scholarly journals Prevalence of Ectoparasitic Infections and Other Dermatological Infections and Their Associated Factors among School Children in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nayana Gunathilaka ◽  
Nilmini Chandrasena ◽  
Lahiru Udayanga
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
School Children ◽  
Skin Disorder ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Medical Officer ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Skin Disorders ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Participants

Skin disorders are one of the commonest conditions among school children in developing countries. There are only a few published studies available from Sri Lanka on the prevalence of skin disorders. A community-based cross-sectional study was carried out among five government-run schools randomly selected from the district of Gampaha, Sri Lanka, during 2016-2017. A total of 41 students between 5 and 16 years of age were randomly selected from each school. Sociodemographic profile and hygienic behaviors of selected students were assessed using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Students were examined by a medical officer for the presence of different skin disorders. The chi-squared test of association and binary logistic regression were used for the identification of the significance of socioeconomic factors and hygienic practices among the study participants. A total of 205 school children participated in the study. The commonest skin disorder was pediculosis (42.0%; n=86), followed by dandruff (8.3%; n=17), fungal infections (6.8%; n=14), and scabies (1.5%; n=3). Almost one-fourth of the study participants (22.9%; n=30/131) had more than one disorder, majored by Pediculus captis infestation with dandruff. Over one-third (36.1%; n=74) were free of any skin disorders. The prevalence of skin disorders was significantly high among females (87.3%; n=110), compared to males (26.6%; n=21). Presence of long hair, higher family size, and limited number of rooms in the house were risk factors associated with the prevalence of skin disorders. The commonest skin disorder was pediculosis, while scabies and fungal infections were scarce among school children in the district of Gampaha, Sri Lanka. Implementation of health education and monitoring programs at the school level for maintaining the dermal health status of school children is recommended.

scholarly journals Assessment of magnitude of physical activity among rural high school children of Nelamangala taluk, Bengaluru: a cross sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 5181
Author(s):  
Nandish Kumar S. ◽  
Jyothi Jadhav ◽  
Ranganath T. S. ◽  
Vishwanatha .
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Activity Score ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Physical Activity Score ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Study Participants

Background: In India, more than two thirds of adolescents aged 11-17 years have insufficient physical activity. Though data on prevalence of physical activity among adolescents with reference to WHO criteria are available, very few studies have assessed the magnitude of physical activity. Hence, the study was conducted to assess the magnitude of physical activity among rural high school children of Nelamangala Taluk, Bengaluru.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 200 high school students from 6 co-education schools. Magnitude of physical activity was assessed using physical activity questionnaire for adolescents (PAQ-A), a self-reported, validated questionnaire.Results: Mean age of the study participants was 14.35 years. 112 (56%) of them were female and 123 (61.5%) of them were studying in 10th standard. 100 (50%) of them were from government or aided school. Final Physical activity score of study participants was 2.39±0.64. There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in the final physical activity score between males and females. Government or aided school participants had a better final score than those of private school and the difference was statistically significant. Final physical activity score decreased with their promotion to higher class. There was no significant difference between activity levels during physical education class across variables like sex, class studying and type of school.Conclusions: Physical activity was better among males, government school participants and those studying in lower class in comparison to their counterparts. Majority of this difference can be attributed to activities happening beyond the school hours. 

scholarly journals PSYCHOSOCIAL PROBLEMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS:A COMPARISON BETWEEN URBAN AND RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OF DEHRADUN

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Ashwani Sharma ◽  
Shantanu Aggarwal ◽  
Saumya Mohanty ◽  
Puneet Ohri ◽  
S. K Gupta
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Storm And Stress ◽  
Study Participants

Introduction:- Adolescence is the transitional stage of development between childhood and adulthood. Hall denoted this period as “Storm and Stress” and states “conflict at this developmental stage is normal” leading to psychosocial problems. This study is conducted to compare the psychosocial problems between adolescents in urban and rural area. Material and methods:- A Cross-sectional study was done in November 2018 in rural and urban schools of Dehradun. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire and analysed using Epi info software. Results:- A total of 170 students participated in the study out of which 111 were males and 59 females. Psychosocial problems were seen in 11.2% of study participants (11.7% in males and 10.1% in females. Conclusion and recommendations:- Psychosocial problems were seen on rise among adolescents and needs to be addressed at school level.

