Does a universal sleep education programme improve the sleep habits of primary school children?

Background: Prevalence of ear infections in primary school children in Nigeria is scarcely documented and available studies are mostly hospital based. The aim of this Community based study is to define the point prevalence of ear infections among school children.Methods: Using a multi- staged stratified sampling technique, 630 pupils aged 6-12years, attending Government owed primary schools in two local government areas in the South Western Nigeria were recruited for the application of a structured questionnaire, single examination and classification using their socioeconomic index. Results: Three hundred and seven (48.7%) were females and three hundred and twenty three (51.3%) were males. Chronic otitis media had the highest prevalence of 7.9%, followed by acute otitis media and otitis externa (3.2%) while otomycosis (1.6%) had the lowest. Majority of the infections were unilateral and more prevalent in the males. It was observed that all the ear infections were more prevalent in pupils from the low socioeconomic class although not statistically significant.Conclusions: These results shows that ear infections is still common in our primary schools and that socioeconomic status and sex of the pupils did not significantly affect the occurrence of these ear infections. There is a need to incorporate health education programme in schools to prevent ear infections and the attendant disabilities.

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Evaluation of the effectiveness of a primary preventive dental health education programme implemented through school teachers for primary school children in Mysore city

Journal of International Society of Preventive and Community Dentistry ◽

10.4103/jispcd.jispcd_326_16 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 82 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jaya Naidu ◽

B Nandlal

Keyword(s):

Health Education ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Dental Health ◽

Education Programme ◽

Primary School Children ◽

School Teachers ◽

Health Education Programme ◽

Preventive Dental

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Association between obesity and sleep disorders in primary school children: a cross-sectional study

Medical Journal of Indonesia ◽

10.13181/mji.v28i2.2645 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 167-73 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Thong Felicia Melinda ◽

Rini Sekartini

Keyword(s):

Primary School ◽

Sleep Disorders ◽

School Children ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Primary School Children ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Sleep Habits ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Prevalence Of Obesity ◽

Children’S Sleep

BACKGROUND The prevalence of obesity in primary school children in Jakarta has reached 14% in 2013. Among many disorders, obesity can cause sleep disorders. However, sleep disorders in children are often overlooked by parents, even though they can cause physical, social, and psychological impacts. Therefore, it is necessary to find the association between obesity and sleep disorders in primary school children. METHODS This cross-sectional study was performed between July–September 2015 on 107 children attending Menteng 01 Primary School, Jakarta. Children's weight and height were measured and then their parents filled out the brief infant sleep questionnaire (BISQ). The collected data were analyzed using chi-square. RESULTS In this study, 20.6% of the children were obese, which was higher than the prevalence of obesity in Jakarta. Meanwhile, sleep disorders occurred in 62.6% of children. Data about children’s sleep habits and parents’ opinion about their children’s sleep were obtained. It showed that snoring and parents’ opinion about sleep disorders were factors associated with children’s sleep disorder. Statistical analysis also showed a significant association between obesity and sleep disorders in children (p = 0.037). CONCLUSIONS The incidence of obesity in primary school children is high and is associated with sleep disorders.

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