Frontiers in Public Health | Children and Health

Original Research

Published on 22 Oct 2025

Mental health outcomes and rehabilitation challenges in children with orthopedic trauma: a public health survey from a pediatric rehabilitation center

in Children and Health

Shuyue Zheng
Lijie Cheng
Xiaoyu Zhao
Jihong Fang
Dunhui Li
Fengqin Wu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1652569

287 views

Original Research

Accepted on 21 Oct 2025

Clinical characteristics and mortality risk factors among hospitalized infants and children with pertussis in China: a retrospective study

in Children and Health

Shuhan Zheng
Feng Luo
Ying Su
Rongrong Dai
Xuan Deng
Yao Zhu
Yang Zhou
Hanqing He
Chun Zhen Hua
Hangjie Zhang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1663885

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Infant buccal telomere length: associations with maternal distress in pregnancy and offspring temperament

in Children and Health

Anna E. Soerensen
Bea R. H. Van den Bergh
Marijke A. K. A. Braeken
Marion I. van den Heuvel
Dries S. Martens
Stijn Vos
Tim S. Nawrot

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657714

460 views

Community Case Study

Published on 21 Oct 2025

A hybrid model for youth engagement in adolescent health studies: insights from the teen research advisors program at a Midwestern pediatric Academic Medical Center in the United States

in Children and Health

John Tumberger
Anna E. Burns
Michael Bartkoski
Mariah Brewe
Amelia Whittier
Kendyll Gethers
Ailisi Bogdon
Emerie Peterson
Stephani L. Stancil

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1668387

495 views

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Oct 2025

A scale for assessing the healthy of children aged 3-6 years in China —— Development and verification of the TCM constitution scale (3-6 years)

in Children and Health

Wenle LI
Siying Dong
Zhuqing Li
Shunqi CHEN
Yuyang Cai
Minghua BAI
Jia-Xu Chen
Ji Wang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1690212

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Oct 2025

A comparative analysis of noncommunicable disease risk among adolescents aged 12 to 18 in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, with regard to sex, school quantiles quintiles, and perceived stress

in Children and Health

Avela Mathe
Maria Maya Van Gent
Rudolph Leon Van Niekerk

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1672715

Original Research

Accepted on 20 Oct 2025

Caregiver Dynamics and Factors Affecting Health-Seeking Behaviors for Childhood Diarrhoea in Mukuru Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya

in Children and Health

Rahma Osman
Eric Ndombi
Mary Gitahi
Amos Njuguna
Mackwellings Phiri
Amha Mekasha
Nigel Cunliffe
Chisomo Msefula
Khuzwayo Jere
Daniel Asrat

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1670985

Perspective

Published on 20 Oct 2025

When culture meets child rights: Confucian ethics and legal challenges in mental health protection for minors in China

in Children and Health

Taoying Li
Long Zheng

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1691211

728 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Gender and depression: dual pathways influencing adolescents' physical activity and psychological wellbeing

in Children and Health

Dan Bai
Mingdong Wu
Ying Pang
Xiaoming Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1663388

860 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Oct 2025

Spatial distribution and determinants of Vitamin A Supplementation Nonreceipt among children aged 6–35 months in Ethiopia: A Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression Analysis

in Children and Health

Altaseb Beyene Kassssaw
Amare Abera Tareke
Gosa Mankelkl
Tamrat Anbesaw
Alemu Gedefie
Habtu Debash
Dawit Dawit Tamirat
Gashaw Abebe

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1483588

115 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Oct 2025

Sleep Patterns Among Middle School Students: A Three-year Longitudinal Study in the context of China's 'Double Reduction' Policy

in Children and Health

Jiansong Dai
Yan Huang
Yifan Zhao
Kai Xu
Zhongke Gu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1594904

140 views

Perspective

Published on 15 Oct 2025

Children’s exposure to herbicides in Jalisco, Mexico—a public health concern perspective

in Children and Health

Felipe de Jesús Lozano-Kasten
Alejandro Aarón Peregrina-Lucano
Josefina Fausto-Guerra
Norma Guadalupe Ruiz Velazco-Sandoval
Daniel Flores-Rodríguez
Horacio Guzmán-Torres

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1659996

603 views

Study Protocol

Accepted on 14 Oct 2025

Design and Methodology of a Cluster Randomized Factorial Trial to Optimize Implementation Strategies for The Healthy School Recognized Campus Initiative

in Children and Health

Jacob Szeszulski
Allyson Schaefers
Gabrielli T De Mello
Julie Gardner
Alisha George
Alexandra Macmillan Uribe
Chad Rethorst
Rebecca Seguin-Fowler
Lucy Xin

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1652485

116 views

Systematic Review

Accepted on 14 Oct 2025

Needs for Discharge Planning Among Parents of Preterm Infants in the NICU: A Systematic Review and Meta-Synthesis

in Children and Health

Jiaming Wu
Longli Li
Xin Guo
Xue Hu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1667721

140 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Global, regional, and national differences in the incidence and mortality of digestive congenital anomalies from 1990 to 2021, with projections for future trends

in Children and Health

Baihui Yan
Wei Li
Peng Li

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1640700

311 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

How can “small childcare” support “great happiness”? A study on inclusive childcare services for infants and toddlers aged 0–3 in Guangxi through the lens of the capability approach

in Children and Health

Zhoupeng Chen
Junzhu Liu
Chunhui Li
Qing Kang
Yi Tang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1664735

541 views