Prevalence of overweight and associated risk factors among primary female school children in Al-Ain city United Arab Emirates

This study was aimed to assess the prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections in grade school children in Maksegnit, Northwest Ethiopia. Five species of intestinal parasites were identified with an overall prevalence of 155 (40.4%). Among these, Ascaris lumbricoides 122 (31.8%) and Entamoeba histolytica 18 (4.7%) were predominant. Of the total 155 (40.4%) positive individuals, 149 (39%) had a single infection and the rest 6 (1.6%) had double parasitic infections. Of the different variables assessed, age, gender, shoe wearing, and eating raw or undercooked vegetables were not significantly associated with the prevalence of intestinal parasites ( P > 0.05 ). However, a statistically significant association ( P < 0.05 ) was observed between infected children and variables including defecation habit (AOR = 0.216), cleanliness of fingernails (AOR = 0.146), drinking river water (AOR = 0.124), and hand washing habit after defecation (AOR = 0.236) ( P < 0.05 ). Regular deworming, education on personal hygiene, and environmental sanitation to both students and their parents shall be implemented to reduce the prevalence rate of intestinal parasitic infections in the study area.

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Depression: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors in the United Arab Emirates

Oman Medical Journal ◽

10.5001/omj.2019.56 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (4) ◽

pp. 274-282 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Hira Abdul Razzak ◽

Alya Harbi ◽

Shaima Ahli

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Depression Prevalence ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Obesity and Overweight in Relation to Hypertension and Associated Risk in School Children

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i431174 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 80-86

Author(s):

Gorantla Naresh Babu ◽

P. Jameela ◽

S. Jafar Sharif ◽

A. Ramya ◽

K. Ziyaul Haq ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

School Children ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

Physical Activities ◽

Major Public Health Problem ◽

Healthy Weight ◽

Cardiovascular Risks ◽

Obesity And Overweight ◽

Associated Risk Factors

Aim: Hypertension is a major public health problem worldwide and is associated with high mortality and morbidity. The main aim of this study is to assess obesity and overweight in school children and their relationship to hypertension and associated risk factors. Study Design: Population based cross sectional study. Results and Discussion: A total number of 712 students with age group between 7-12 years from different school were screened for their height, weight and body mass index. The present study was aimed to assess obesity and overweight in school children and their relationship to hypertension and associated risk factors. Under weight and healthy weight children are engaged in physical activities like playing in ground and thus they are healthy where the children who found as overweight and obese were not engaged in physical activities regularly and thus this might be the reason for their overweight and obesity. At the same time the children who found as obese and overweight were said that they were having fast foods twice a day. Conclusion: In order to get rid of these risks and their associated cardiovascular risks, their food habits must be changed and physical activities needs to be improved.

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of intestinal parasitic infections among school children in Bamo no. 2 primary school, Adele town, East Arsi, Ethiopia

Sub-Saharan African Journal of Medicine ◽

10.4103/ssajm.ssajm_36_18 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 77

Author(s):

Beyene Dobo ◽

Mulumebet Tadesse ◽

Melese Birmeka

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Primary School ◽

School Children ◽

Parasitic Infections ◽

Intestinal Parasitic Infections ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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Prevalence of intestinal parasitosis and associated risk factors among school children of Saptari district, Nepal: a cross-sectional study

Tropical Medicine and Health ◽

10.1186/s41182-020-00261-4 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ranjit Gupta ◽

Binod Rayamajhee ◽

Samendra P. Sherchan ◽

Ganesh Rai ◽

Reena Kiran Mukhiya ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

School Children ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Intestinal Parasitosis ◽

Associated Risk Factors

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

Parasite ◽

10.1051/parasite/2020028 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 ◽

pp. 30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Shuai Wang ◽

Haoran Li ◽

Zhijun Yao ◽

Pengju Li ◽

Dong Wang ◽

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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.

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