Long-Term Fluctuations in Traumatic Symptoms of High School Girls Who Survived from the 2011 Japan Tsunami: Series of Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Surveys

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 1002-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahide Usami ◽  
Yoshitaka Iwadare ◽  
Kyota Watanabe ◽  
Masaki Kodaira ◽  
Hirokage Ushijima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
2011 Japan Tsunami ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Traumatic Symptoms

Relationship between breastfeeding and obesity in high school girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (8) ◽  
pp. 1003-1008
Author(s):  
Mahnaz Mardani ◽  
Sadegh Rezapour ◽  
Fereshteh Hajipour
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Type ◽  
Parental Occupation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
School Girls

AbstractObjectivesSome factors in infancy can play a role in the development of adolescent obesity. Understanding these factors can help prevent early complications in adolescents associated with obesity in adulthood. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school girls in Khorramabad and its relationship with breastfeeding history.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study. This study was conducted in 832 high school girls during the academic year 2016–2017. Samples were selected by multi-stage random sampling. General questionnaires, physical activity, and 24-h food questions were completed through interviews with students. Data regarding breastfeeding was obtained by mothers.ResultsThe prevalence of overweight and obesity in the study population was 16.3 and 5.8%, respectively. Overweight and obesity had a significant association with breastfeeding history (p = 0.001), while there was no significant relationship between overweight and obesity with school type, student’s age, parental occupation, education Parents, household size, birth rate, physical activity, and energy intake.ConclusionsThe results of this study showed that breast feeding has a protective effect on overweight and obesity during adolescence. To reduce the incidence of overweight and obesity, necessary education regarding breastfeeding should be provided.

scholarly journals Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in High School Girls in Ilam, West Iran

Scientifica ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Jamalikandazi ◽  
Elham Ranjbar ◽  
Eskandar Gholami-Parizad ◽  
Zeinab Ghazanfari ◽  
Seyed-Ali Mostafavi
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Human Growth ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Anthropometric Indices ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls

Background. Adolescence is one of the most challenging periods for human growth and nutritional status. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional status and anthropometric indices in high school girls in Ilam.Methods. This cross-sectional study was performed on 360 domestic high school girl students chosen randomly by cluster sampling. Data were gathered through interviews performed by a dietitian to fill 24-hour dietary recall and food frequency and demographic questionnaires. Then we performed the anthropometric measurements and we compared the results with CDC2000 standards. We analyzed our data by N4 food analyzer and SPSS16 software.Results. The prevalence of obesity and overweight was 5% and 10.8%, respectively. Simultaneously, the prevalence of underweight was 20.2%. The prevalence of stunting was 5.8%. We also showed that 50% of high school girls in Ilam suffered from severe food insecurity, 14.7% suffered from mild insecurity, and 4.7% get extra energy from foods. Food analysis showed that micronutrients such as zinc, iron, calcium, folate, fiber, magnesium, and vitamin B12 were less than what is recommended by the RDA.Conclusion. Undernutrition and overnutrition are completely prevalent among girls studied in Ilam. This needs further acts and investigations in the field and more nutritional and health educations.

scholarly journals How Menstruation Is Perceived by Adolescent School Girls in Gedeo Zone of Ethiopia?

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Zelalem Belayneh ◽  
Moges Mareg ◽  
Birhanie Mekuriaw
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Living Alone ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Age Of Menarche ◽  
Maternal Educational Status

Introduction. Perception regarding menstruation is insufficiently acknowledged. Lack of adequate perception towards menstruation may make girls vulnerable to mental, emotional, and physical problems. This might also be a reason for the failure of menstrual hygiene practice which in turn can have multiple social and health consequences. Objective. To assess the perception and correlation regarding menstruation among adolescent high school girls in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia. Methods. An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among a randomly selected 791 adolescent high school girls at the Gedeo zone through the multistage sampling technique. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. The data were entered to EPi Info version 3.5 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for analysis. Frequency tables were used to describe study variables. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was computed to determine the level of significance. Result. From a total of 806 adolescent girls that were invited to participate in the study, 791 (98.1%) participated. The mean (±SD) age of respondents was 16.3 (±4.7) years. Living alone in dormitories {OR = 1.75 CI = (1.07, 2.85)}, lower maternal educational status {OR = 4.03, CI = (2.41, 6.74)}, and age of menarche before 12 years {OR = 2.07, CI = (1.02, 4.24)} were factors statistically associated with unfavorable perception regarding menstruation. Conclusion. Most high school girls had an unfavorable perception regarding menstruation. Living alone, lower maternal educational status, and age of menarche before 12 years were factors with statistically significant association with unfavorable perception regarding menstruation. This demonstrates a need to design and implement advocacy programs.

