Occurrence of overweight, obesity and their associated risk factors among primary school pupils in Samarra/Iraq: a cross-sectional study.

Objective: To find the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the risk factors for increasing weight among young students.

Methods: The cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted during the 2018-19 academic year in Samarra, Iraq, after approval from the ethics review committee of Anbar University, Al Anbar, Iraq, and comprised primary schoolchildren aged 7-13 years regardless of gender. After collecting sociodemographic data, based on body mass index values, the children were categorised into malnourished <5th percentile, normal 5-84th percentile, overweight 85-97th percentile, and obese ≥97th percentile.

The Global Impact of Multisystemic Vulnerabilities on Criminal Variety: A Cross-Continental Study in Young Adults.

Previous research has shown a robust association between different childhood and adolescent vulnerabilities and youth offending. However, these investigations have primarily focused on youths from high-income Western countries. Consequently, the generalizability of these findings to better inform global justice policies remains uncertain.

Adverse childhood experiences and their relationship to gender and depression among young adults in Iraq: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are considered as universal public health problem that associate with mental disorders and risky behaviors during adulthood. The aims of the paper are to estimate the prevalence of Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among young adults in Iraq as well as to estimate the association between ACEs and depression.

Methods: A convenience sample of young adults of 18-20 years was chosen from centre and west of Iraq, mainly from universities.