Chronic diseases in children
Demographic aspects
Diseases
Prevention
Risk factors
Iran
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Summary:The CASPIAN Study aims to implement a school-based surveillance system for prevention of noncommunicable diseases from childhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran. The baseline survey was conducted from November 2003 to May 2004 in 23 provinces among 21 111 school students aged 6-18 years and their parents. The data collected included: birth weight and current anthropometric measurements; dietary and exercise habits; family history of chronic diseases; and knowledge about prevention. Fasting blood sugar and lipid profile were assessed in a subsample of 4811 students. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] L'etude CASPIAN vise a mettre en place un systeme de surveillance en milieu scolaire en vue de la prevention des maladies non transmissibles des l'enfance en Republique islamique d'Iran. L'etude de reference a ete menee de novembre 2003 a mai 2004 dans 23 provinces aupres de 21 111 eleves ages de 6 a 18 ans et leurs parents. Les donnees suivantes ont ete recueillies : poids de naissance et mesures anthropometriques au moment de l'etude ; habitudes alimentaires et pratiques en matiere d'activite physique ; antecedents familiaux de maladies chroniques ; et connaissances sur la prevention. On a etabli la glycemie et le profil lipidique a jeun d'un sous-echantillon de 4 811 eleves.
ISSN:1020-3397
1020-3397