scholarly journals Prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school girls in Ardabil, Iran

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 486
Author(s):  
Ghasem Fattahzadeh-Ardalani ◽  
Rahim Masoumi ◽  
Firouz Amani ◽  
Anahita Zakeri
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Important Health ◽  
School Girls

Background: Overweight and obesity and its problems are the most important health and nutrition issues of adolescents in developed countries. This study aimed to determine prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school girls in Ardabil.Methods: As a cross sectional study height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured. BMI and WHR were used to assess the overweight and obesity. Data analysed by statistical methods in SPSS.19.Results: The mean age of students was 16.6±1.1 years.  0.25 of students were in age 16.  According to BMI, 8.8% of all students have overweight. According to the WHR, 72 (35.1%) had WHR >0.8 which were in unhealthy high risk group.Conclusions: Results showed that the rate of overweight and obesity in high school girls in Ardabil was lower than many studies in country. So, programming for rising their knowledge about obesity related factors and increasing their physical activity and modify feeding behaviour is essential.

Social and Psychological Factors Related to Risk of Eating Disorders Among High School Girls

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 169-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwa M. Alfoukha ◽  
Ayman M. Hamdan-Mansour ◽  
Manar Ali Banihani
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Body Shape ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Model Of Care ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Correlational Design ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls

Prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) has increased among adolescents in Arabic and Western countries. The purposes are to identify the risk of ED and psychosocial correlates of risk of ED among high school girls in Jordan. The researchers employed a cross-sectional, correlational design using 799 high school girls from governmental and private schools in the central region of Jordan. The results indicate that prevalence of the risk of ED was 12%. The risk of ED had significant and positive correlation with body shape dissatisfaction, self-esteem, psychological distress, and pressure from family, peers, and media ( p < .001). Body shape dissatisfaction, low self-esteem, negative peer pressure, and being young were significant predictors of the risk of EDs. Risk of ED is highly prevalent among high school girls, and school nurses need to adopt a model of care addressing the risk factors while caring for high school girls.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Menarche Age and Body Mass Index (IMT) Youth in Palembang City

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-22
Author(s):  
Felicia Linardi ◽  
Aditiawati ◽  
Minerva Riani Kadir
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Junior High School ◽  
Junior High ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Age Of Menarche

AbstractConcern regarding secular trend of declining age of menarche has increased in the last few decades. Prevalence ofchildhood and adolescents obesity in Indonesia has also increased lately while some studies suggest that increasedbody mass index associates with the early onset of puberty which known to be the risk factor of many healthproblems. This study aims to investigate whether age of menarche is associated with body mass index in adolescents inPalembang. Sample of this cross sectional designed study was elementary and junior high school girls from 8 schools inPalembang taken with stratified random sampling. A total of 388 respondents met the inclusion criteria. Age ofmenarche and body mass index got from the questionnaire and anthropometric examination were analysed using Chi-square test. Out of 388 respondents, 49.5% experienced menarche at the earlier age than the mean age of menarcheof 12.36 years and 20.1% were classified as overweight and obese. The average menarcheal age of overweight andobese respondents was earlier than those classified as normal and underweight. This study proved that there is ahighly significant association between age of menarche and body mass index with the p-value of 0.000 (Chi-squaretest). There is a highly significant association between body mass index during peripubertal period and the age ofmenarche. Strict monitoring on body mass index of elementary and junior high school girls is necessary to preventearly puberty.

scholarly journals A comparative study on prevalence of anaemia among urban and rural adolescent high school girls of Davangere, Karnataka

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (12) ◽  
pp. 4638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dayalaxmi T. Shedole ◽  
Vidya G. S. ◽  
A. Suryakantha H. ◽  
B. Vijayakumar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Anaemia ◽  
Formative Period ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Major Health Problem ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Rural Adolescent

