How to deal with sickness absence among primary school pupils? Adaptation of the "Medical Advice for Sick-reported Students" intervention.

Background: Missing school impacts both education and health. The purpose of this study was to address sickness absence in primary schools by adjusting the 'Medical Advice for Sick-reported Students' intervention for secondary schools. This was necessary because of fundamental differences in relation to the children's age and in the schools' organizational structure.

Process Evaluation of the Child and Youth Healthcare Intervention 'Medical Advice for Sick-Reported Students in Primary School' (MASS-PS).

School attendance is crucial for the development of a child. Sickness absence is the most common type of absenteeism and can be a red flag for underlying problems. To address sickness absence, the intervention Medical Advice for Sick-reported Students for Primary School (MASS-PS) was recently developed.

Stakeholder perspectives on primary school pupils and sickness absence - exploring opportunities and challenges.

School absenteeism and its underlying causes can have negative effects on the cognitive, psychosocial and health development of a child. Research in primary education shows high rates of sickness absence. Many stakeholders are involved in addressing school absenteeism, including primary school professionals, child and youth healthcare physicians, school attendance officers and parents.

The prevalence of sickness absence among primary school pupils - reason to be worried?

Background: Absence from school can lead to lower educational achievement and poor health. Little is known about school absence in primary education. This study's first aim was to examine the prevalence of school absence in primary schools and differing types of absence, including sickness absence.

[An infant with yellow spots in the mouth].

A 3-days-old infant was seen with jaundice and yellow spots in the oral mucosa . The jaundice was treated with phototherapy, after which the lesions became white. The spots appeared on the mucosa of the lower lip; their diameter was approximately 1 mm.