Prevalence of Obesity among Female School Children of Jaipur City
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction:Country like India, is also suffering from problems of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, adults, and old age. Obesity with associated problems is affecting to all age groups. Objectives: 1.To find out and compare the prevalence of obesity among female school children. 2. To find out the relationship between Obesity and Socioeconomic status. Material&Method:For the purpose of the study, total 800 female children were selected randomly from four private schools and four government schools. The age of the children was ranged from 6 to 10 years. In the study two variables were examined namely obesity and socioeconomic status. The data regarding height was obtained by stadiometer and weight by weighing machine. To assess obesity, BMI was calculated by using thestandardized protocol and BMI percentile for age and sex was preferred for detecting overweight or obesity among children. Updated Kuppuswamy SES questionnaire (2015) was used to assess socioeconomic status. Results:The results revealed that the prevalence of Obesity was higher in age group of 9 years among female children of Private schools, and also revealed that Obesity was higher in age group of 6 years age group of female children of Government schools.The prevalence found asobesity 11.37%, overweight9.75%, and underweight 3.25% among female children of Private schools. The prevalence found as obesity 4.5%, overweight 5.5%, and underweight 7.37% among female children of Government schools. Overall prevalence of obesity was higher among female children of private schools in comparison to government schools. Further, significant relation was found between obesity and SES among private schools children, whereas insignificant relationship exists between obesity and SES among government schools children. Conclusion: The present study concluded that obesity somewhat found more in children from private schools may be due to their higher socio economic status, eating habits, lifestyle, time spent on physical activity. It indicates that there is requirement of physical activity and fitness programmes in the schools for betterment of health and wellness of young generation in schools and colleges as well.
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Poonam Singh1, Pramjeet Singh Ghuman2, Devendra Somwanshi 3
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