Predictors of food and physical activity patterns among schoolchildren in the region of Sousse, Tunisia.

Aim: To facilitate the improvement of future interventions, it's important to know the determinants of healthy behaviors. Our aim was to determine the predictors of healthy habits in a school based intervention study to promote healthy diet and physical activity among schoolchildren in the region of Sousse, Tunisia.

Methods: It was a quasi-experimental intervention study with two groups: control and intervention group with pre-post evaluation of nutrition and physical activity intention and behavior in each group.

Clinical and mycological features of onychomycosis in central Tunisia: a 22 years retrospective study (1986-2007).

Onychomycosis is the most frequently encountered nail disease and may be difficult to diagnose and treat. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, the clinical and mycological characteristics of onychomycosis in central Tunisia. It is a retrospective study performed over a 22-year period (1986-2007).

[Profile of tobacco use among the teachers of Sousse, Tunisia].

Objective: To examine the prevalence of tobacco use among the teachers in the region of Sousse (Tunisia) and to identify the factors, which determine this behavior.

Patients And Methods: It is a transactional study; using a self-administered and pre-tested questionnaire to 800 teachers.

Results: The population being studied was made up of 739 teachers including 50.

School-based Intervention to Promote Healthy Lifestyles in Sousse, Tunisia.

Background: Integrated actions against selected risk factors (i.e. smoking, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet) can lead to the reduction of major chronic diseases.