ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS AMONG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

Epidemiology ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 14 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S72
Author(s):  
E H Ha ◽  
H Park ◽  
B E Lee ◽  
N H Kim ◽  
J T Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Environmental Risk Factors ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection among elementary school students

2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Kadek Adit Wiryadana ◽  
I Wayan Ardyan Sudharta Putra ◽  
Putu Diah Saraswati Rahayu ◽  
Made Martha Pradnyana ◽  
Made Lady Adelaida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Helminth Infection ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Endemic Areas

Background Helminth infection remains a health problem, especially in school-aged children. Mass eradication programs with a single dose of anti-helminthic drugs were employed by the local government in some endemic areas in Bali. However, the effectiveness of the programs has not been well evaluated.Objective To investigate prevalence and possible risk factors of helminth infection, including nutritional status, in elementary school students from endemic areas who participated in mass eradication programs.Methods This cross-sectional study involved 126 students from Elementary School No. 3 Gegelang, Karangasem, Bali, a location that had recently undergone a mass eradication program. Diagnoses were based on direct smear examination of fecal specimens. Information on suspected risk factors and nutritional status were collected by questionnaire and anthropometric measurement, respectively. Statistical analyses included Chi-square and odds ratio, using SPSS v21 software.Results The prevalence of helminth infection was 31.7% with etiologies of Trichuris trichuria (75%), Ascaris lumbricoides (17.5%), or both infections (7.5%). Habits of not using footwear [OR=4.88; 95%CI 1.15 to 20.65], not keeping nails trimmed [OR=3.33; 95%CI 1.07 to 10.37], and absence of a proper toilet [OR=4.31; 95%CI 1.93 to 9.64] were found to be significant risk factors for helminth infection. However, we found no significant association between helminth infection and nutritional status, although a considerable number of students had less than normal reference values, in terms of weight, height, and BMI for age.Conclusion The prevalence of helminth infection continues to be high, with personal hygiene and sanitation as significant risk factors. History of mass eradication programs did not confer an effective protection against helminth infection.

scholarly journals Occupational and environmental risk factors for respiratory symptoms in rural Beijing, China

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 1525-1531 ◽  
Author(s):  
L-X. Zhang ◽  
D.A. Enarson ◽  
G-X. He ◽  
B. Li ◽  
M. Chan-Yeung
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Respiratory Symptoms ◽  
Environmental Risk Factors ◽  
Beijing China

scholarly journals Soil Transmitted Helminths Infection in Elementary School Students in Highland and Lowland Areas of Gianyar Regency

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-330
Author(s):  
Ni Made Nuryanti ◽  
I Made Subrata
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
Highland Area ◽  
Lowland Area ◽  
Analytic Design

Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) Infection is a worm infection which is transmitted through soil. STH is still a public health problems around the world, including Indonesia. The tropical climates of Indonesia is a suitable environment for viability of STH. The prevalence of STH in Bali since 2003-2007 reached 40.94%-92.4%. The altitude of an area may affect the rate of STH infection. The rate of STH infection is higher on population in highland area compared to lowland area. This study aimed to identify risk factors of STH infection in elementary school students in highland and lowland area in Gianyar Regency. This study used cross sectional analytic design and was conducted in 2016. The total samples of this study were 104 students which were consisted of 53 students in highland area and 51 students in lowland area. The samples were collected using cluster random sampling technique. The specimens were examined using Kato-katz method. The results showed that the prevalence of STH infection in elementary school students in highland area (28.31%) was higher than in lowland area (1.96%). In lowland area, the risk factor could not be clearly identified because there was only one student with a positive STH infection. Meanwhile, the identified dominants risk factors which influence STH infection in highland area were habit of washing hands using soap (AOR=24.99), fingernails cleanliness (AOR= 13.19) and parents income (AOR=18.83).

scholarly journals Perception of Environmental Risk Factors Scale for the primary school students

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 3150
Author(s):  
Nilüfer Özabacı ◽  
Eda Yeşilkaya
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Environmental Risk ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Environmental Risk Factors ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Primary School Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Family Attitudes ◽  
Family Perceptions

The purpose of this study was to develop a scale to determine the effect of perception of environmental risk factors on primary school students. The participants of this study were 409 students of both low and high socio-economic level from 2 primary schools in Gaziantep. Confirmatory factor analysis and path analysis were used for scale development study. As a result of the analysis, it has been determined that the scale has a structure composed of six subscales and 55 items. Subscales of the scale are; perceptions of in school experience, perceptions of oneself, perceptions of family attitudes, perceptions of family interactions, perceptions of problems within the family, perceptions of the nearest living area. Cronbach Alpha for the scale was found to be .85.

