Relationship between socio-economic status and educational achievements of Ellisras rural primary school children, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Themane ◽  
LLJ Koppes ◽  
KD Monyeki ◽  
JWR Twisk ◽  
HCG Kemper
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
Socio Economic Status

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and environmental determinants of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in primary school children in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1515
Author(s):  
Ekemini Joseph Hogan ◽  
Mkpouto Udeme Akpan ◽  
Echey Ijezie ◽  
Kevin Bassey Edem
Keyword(s):  
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Attention Deficit ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Environmental Determinants ◽  
Hyperactivity Disorder ◽  
Socio Economic Status

Background: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-behavioural disorders of childhood. Environmental influences have been reported to be important in its aetiopathogenesis. There is a paucity of publications assessing the socio-demographic and environmental determinants of ADHD in Sub Saharan Africa. The aim was to determine the socio-demographic and environmental determinants of ADHD in primary school children in Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria.Methods: Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic teacher rating scale for ADHD was administered on 1174 pupils aged 6-12 years drawn from twelve primary schools in Ikot-Ekpene, Akwa-Ibom State, Nigeria. Parents of the selected pupils completed a proforma on their socio-demographics and environmental factors.Results: The mean age of the study population was 9.32  years with a male preponderance. ADHD was significantly associated with lower socio-economic status, being a product of multiple gestations, having parents with financial difficulty during the first few years of child’s life among others.Conclusions: ADHD is associated with common socio-demographic and environmental risk factors. Some of these factors such as low income and low socio-economic status are modifiable. Poverty alleviation, job security and empowerment of parents of children living in resource-poor settings is critical to reducing the prevalence of ADHD.

Health-related Measures of 6- and 10-year-old Irish Primary School Children by Sex and School Socio-economic Status

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 67-76
Author(s):  
Mai O'Leary ◽  
Tara Coppinger ◽  
Cian O'Neill ◽  
Seán Lacey ◽  
Elaine Rush ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Old Irish ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Multilingualism and multiliteracy in primary education in India: A discussion of some methodological challenges of an interdisciplinary research project

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 54-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ianthi Tsimpli ◽  
Lina Mukhopadhyay ◽  
Jeanine Treffers-Daller ◽  
Suvarna Alladi ◽  
Theodoros Marinis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
School Children ◽  
Cognitive Abilities ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Socio Economic Status ◽  
Indian Context ◽  
Methodological Challenges

In the Indian context, concerns have been raised for many years about the learning outcomes of primary school children. The complexity of the issue makes it difficult to advise stakeholders on what needs to be done to improve learning in primary schools in India. As it has been shown that low socio-economic status is one of the key factors that negatively affect learning outcomes, the focus of the Multilila project (‘Multilingualism and multiliteracy: Raising learning outcomes in challenging contexts in primary schools across India’) is on educational achievement among children of low socio-economic status. In following the development of language, literacy, maths and cognitive abilities of primary school children over two years we hope to throw new light on why multilingual children in India do not always experience the cognitive advantages associated with multilingualism in other contexts. This paper focuses on some of the methodological challenges faced by this project. After explaining the rationale for the study, we sketch the contribution this project can make to the discussion about cognitive advantages of bilingualism. We then focus on the Indian context before presenting the methodology of the project (design, participants, instruments and procedure). Finally, we summarize the key challenges for the project and possible solutions to those challenges, and present an outlook towards the future.

scholarly journals Physical fitness profile of rural versus urban primary school children in eThekwini district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oladapo Michael Olagbegi ◽  
Thayananthee Nadasan ◽  
Yoliswa Mazibuko ◽  
Esethu Mfenga ◽  
Khanyani Rangana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Physical Fitness ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Kwazulu Natal

scholarly journals Refractive status primary school school children in Mopani district, Limpopo Province, South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 65 (4) ◽  
pp. 125-133
Author(s):  
R. G. Mabaso ◽  
A. O. Oduntan
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Primary School ◽  
School Children ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Limpopo Province ◽  
Primary School Children ◽  
Vision Screening ◽  
Vision Correction ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
The Right

This article reports part of the findings of a study carried out to determine the causes, prevalence, and distribution of ocular dis-orders among rural primary school children in Mopani district of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Three hundred and eighty eight children aged 8 to 15 years were randomly selected from five randomly selected schools. Non-cycloplegic retinoscopy and auto-refrac-tion were performed on each child. The preva-lence of hyperopia, myopia, and astigmatism was 73.1%, 2.5% and 31.3% respectively. Hyperopia (Nearest spherical equivalent power (FNSE) ranged from +0.75 to +3.50 D for the right and left eyes with means of +1.05 ± 0.35 D and +1.08 ± 0.34 D respectively.Myopia (FNSE) ranged from –0.50 to –1.75 D for the right eye and –0.50 to –2.25 D for the left eye with means of –0.75 ± 0.55 D and –0.93 ± 0.55 D respectively. Regression model for myopia, shows that age had an odds ratio  of 1.94 (1.15 to 3.26), indicating a significant increased risk of myopia with increasing age. Correcting cylinders for the right eyes ranged from –0.25 to –4.50 D (mean = −0.67 ± 0.47 D) and for the left eyes from –0.25 to –2.50 D (mean = −0.60 ± 0.30 D). With-the-rule (WTR) astigmatism (66.5%) was more common, followed by against-the-rule (ATR)astigmatism (28.1%) and oblique (OBL) astigmatism (5.4%). With-the-rule astigmatism was more common in females than males; ATR astigmatism and OBL astigmatism werecommon in males. Regular vision screening programmes, appropriate referral and vision correction in primary schools in Mopani district are recommended in order to eliminate refractive errors among the children.

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