Ergonomics of school workplaces as an important factor in preserving the health of adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 60 (11) ◽  
pp. 707-709
Author(s):  
A. V. Ablyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
School Children ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Working Posture ◽  
Working Postures ◽  
Almost All

Introduction. Workplaces of adolescents in school may create risk factors for disorders of the musculoskeletal system, which affect the work ability and quality of future life. The aim of this study was to assess the rationality of the working posture of adolescents at school using the analysis of goniometric indicators. Materials and methods. A total of 414 jobs were studied: 244 primary school children and 170 senior school children. Plots of working postures of teenagers were constructed, and goniometric indicators were compared with the recommended ranges. Results. Almost all goniometric indicators were found to have deviations from the recommended ranges, none of the adolescents had all 8 or at least 7 goniometric indicators included in the range of recommended values, which leads to the formation of an irrational working posture.

Ergonomic approaches to the organization of workplaces of teenagers at school

2020 ◽  
pp. 533-533
Author(s):  
V. A. Ablyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Musculoskeletal System ◽  
Work Ability ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Visual Analyzer

The ergonomics of workplaces in the educational environment makes a significant effect on adolescents’ health, may create risk factors for disorders of the musculoskeletal system and the visual analyzer, which affect the work ability and quality of future life.

Effects of MyBFF@school Intervention in Health-related Quality of Life among Overweight and Obese Primary School Children

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zahari Ishak ◽  
Suet Fin Low ◽  
Wan Abdul Hakim Wan Ibrahim ◽  
Abqariyah Yahya ◽  
Fuziah Md. Zain ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Well Being ◽  
School Functioning ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

<p>Obesity has been shown to impact the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) among children. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of MyBFF@school program on HRQOL among overweight and obese primary school children in Malaysia. KINDL<sup>R</sup> Questionnaire was used to collect data on their HRQOL before and after the program. ANCOVA was used to analyse the comparison between intervention and control group after 6 months. There are significant effect on family functioning, F(2,1103)=7.452, p<0.05 and school functioning, F(1,1117)=7.103, p<0.05 after the intervention. Effects can also be seen on physical well-being, emotional well-being and friends functioning. The program is effective in improving the HRQOL significantly in two dimensions namely the family and school functioning. In order to achieve greater overall success,social support should be an integral part of the program and stigma on obesity should be managed and reduced by including normal-weight children in the program.</p>

scholarly journals Risk Factors of Epistaxis in Primary School Children in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt

2021 ◽  
Vol 85 (2) ◽  
pp. 4035-4041
Author(s):  
Huda M. EL-Baz ◽  
Khalid A. Mohammed ◽  
Hanaa S. Said
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children

scholarly journals PERSONAL HYGIENE AND ANTHELMINTIC CONSUMPTION IN PREVENTION OF ENTEROBIASIS AMONG PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 265
Author(s):  
Ratna Muliawati ◽  
Mushidah Mushidah ◽  
Siti Musyarofah
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
First Grade ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Prevalence Odds Ratio

Background: Pinworm infection remains a global public health problem in Indonesia, with the highest prevalence in primary school–aged children. The government has made helminthiasis control efforts through annual deworming every six months, yet data on the enterobiasis prevalence and its risk factors are still limited. Purpose: This research aimed to determine the role of personal hygiene and anthelmintic or worm medicine consumption in the prevention of enterobiasis among primary school children. Methods: This research employed an analytic observational method with a cross-sectional design. The population used was primary school children in the Public Health Center (PHC) of Kaliwungu area, Kendal District, Central Java Province. The research sample was 150 students from first grade to third grade at 1 Primary Elementary School 1 Kutoharjo. The data sources were obtained from interviews of risk factors and perianal swab examinations. The data were analyzed by a chi-square test and multiple logistic regression. Results: The prevalence of pinworm infection among primary school children remains high (37.33%). The results of the multivariate analysis showed that there are three determinant variables of pinworm infections: not washing hands with soap before eating (p < 0.01; Prevalence Odds Ratio (POR) = 6.47; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = 2.87 < POR < 14.59); not washing hands with soap after defecation (p = 0.01; POR = 3.36; 95% CI = 1.40 < POR < 8.05); and not consuming anthelmintic drugs within the past six months (p = 0.03; POR = 2.43; 95% CI = 1.08 < POR < 5.50). Conclusion: Hand washing habits and annual deworming are important factors to prevent pinworm infections.

scholarly journals Toxocara infection: seroprevalence and associated risk factors among primary school children in central China

Parasite ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuai Wang ◽  
Haoran Li ◽  
Zhijun Yao ◽  
Pengju Li ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Henan Province ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Central China ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Toxocariasis is a zoonotic disease that poses a threat to public health worldwide. In the present study, we investigated the seroprevalence of Toxocara infection among primary school children in Henan province, central China, which was previously unknown. Sera from 2451 primary school children were collected from September 2015 to October 2018, and evaluated for anti-Toxocara antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The overall seroprevalence of Toxocara infection was 5.14% (126/2451). The main risk factors related to Toxocara infection identified in this study were the age of children, residence area of children, contact with cats or dogs, and exposure to soil. Hand washing before eating was considered to be a protective factor. These findings demonstrate that Toxocara infection is relatively common among primary school children in Henan province.

Risk factors for myopia progression in second-grade primary school children in Taipei: a population-based cohort study

2017 ◽  
Vol 101 (12) ◽  
pp. 1611-1617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chih-Chien Hsu ◽  
Nicole Huang ◽  
Pei-Yu Lin ◽  
Shao-You Fang ◽  
Der-Chong Tsai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Second Grade ◽  
Myopia Progression

scholarly journals Quality of life in primary school children: The Health Oriented Pedagogical Project (HOPP)

2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (21_suppl) ◽  
pp. 68-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Ringdal ◽  
Gerd Inger Ringdal ◽  
Helene Kristin Olsen ◽  
Asgeir Mamen ◽  
Per Morten Fredriksen
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Aerobic Fitness ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Handgrip Strength ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Level Of Education

Aims: The primary aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between parents’ level of education, measurements of physical attributes, and quality of life in a general sample of primary school children. Methods: The children’s and the parents’ versions of the Inventory of Life Quality in Children and Adolescents (ILC) were used to measure health-related quality of life (QOL) in 2140 school children (response rate 93%) and 1639 parents (response rate 71%) recruited from nine primary schools in Norway. A set of physical characteristics were also measured in the children: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, average daily minutes of physical activity, aerobic fitness, and handgrip strength. Results: The regression analysis showed stronger relationships between the covariates and QOL for the parents’ assessments than for the children’s. Parents’ level of education was significantly related to children’s QOL, with the strongest association for parental QOL assessment. Among the physical variables, aerobic fitness ( B = 0.01, p > .001 in both samples), and handgrip strength in the parents’ sample ( B = 0.21, p < .05) were significantly related to the children’s QOL. Conclusions: The present study replicated the well-known finding that parents’ sociodemographic status is important for children’s QOL. Our new contribution is to show that the physiological variables aerobic fitness and muscular strength also contributed significantly to explain variance in QOL. This opens up interesting perspectives on how to improve QOL among children through more emphasis on physical activity and physical fitness in schools.

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