Implementation evaluation of an iron supplementation programme in high-school students: the crosswise model.

Objective: To evaluate the implementation of the national health promotion programme (through nutritional education and Fe supplementation) among female high-school students in Iran and to assess the application of the crosswise model (CM) for evaluating the programme's implementation.

Design: Two cross-sectional surveys in female high-school students, one using the direct questioning (DQ) method and the other using the CM, were conducted. Two survey questionnaires used to collect the data contained questions about three aspects of the programme: delivering the Fe supplements, consuming them and holding nutritional training sessions.

Changes of Overweight and Obesity Prevalence Among School Children in North West of Iran After 3 Years Follow-up (2009-2011): A Longitudinal Study.

Background: Obesity and overweight among children is a major public health problem in developed and developing countries and has important health and economic implications. This longitudinal study aimed to assessing the prevalence trend of overweight and obesity in West Azerbaijan in North West of Iran.

Methods: This study was a longitudinal follow-up study and was conducted in school children at 2009-2011 year.

Trend of Overweight and Obesity, Based on Population Study among School Children in North West of Iran: Implications for When to Intervene.

Introduction: Childhood overweight and obesity is a major public health problem in both developed and developing countries. Overweight and obesity in children may have severe consequences later in a dolescence and adulthood. The aim of current study was to determine the prevalence trend of overweight and obesity in school-aged children from 2009 to 2011.