Background: Obesity is an abnormal or increased fat accumulation in the body. Body mass index (BMI) defined as a person weight in kilograms divided by the square of his height in meters (kg/m 2 ). It is a very simple index that more commonly used to identify overweight and obesity in adults. For childhood, the amount of body fat differs from that an adult because it differs according to the age and to the sex, so the BMI age-and sex-specific percentiles are used. Obesity in children is a real health problem worldwide especially in developed countries, as well as, it increases in developing countries. Childhood obesity predispose to type 2 diabetics, hypertension, liver and renal disease, cardiovascular diseases and adult obesity. Objective: To detect the prevalence and possible risk factors for childhood obesity in primary schools in Baqubah city from age 6 to 12 years. Patients and Methods: The study was cross-sectional study conducted on a random sample of 6 primary schools from different localities in Baqubah city, followed by a systematic random sample of 308 children aged from 6 to12 years of both sexes. A questionnaire sent to the parents to get information on socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, physical activity, family history of obesity and parents education and job. Children's height (cm), weight (Kg), and BMI-for-age were measured. Child's weight status was categorized based on WHO 2007 Growth Reference. This study was included 308 child, the mean age was 9.32±1.9year, 51.9% of the children were males, and 49.1% were female the mean BMI was 18.36±4. Only 2.5% of the studied sample were underweight, while 73.4%, 14.3% and 9.4% were of normal, overweight or obese respectively. Results: About 48% of children in this study eat sweets, 48.5% do regular sports, 48.7% watch TV or mobile for more than 2 hours daily. It was found that 34.7% of children got positive family history of obesity, regarding educational level of parents 39% of mothers and 42.9% of fathers got primary level of education and 33.1% of mothers, 31.2% of fathers got higher than secondary level. Conclusion:The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 23.7% in primary schoolchildren in Baqubah city. The study supports the multi factorial etiology of obesity It showed that sedentary life style, positive family history and eating un healthy foods are risk factors.

Background: Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Health Program (IMNCH) is an approach to offering solid evidence. It is used as a strategy to draw national and international investment into many initiatives to improve child health because it is diagnostically superior to conventional routine practice. Objective: To assess the knowledge and satisfaction rate among Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Health Program care takers. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in two sectors (The health care sector in baqubah first and second) that offers health services in Baquba city from 15th December 2015 to 1st of June 2016. A convenient sample of 150 cases were included in the study from the age of two month to five years. Data collected by special designed questionnaire that adopted from world health organization. Results: The result showed that 87.3 % of health providers prescribed oral medicine for child out of them 86.3% of service recipient know how many times day that should be given while 25.2% of them know how many days that should be given. oral rehydration solution was prescribed 31.3% of children majority of health takers 87.2% known quantity of water to maxed with one sachet of ORS Showed that 24.7% of service recipients bring back the child immediately to primary health care center when the child unable to drink or breast feed and 23% of service recipients bring back the child immediately when the child becomes sicker or develop fever or difficult breathing and 30%when the child breathing is fast or difficult breathing and 18% of service recipient were satisfied about care that provided for children while 82% of service recipients were not satisfied. Conclusion: The satisfaction rate of service recipients about the service that provided in primary heath care center in Baquba city were poor.

Background: Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Health Program (IMNCH) is an approach to offering solid evidence. It is used as a strategy to draw national and international investment into many initiatives to improve child health because it is diagnostically superior to conventional routine practice. Objective: To assess the knowledge and satisfaction rate among Integrated Management of Neonatal and Child Health Program care takers. Patients and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in two sectors (The health care sector in baqubah first and second) that offers health services in Baquba city from 15th December 2015 to 1st of June 2016. A convenient sample of 150 cases were included in the study from the age of two month to five years. Data collected by special designed questionnaire that adopted from world health organization. Results: The result showed that 87.3 % of health providers prescribed oral medicine for child out of them 86.3% of service recipient know how many times day that should be given while 25.2% of them know how many days that should be given. oral rehydration solution was prescribed 31.3% of children majority of health takers 87.2% known quantity of water to maxed with one sachet of ORS Showed that 24.7% of service recipients bring back the child immediately to primary health care center when the child unable to drink or breast feed and 23% of service recipients bring back the child immediately when the child becomes sicker or develop fever or difficult breathing and 30%when the child breathing is fast or difficult breathing and 18% of service recipient were satisfied about care that provided for children while 82% of service recipients were not satisfied. Conclusion: The satisfaction rate of service recipients about the service that provided in primary heath care center in Baquba city were poor.