Prevalence of Underweight , Overweight and Obesity among Urban Secondary School Students in Hadhramout , Yemen

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-213
Author(s):  
Noor Binkroom ◽  
Omar Bawazir
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Urban Secondary School

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and Perception Regarding Risk Factors of Overweight and Obesity Among Secondary School Students in Ikeja Local Government Area, Nigeria

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1391
Author(s):  
AzeezatA Oyewande ◽  
Amosu Ademola ◽  
TaofikA Okuneye ◽  
FelixO Sanni ◽  
AderinolaM Hassan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Local Government ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Local Government Area ◽  
School Students

scholarly journals Prevalence and risk factors of obesity among higher secondary school students in urban and rural schools of North Kerala

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 1851
Author(s):  
Urmila K. V. ◽  
Divya Krishnan K. ◽  
. Sudakaran ◽  
Muralikrishnan Nambiar
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Childhood Overweight ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Childhood Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Increased Risk

Background: Childhood overweight and obesity have become an important public health problem. Life style approach is required, and requires political and social commitment in addition to medical management. We investigated the prevalence of obesity and the association with risk factors relating to physical activities, in higher secondary school children of government and private schools.Methods: In 2015, we surveyed higher secondary students in North Kerala both in government and private sector schools. We measured height, weight and plotted Body mass Index on CDC (Child Developement Centre) charts. Factors affecting obesity like physical and sedentary activities (using Bharathy et al questionnaire) and school-based risk factors were also studied.Results: Multivariate logistic regression was done to evaluate the significance of these risk factors for overweight and obesity. On the basis of measurements taken in 496 higher secondary school students, the estimated provincial prevalence of overweight was found to be 7%, obesity 3% and malnutrition 18%. Children who studied in private school was found to have increased risk of overweight p=0.02 with odds ratio (OR of 2.97 95% confidence interval CI 1.27-6.97), whereas those who went to school by walking were at decreased risk (OR 2.78, 95% CI 1.16-6.65). Students involved in house hold chores for 4hours or more a week were associated with a decreased risk of overweight (OR 3.96, 95% CI 1.42-11.07) and those with less activity were at increased risk for obesity (OR 6.61, 95% CI 1.91-22.84).Conclusions: Home and schools provide important opportunities for public health initiatives for reducing childhood overweight and obesity. Children in private schools coming from higher socio-economic background are being less physically active and has thus susceptible to obesity and its consequences.

Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity among Secondary School Students of Bharatpur-10.

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Srijana Panthi ◽  
Hari Prasad Upadhyaya ◽  
Neeti Prasai ◽  
Meera Prasai ◽  
Priya Pathak
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Private School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Age Group ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family History Of Diabetes ◽  
Children And Adolescent

Background: Obesity is one of the major public health problems worldwide. The trend has been increasing in lower socioeconomic country like Nepal. Obesity and overweight are prevalent in all age groups and responsible for various health issues. Children and adolescent group are more vulnerable in developing countries like ours. So, this study is aimed to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity among secondary school students of Bharatpur-10.                   Methods: It was a cross-sectional study done on class 9 and10 (Two private and two government secondary schools) of Bharatpur-10 Municipality, Chitwan. A predesigned questionnaire was distributed among the students. Weight was recorded by standardized weighing machine and height by metallic measuring tape. Body mass index was calculated by appropriate formula. Results: There were 266 students (55.6% male and 44.6% female) in this study with the mean age of 14.91 years and majority (74.8%) were in age group 13-15 years. 9.77% students were overweight and 3% obese; overweight was prevalent in 8% male and 18% female students, and 6% public and 20% private school students. Students who take snacks during watching television were significantly overweight as compared to those who do not (13.33% vs 6.11%). There was no significant association between overweight and ethnicity/religion, type of family, number of siblings, family history of diabetes, socioeconomic status, food consumption frequency, hours of watching TV or not involving in physical activities in school. Conclusions: This study found a relatively high prevalence of overweight among female students of 13-15 years age group from private school. Also eating snacks during watching television is associated with a higher BMI.  

Aggression and Frustration among Rural and Urban Secondary School Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muddanagouda Patil
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Urban Students ◽  
Rural Students ◽  
Equal Size ◽  
School Students ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Frustration Level ◽  
Urban Secondary School

The present study aimed to assess the aggression and frustration level among rural and urban secondary school students. It was hypothesized that rural and urban secondary school students differ significantly on aggression and frustration. In order to verify the above hypotheses a sample of 120 students were selected from secondary schools. The sample includes equal size of rural (N=60) and urban (N=60) students. To aggression scale developed by Pal and Naqvi (1986) and the Frustration Scale developed by Chauhan & Tiwari (1999) was used. This scale was administered individually to the subjects. The data were subjected to ‘t’ analyses and the major findings of the study revealed that: rural students (mean=52.10) have more aggression then urban students (mean=47.89) of secondary school. There is 0.05 level significant differences between rural and urban students of secondary school on aggression. On frustration variable rural students (mean=50.05) have more frustration then urban students (mean=49.94) of secondary school, but they is no significant difference between both the group.

scholarly journals Analysis of Related Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Secondary School Students in Chongqing, China

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 104-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong-fang Liu ◽  
Da-mei Liu ◽  
Lin Shi ◽  
Bei Zhang ◽  
Ling-li Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Secondary School Students ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Related Factors
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