Background: Mental health problems evolving from early childhood to adolescent period affect the processes of adaptation and capability in adulthood. Aims and Objectives: The study aims to study the prevalence of different types of behavioral disorders among children and early adolescents (6–12 years) and detect association between socio-demographic parameters and behavioral disorders as well as detect the behavioral problems for early treatment regarding their child’s behavioral problem. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective study was conducted in the pediatric OPD and Adolescent Clinic of Calcutta National Medical College from March 2019 to February 2020. 176 patients were included after proper sampling and consent. Semi-structured socio-demographic profile sheet was filled up by parents. Individual child was assessed for various behavioral disorders using the Child Symptom Inventory (CSI)-4 parent questionnaire where data were collected from parents by the investigator through a single time interview. Results: Prevalence of Anxiety disorders was highest in our study, with increased incidence in females. Autism in children was found to be associated with their low birth weight. High incidence of disruptive, impulse control and conduct disorder was seen among boys and mainly in children living with single parent and mothers working. Conclusion: The study is based on informants’ perceptions of the children’s behavior. The study enables understanding of the behavior of children and associated contexts which is essential to make an interventional plan tailored to the needs of the child in the long run.

Hypertension is a silent threat to the developing countries in recent times. The aim of this article was to determine the burden of prehypertension and hypertension among school-going children and the risk factors associated with those conditions. A cross-sectional study was conducted among school-going children (6–18 years) in seven schools of Burdwan, West Bengal, India, selected by stratified random sampling from March 2017 to August 2018. Anthropometric and blood pressure measurements were obtained along with sociodemographic parameters. Prehypertension and hypertension were defined as per American Pediatric Society's definition. Mean age of the study population was 11.3 ± 3.8 years (n = 604). Prevalence of prehypertension and hypertension was estimated to be 5% and 4.6%, respectively. Both prehypertension and hypertension were more common among children aged > 15 years (10.3% and 15.5%). In logistic regression, the independent determinants of hypertension were higher socioeconomic condition, increasing age, obesity, increased intake of junk food, parental hypertension, and obesity among first-degree relatives. Proper preventive measures are the need of the hour to tackle the emerging epidemic at its root. Periodic measurements of blood pressure at regular intervals are advisable at community levels to recognize high-risk children, control obesity, and prevent irreversible end organ damages.

Background: To determine the impact of multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS) caused by novel coronavirus infectious disease-2019 (nCOVID-19) more investigations are needed related to children and adolescents. Among several inflammatory markers, C-reactive protein (CRP), procalcitonin (PC), ferritin (F) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) can be easily done among infected cases to assess the inflammatory status even in asymptomatic cases.Objective: A systematic review and meta-analysis to compare MIS and non-MIS cases in relation to elevation of inflammatory marker in children and adolescents due to nCOVID-19.Method: Studies providing data on the prevalence of n-COVID-19 in children and adolescents (<21 years) were compared between MIS and non-MIS groups. All studies were selected from PubMed and other electronic database and PRISMA guidelines were followed for data abstracting. During screening and quality assessment, each article has been evaluated by two reviewers independently. For each parameter, the rate ratio and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were compared between increased and non-increased group through Forest plot model. Results:The present study indicated elevated range of all studied markers in the children during nCOVID-19 outbreak. The Forest plot indicated low heterogeneity for three studied markers, which can be the important parameter for identifying clinical feature of MIS during nCOVID-19.

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