Prevalence of ADHD in Primary School Children, in Colombo District, Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
pp. 108705472110587
Author(s):  
Nazneen Nazeer ◽  
Yasodha Rohanachandra ◽  
Shamini Prathapan
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Adolescent Psychiatrist ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
School Based ◽  
State Schools

Objective: To determine prevalence of ADHD among primary school children in Colombo district, Sri Lanka. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 1,125 primary school children aged 6 to 10 years in Sinhala medium state schools in Colombo district. Prevalence was assessed with validated Sinhala version of Swanson, Nolan, Pelham—IV (SNAP-IV-S) scale where primary care givers and class teachers were the respondents and diagnosis was confirmed by a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Results: The mean age of the sample was 7.9 years ( SD = 1.2) and largely males ( n = 603, 56.6%). Overall prevalence of ADHD was 6.5% (95% CI [5.1, 8.1]) with combined as the commonest subtype. Prevalence was higher among males (9.6%) than females (2.9%) with a sex ratio of 1:3.8 and was highest in the 7 to 8 year old age group (7.4%–7.5%). Conclusion: School based screening enabling early detection of ADHD and timely referral is the need of the hour.

scholarly journals Status of active trachoma infection among school children who live in villages of open field defecation: a comparative cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Demoze Delelegn ◽  
Alemu Tolcha ◽  
Hunachew Beyene ◽  
Berhan Tsegaye
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Open Field ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Active Trachoma ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Open Field Defecation

Abstract Background Although many efforts are made by different stakeholders, magnitude of active trachoma remains high among children in Ethiopia. Open field defecation was found to be the main source of active trachoma. However, comparative information on the effect of open field defecation and non-open field defecation on active trachoma is scarce in Ethiopia. Methods Comparative community based cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1–30, 2019 in Boricha and Dale districts to assess prevalence of active trachoma among primary school children. We have selected four primary schools purposively from two districts in Sidama. Study participants were selected by using simpe random sampling method. Data were collected through face to face interview, direct observation and ophthalmic examination. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to assess factors associated with active trachoma infection among primary school children. Adjusted Odds Ratios with 95% confidence interval and p-value less than 0.05 were computed to determine the level of significance. Result From the total of 746 study participants, only 701 study participants gave full response for interview questions making a response rate of 94%. The overall prevalence of active trachoma infection was 17.5% (95% CI, 14.1–20.8) among primary school students. Specifically, prevalence of active trachoma infection was 67.5% among children who lived in open field defecation villages, but it was 88.5% among school children who live in Non-ODF Kebeles. Factors like: Living in open field defecation Kebeles (AOR = 2.52, 95% CI, 1.5–4.1), having ocular discharge (AOR = 5.715, 95% CI, 3.4–9.4), having nasal discharge (AOR = 1.9, 95% CI, 1.06–3.39), and fly on the face (AOR = 6.47, 95% CI, 3.36–12.44) of children were positively associated with active trachoma infection. However, finger cleanness (AOR = 0.43, 95% CI, 0.21–0.9) was protective factor against active trachoma infection in this study. Conclusion Significant variation in prevalence of active trachoma infection among school children between open filed and non-open field defecation Kebeles was observed. Surprisingly, the prevalence in open field defecation was significantly lower than non-open field defecation. Hence, this indicates active trachoma infection highly depends on the hand hygiene than environmental sanitation. Educational campaign of hand hygiene should be enhanced in the community for school students.

scholarly journals Prevalence of skin dermatoses among fishermen in Puducherry

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 603
Author(s):  
Sushree Sovana ◽  
Paquirissamy Oudeacoumar ◽  
Ramachandran Niranjjan ◽  
Saurabh Krishna Misra
Keyword(s):  
Bacterial Infection ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Fungal Infections ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
School Level ◽  
Skin Damage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Acute Urticaria ◽  
Palmoplantar Hyperkeratosis