Prevalence of Urinary Tract Infections and Its Risk Factors in Elementary School Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 194-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Handan Zincir ◽  
Zeliha Kaya Erten ◽  
Filiz Özkan ◽  
Ümit Sevig ◽  
Mürüvvet Baser ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Urinary Tract Infections ◽  
School Students ◽  
Tract Infections

scholarly journals Risk factors of soil-transmitted helminth infection among elementary school students

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 295
Author(s):  
Kadek Adit Wiryadana ◽  
I Wayan Ardyan Sudharta Putra ◽  
Putu Diah Saraswati Rahayu ◽  
Made Martha Pradnyana ◽  
Made Lady Adelaida ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Helminth Infection ◽  
Significant Risk ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
School Students ◽  
Endemic Areas

Background Helminth infection remains a health problem, especially in school-aged children. Mass eradication programs with a single dose of anti-helminthic drugs were employed by the local government in some endemic areas in Bali. However, the effectiveness of the programs has not been well evaluated.Objective To investigate prevalence and possible risk factors of helminth infection, including nutritional status, in elementary school students from endemic areas who participated in mass eradication programs.Methods This cross-sectional study involved 126 students from Elementary School No. 3 Gegelang, Karangasem, Bali, a location that had recently undergone a mass eradication program. Diagnoses were based on direct smear examination of fecal specimens. Information on suspected risk factors and nutritional status were collected by questionnaire and anthropometric measurement, respectively. Statistical analyses included Chi-square and odds ratio, using SPSS v21 software.Results The prevalence of helminth infection was 31.7% with etiologies of Trichuris trichuria (75%), Ascaris lumbricoides (17.5%), or both infections (7.5%). Habits of not using footwear [OR=4.88; 95%CI 1.15 to 20.65], not keeping nails trimmed [OR=3.33; 95%CI 1.07 to 10.37], and absence of a proper toilet [OR=4.31; 95%CI 1.93 to 9.64] were found to be significant risk factors for helminth infection. However, we found no significant association between helminth infection and nutritional status, although a considerable number of students had less than normal reference values, in terms of weight, height, and BMI for age.Conclusion The prevalence of helminth infection continues to be high, with personal hygiene and sanitation as significant risk factors. History of mass eradication programs did not confer an effective protection against helminth infection.

scholarly journals Association of Myopia in Elementary School Students in Jiaojiang District, Taizhou City, China

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Xin Lu ◽  
Congcong Guo ◽  
Bin Xu ◽  
Chenwei Hou ◽  
Xiaoming Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Logistic Analysis ◽  
School Based ◽  
Uncorrected Visual Acuity ◽  
Hereditary Factors

Background. The aim of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of myopia in elementary school students and to assess the risk factors for myopia. Methods. This school-based cross-sectional study was performed on students from two elementary schools in Jiaojiang, Taizhou City, China. A total of 556 students, whose age ranged from 9 to 12 years, were included. The uncorrected visual acuity and noncycloplegic refractive error tests were performed to determine the myopia. Each student was asked to fulfill the questionnaire about the possible factors associated with myopia. Multivariate logistic analyses of risk factors were conducted. Results. The overall prevalence of myopia among those students was 63.7%, ranged from 53.4% in grade 4 to 72.5% in grade 6. Multivariate logistic analysis showed that adjusting the height of desks and chairs according to the changing height and the presence of myopia in parents were significantly associated with myopia in these students, respectively. Conclusions. Our results showed that myopia among elementary school students was associated with environmental and hereditary factors.

scholarly journals Effects of a school-based stroke education program on stroke-related knowledge and behaviour modification―school class based intervention study for elementary school students and parental guardians in a Japanese rural area

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. e017632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzuka Kato ◽  
Tomonori Okamura ◽  
Kazuyo Kuwabara ◽  
Hidehiro Takekawa ◽  
Masanori Nagao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Elementary School ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Elementary School Students ◽  
Intervention Study ◽  
Behavioural Change ◽  
Stroke Mortality ◽  
School Students ◽  
School Class ◽  
Stroke Education

ObjectivesThis study aimed to determine the effect of a stroke education programme on elementary school students and their parental guardians in a rural area in Japan that has high stroke mortality.DesignSchool class based intervention study.SettingEleven public elementary schools in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan.Participants268 students aged 11–12 years and 267 parental guardians.InterventionsStudents received lessons about stroke featuring animated cartoons and were instructed to communicate their knowledge about stroke to their parental guardians using material (comic books) distributed in the lessons. Stroke knowledge (symptoms, risk factors and attitude towards stroke) and behavioural change for risk factors were assessed at baseline, immediately after the programme and at 3 months. We also evaluated behavioural change for risk factors among parental guardians.ResultsThe percentage of students with all correct answers for stroke symptoms, risk factors and the recommended response to stroke was significantly increased at 3 months P<0.001). We observed a significant increase in the percentage of guardians who chose all correct symptoms (P<0.001: 61.0% vs 85.4%) and risk factors (P<0.001: 41.2% vs 59.9%) at 3 months compared with baseline. The percentage of parental guardians with a high behavioural response to improving risk factors was significantly increased at 3 months compared with baseline (P<0.001).ConclusionsIn a rural population with high stroke mortality, stroke education can improve knowledge about stroke in elementary school students and their parental guardians.Ethics and disseminationWe conducted the intervention as a part of compulsory education; this study was not a clinical trial. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (M27-026).

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