Background: Adolescence is the formative period of life when the maximum amount of physical, psychological, and behavioural changes take place. During this stage the requirement of nutrition and micronutrients is relatively high. Therefore, adolescents, especially girls, particularly those between the ages of 12–15 years, are vulnerable to iron deficiency mainly because requirements are at a peak. This study was planned to highlight the problem of anaemia in adolescent females. The objectives were to study the prevalence and severity of anaemia among urban and rural adolescent high school girls and to compare the prevalence and severity of anaemia among urban and rural adolescent high school girls.Methods: A school based cross sectional study was done for a period of one year (December 1, 2014 to November 30, 2015) among 650 adolescent high school girls of Davangere city and field practice area of JJM Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka. Colour scale for haemoglobin was used for Hb estimation. Results: The overall prevalence of anaemia was 84.46%; prevalence was more in rural area (96.88%) than urban area (72.42%). The prevalence of mild, moderate and severe anaemia is 53.69%, 17.54% and 13.23%. Overall the severity of anaemia was highest among rural adolescent high school girls compared to that of urban adolescent high school girls. Conclusions: The prevalence of anemia was higher among rural girls compared to urban girls considering it to be a major health problem among the adolescents in rural areas.  

scholarly journals A study of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent school girls in rural and urban field practice area of RajaRajeswari Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 665
Author(s):  
Kanchanaganga Hassan Kailasraj ◽  
Vidya Basavaraju ◽  
Jayanth Kumar ◽  
Shashikala Manjunatha
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Reproductive Tract ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Urban Girls ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Knowledge And Practice

Background: The word adolescent is derived from Latin word adolescence which means to grow into maturity. Adolescence is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood. WHO has defined adolescence as the age group 10-19 years. These are formative years when maximum amount of physical, psychological, developmental and behavioral changes take place. In India adolescent girls accounts for a little more than one- fifth of the population. The onset on menstruation is one of the most important changes occurring among the girls during the adolescent years. The event of menarche may be associated with taboos and myths existing in our traditional society which has a negative implication for women’s health, particularly their menstrual hygiene. Women having better knowledge regarding menstrual hygiene and safe practices are less vulnerable to reproductive tract infections.Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The sample size of 184 is obtained in each group and rounded off to 190 (urban and rural schools). The duration of the study was for 5 months among adolescent high school girls in randomly selected schools.Results: The mean age of urban girls was 12.87±0.94 years whereas rural girls it was 12.85±0.86 years. Among 380 study subjects 43.4% were aware about menstruation before attaining menarche, 62.4% were aware that menstruation is a natural process. Majority of study subjects (58.9%) were using sanitary pads during menstruation and 46.8% of study subject’s changes absorbents twice a day. Conclusion: Knowledge and practice regarding menstrual hygiene among adolescent high school girls is better in rural area as compared to urban adolescent high school girls.

Food Insecurity is positively related to Dietary Inflammatory Index in Iranian high school girls

2020 ◽  
Vol 90 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 318-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elnaz Daneshzad ◽  
Sima Ghorabi ◽  
Hossein Hasani ◽  
Mahsa Omidian ◽  
Thelma Jane Pritzl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Food Security ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Dietary Inflammatory Index ◽  
Northern Iran ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inflammatory Index ◽  
High School Girls ◽  
Food Security Status ◽  
School Girls

Abstract. Aim: To determine the association between food insecurity and Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) in high school girls. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 525 students aged 14–18 years in northern Iran. Dietary assessment was performed using a validated and reliable 147-food item questionnaire. DII was calculated on the basis of 30 available food parameters from this FFQ based on the standard means. The USDA 18-item standard food security questionnaire was used to assess the food security status. Linear regression was performed to determine the association between DII and food insecurity, with DII considered as an outcome and food security score as an exposure. Results: The average age of students was 16.13 ± 0.97 year. Mean BMI and menarche age was 22.64 ± 4.62 kg/m2 and 12.59 ± 1.09 year. The mean value of DII was −0.003 ± 1.72. Food insecurity prevalence was 40.8%. Protein, and vitamin D and B12 intake were lower in the food insecure group (P < 0.05). Energy intake, total fat and saturated fatty acid (SFA) were higher in the highest tertile vs. the lowest tertile of DII (P < 0.05). Carbohydrate, protein, fiber, magnesium, zinc, folate, selenium, vitamin A, B6, and C, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin and tea intake were lower in the highest tertile vs. the lowest tertile of DII (P < 0.05). There was a positive significant association between DII and food security status. Conclusion: It seems there is an association between DII and food security status. However, further well-designed studies in a different population are suggested.

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