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> Fishermen always work and reside in environmental conditions that are harmful to their health. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the magnitude of skin diseases among fishermen and the secondary objective was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices related to skin diseases and their prevention.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> This was a cross-sectional study carried out among 420 fishermen and women belonging to fishing area of Puducherry for a period of three months from December 2018 to February 2019.<strong></strong></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> The majority of the study populations (26.67%) were in the age group of 30-40 years. The majority were males (1.43%), 88.57% were married, 16.19% were illiterate whereas 42.86% studied up to the secondary school level. The majority (54.29%) were working for more than 12 hours daily. The majority (30.48%) were in the fishing occupation for more than 20 years. The non-infectious skin disorders were: sunburns (25.71%), palmoplantar hyperkeratosis (19.52%), melasma (14.05%), acute urticaria (7.85%), photoaging (2.86%), wrinkles (2.14%) and freckels (1.90%). Among infections, 10.48% had tinea infections followed by pityriasis versicolor in 7.38%, bacterial infection in 3.57%, onychomycosis and warts in 1.19% each respectively and all the study population had only one type of infection. All men in the study were not using sunscreens and any protective wares and they were not aware of sun induced skin damage.</p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The most common diseases encountered were sunburn, palmoplantar hyperkeratosis, melasma, acute urticaria, fungal infections, bacterial infection and photoaging. The fishermen were not using sunscreens and protective wares and they were unaware of solar skin damage.</p>

scholarly journals Nutritional Status Assessment of Adolescent School Going Children in Solukhumbu, Nepal

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-159
Author(s):  
Ang Tshering Sherpa ◽  
Neeti Singh ◽  
Puspa Babu Basnet ◽  
Mingmar Chhiring Sherpa
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Government School ◽  
Poor Health Outcome ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Status Assessment ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Height For Age

Introduction: Around 25% of the total population in Nepal is adolescents (10 to 19 years old). Nutritional programs in Nepal are targeted to young children and pregnant women but neglected among adolescent. Such approach may result poor nutritional status among them. This will lead to poor health outcome and poor academic performance among school children. Thus we aimed to study the nutritional status assessment of adolescent school children in Solukhumbu.Material and Methods: It was a cross sectional study conducted over a period of two and half months (May-July 2018) in a government school at Salleri, Solukhumbu, Nepal. Study participants are 192 students, both male and female, from the age group 10 to 17 years old. Body Mass Index and Height for age was determined by anthropometry. The interview was done by using structured questionnaires to elicit socio-demographic variables.Results: Among 192 students age 10-17 years old, 122(63.5%) were female and 70(36.5%) were male. The majority was Janajati 160(83.3%), Major religion was Hindu 99(51.6%) and Buddhist 93(43.2%), Agriculture was the major occupation of both parents. The literacy rate of the father is 63.2% and mother is 39.9 percent. The majority are underweight 53(27.6%), overweight 11 (5.7%) and obese 3(1.6%). Median Height for Age was 94 (±6.5) with a minimum of 76 and a maximum of 112 and 99(51.6%) are stunted.Conclusions: Stunting, underweight and overweight were prevalent among adolescent children in the school. The causes of these problems should be identified by doing further research and intervention should be done accordingly.

scholarly journals The factors associated with hearing impairment in school children

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prasan Norman ◽  
Mahendran Chandran ◽  
Pandiyan Kr ◽  
Kokila Selvaraj
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Otitis Media ◽  
School Children ◽  
Otitis Media With Effusion ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Level ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Suppurative Otitis Media ◽  
Foreign Body Impaction ◽  
Early Health

Background: The morbidity of ENT infections have increased considerably in recent decades, so that they are now amongst the most common chronic disorders of childhood. Awareness of hearing deficit is poor in India. The major proportion of childhood hearing impairment in developing countries is secondary to preventable causes. At the same time, even mild degrees of hearing impairment can affect proper learning in noisy class rooms where speech is produced at a distance. This in turn can have significant impact on the scholastic performance and overall development.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted to identify the factors leading to hearing impairment in school children aged 8years to 14 years in the schools in Vadamavanthal area during the months of January 2013 to July 2013. The students were interviewed through pre - tested questionnaire and aural examination was done by a qualified otolaryngologist.Results: Out of 700 school, 216(30.9%) school children were suffering from hearing impairment. 139 (19.9%) students were found to be suffering from impacted wax, 67 (9.6%) were suffering from otitis media with effusion, 17 (2.4%) students were suffering from chronic suppurative otitis media and 5 (0.7%) students were suffering from foreign body impaction in ear.Conclusions: Simple measures like regular screening for ear diseases and hearing assessment done at the school level can help identify hearing impairment which can be modified with early health education for students and teachers.

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