A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Effects of Schoolbag Weight and Musculoskeletal Health Problems in Primary School Students of Kolhapur
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain in school children is becoming new topic of health concern. Government recommendation of safe load limit of schoolbag is 10% of body weight. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal health problems in primary school students of Kolhapur. Methodology: This school based cross sectional study included 886 primary students (age 6-10 years). Institutional Ethical Committee Consent, consent from School Au-thorities and parents was taken be-fore conducting the study. Author-assisted questionnaire and a digital weighing scale were used as tools of assessment. Analysis was done us-ing SPSS software and results were considered significant when p < 0.05. Results: Of the 886 primary school students, 82.7% (n=826) carried schoolbags >10% body weight. 64% (n= 567) complained of musculo-skeletal discomfort related to carry-ing their schoolbag. Conclusions: Prevalence of muscu-loskeletal symptoms in students from English medium schools and Marathi medium schools was 77.4% & 36.9% respectively; preva-lence of musculoskeletal symptoms is higher in CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education)pattern schools (73%)than in SSC (Second-ary School Certificate) pattern schools (55%). The study provides practically fea-sible solutions to tackle the muscu-loskeletal health problems in pri-mary school students and empha-sizes on securing ‘the health’ in a healthy childhood.
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Rachhanaa S Pawaskar, Snehdeep S Patil, Ruchika Patel, Puneet Kaur Dhaliwal, Anjali V Wagh
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