Anthropometry and Prevalence of Common Health Problems among School Going Children in Surathkal, Karnataka

Ar, Aroor; Sk, Airody; Mahale, RS; Shetty, Soumya; Ar, Rao

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2014/8769.5233

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“…18.9% children had dental caries in the present study and 22.9% in a study by Rao A et al 1 In the present study the prevalence was higher in primary school children. Dental caries was more prevalent in primary dentition, got better with secondary dentition.…”

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“…5 Aroor AA et al, reported 16% incidence of refractory error in children which was comparable with 19% in the present study. 1 In the present study, higher prevalence of refractory error was noted in the older children, may be due to undetected refractory errors since early childhood which kept adding up.…”

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“…Screening includes assessment of nutritional status and screening for common health problems like visual acuity, hearing impairment, dental caries etc. 1 Developed countries have guidelines and programmes for school health screening. There are no national programmes or guidelines for school health screening in India.…”

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Prevalence of health problems in suburban schools in Chennai, India

Kumar

Pasupathy

Chinnasami

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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INTRODUCTIONIn a developing country like India, there are many health problems in school children who are the wealth and future of our country, and they require special attention to meet their needs. Children spend most of their time at school which is not only an ideal place for learning and playing, but also for screening of health problems.Screening for health problems in children is an important aspect of any community health programme. A school health programme helps in early detection of health ABSTRACTBackground: School health programmes help in early detection of health problems but the literature about its effectiveness in India is sparse. Hence, this study was undertaken. The aim of the present study is to measure the weight, height and BMI in school children and to interpret it using the IAP growth charts, to estimate the prevalence of stunting, undernutrition, overweight, obesity, refractory errors, hearing impairment and dental caries in children and to compare the prevalence of above parameters among gender and age. Methods: This is a cross sectional study, conducted between January to March 2017 in 3 suburban schools in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. A total of 631 children in the age group of 6-18 years were screened by an expert team. Weight and height was measured using standard equipments, BMI was calculated and plotted on IAP growth charts. Vision was tested using Snellen chart by an optometrist. Dental evaluation was done by a dentist and hearing screening done by an audiologist using puretone audiometry. Statistical analysis was done using Chi-square test, P value of <0.05 was considered as significant. Results: Out of 631 children, 344 were boys and 287 were girls. 507 children belonged to the primary age group (6-12 years) and 124 children belonged to the secondary age group (12-18 years). The prevalence of stunting was 0.7% and was gradually decreasing with increasing age. The overall prevalence of thinness, overweight and obesity was 10.1%, 1.5% and 7.1% respectively. Underweight was more common among the primary age group whereas obesity was more commonly seen in secondary age group. The prevalence of weight abnormalities in both the age groups and sexes were statistically significant. 19% children had visual defects and the prevalence was more in older children. Dental caries was more commonly seen in primary dentition and the prevalence was 18.9%. Due to lack of ambient conditions, only severe hearing impairment was detected. 5 (0.8%) children had severe hearing impairment. Conclusions: The burden of health problems like malnourishment, refractory errors, dental caries and hearing impairment are high in school children. With the results of the present study, we can conclude that there is a need for implementation of school health screening programmes to detect these health problems at an early stage. To bring a significant change in the community, a dedicated national school health screening program is needed.

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Prevalence of health problems in suburban schools in Chennai, India

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Chinnasami

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“…Growth patterns are indicators of nutritional status of children and are important in developing intervention programmes. 2,6 Stunting and wasting are widespread among school-age children in developing countries. High levels of stunting among children suggest that there will also be a long-term deficit in mental and physical development that leaves children unable to take maximum advantage of learning opportunities in schools.…”

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“…It aims at early detection and treatment of certain disease conditions and preventive measures need to be taken in order to prevent them. 2 The physical growth of children is reflected by different anthropometric measurements especially weight and height. Anthropometry is used to characterize growth patterns and body composition.…”

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Assessment of dietary pattern of school going adolescents in a metro city: a cross sectional study

Meher

Nimonkar

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Childhood is considered as one of the most vulnerable age group, since, in developing country like India due to poverty and a particular socio-cultural pattern. Epidemiological evidences suggest a strong link between maternal and early childhood undernutrition and increased adult risk of various chronic diseases. The present study aims at assessment of assessment of dietary pattern of school going adolescent.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 440 school going children of class 9th,10th,11th,12th in a Government School at Kolkata, over a period of 6 months. The study participants were interviewed and their responses regarding their dietary patterns, habits, and knowledge about healthy dietary practices were noted down using pre-validated case record proforma. Their anthropometric records were also noted. Statistical analysis used: All the data was entered using Microsoft Excel software and analyzed using appropriate statistical tests with the help of SPSS statistical software.Results: Majority of children (50%) belonged to age group of 15-16yrs. The present study finds 48% prevalence of overnutrition and 12% undernutrition in school children.Conclusions: Developing countries like India shows the double burden of nutritional disorders, undernutrition as well as overnutrition due to limited availability of resources on one hand and western food habits, junk/fast food habits on the other hand respectively.

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Screening for vision impairment and ocular morbidities among adolescents and young adults in urban and rural areas of southern part of India

Mohandas

Chandrashekarappa

Dowerah

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Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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Introduction: Globally 1.3 billion people suffer from vision impairment, 80% of which are due to avoidable causes. The prevalence of childhood blindness in developing countries is 1.5 per 1000.30% of blind people in India lose eyesight before the age of 20, hence early diagnosis and correction becomes imperative Objectives: To determine the burden of vision impairment using Snellen's chart and other ocular morbidities among adolescents and young adults in urban and rural areas of Southern part of India. 2. To determine the association of age, gender and place of residence with vision impairment among them. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted as part of annual health check-up in 50 schools, colleges in southern part of India, during 2018India, during -2019 students between 10 and 25 years were screened for visual acuity using Snellen's chart and ocular morbidities. Data was entered in Excel and analysed using SPSS Version 23. Descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation, percentages and inferential statistical tests like chi square test was used. Results: 4.2% had vision impairment (< 6/12). 5.2% and 3.2% students residing in urban and rural areas and 4.1% of adolescents and 5.6% of young adults had vision impairment. Gender, place of residence and age groups were significantly associated with visual impairment. Prevalence of various ocular morbidities were bacterial conjunctivitis (0.13%), squint (0.13%), stye (0.1%), conjunctival xerosis (0.1%) and allergic conjunctivitis (0.05%) Conclusion: Significant proportion of the adolescents and young adults had vision impairment. Periodic screening and correction would be effective solution

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Anthropometry and Prevalence of Common Health Problems among School Going Children in Surathkal, Karnataka

Cited by 9 publications

References 11 publications

Prevalence of health problems in suburban schools in Chennai, India

Prevalence of health problems in suburban schools in Chennai, India

Assessment of dietary pattern of school going adolescents in a metro city: a cross sectional study

Screening for vision impairment and ocular morbidities among adolescents and young adults in urban and rural areas of southern part of India

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