Problem of Obesity among School Going Adolescent in Rural Practice Area of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC STUDY - Year 2017, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Background: Obesity is one of the most prevalent nutritional problems of children and adolescent in many developed and developing countries. Overweight and obesity in adolescent are associated with hypertension, dyslipidemia, cholesterolemia, and reduce glucose metabolism that has an impact on the physical health and can lead to an increase in the risk of early illness and death in later life. Aims and Objective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among school going adolescent as well as their association with different risk factors, demographic, socioeconomic status, physical activity levels, and the food consumption pattern of children. Materials and Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted during March 2016 to February 2017 among school going adolescent students of rural practice area of Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna. A total number of 540 students aged group 12-17 years enrolled in class 8th, 9th, and 10th were included in the study. A semi-structured questionnaire such as demographic profile and other factors related with obesity was administered to the students to collect data. Body mass index was calculated as weight (in kg) divided by height (in m2). The P value ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. All data were compiled, tabulated, and analyzed using SPSS I8 version software. Chi-square test was applied to find out the significance between sex and rural school adolescent students with respect to childhood obesity. Results: A total of 540 students were included in this study. Among these, 276 (51%) were boys and 264 (49%) were girls. Overall, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be 10.37% and 6.30%, respectively. The prevalence of overweight was maximum in middle adolescent (53.58%). The prevalence of overweight and obesity was found higher among female adolescent students (57.14% and 58.82%) as compared to male adolescent students (42.86% and 41.18%), respectively. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was found higher in students belonging to socioeconomic Class I (50.00% and 47.06%) followed by socioeconomic Class II (35.71% and 41.17%), respectively. Conclusion: There is crucial need to provide awareness programs and health education to spread healthy messages on good nutrition and good health for the prevention of obesity.
Authors and Affiliations
Sanjay Kumar Choudhary, Sanjay Kumar, D R Bharati, Birendra Kumar Rajak, Shivani Kumari, Vijaya Shree
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