Risk Factors Associated with Overweight among Primary School Children | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 12, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2022, Pages 169-181 PDF (289.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.251015 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hoda Azzam Mohamed Shahin1; Hala Mohamed Mohamed Hussein2; Shimaa Fathy Miky3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. Nursing, Ain Shams University, (1994) | ||
| 2Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University, | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing - Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Overweight is a serious health problem among primary school children which is a risk factor for several health consequences. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess risk factors associated with overweight among primary school children. Design: Descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at 64 urban primary schools of educational directorate of Shubra Al- Kheima city. Sample: A purposive sample of 240 overweight primary school children was selected. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection, first tool structured interviewing questionnaire divided into five parts, socio-demographic characteristics of children, children health problems related overweight, student nutritional health history, children knowledge regarding overweight, and lifestyle factors associated with overweight among primary school children, second tool was school student files. Results: 60.8% of studied students had family history for overweight, 85.4% of studied students had unsatisfactory knowledge and 93.3% of studied students had unhealthy lifestyle associated with overweight. Conclusion: Our study showed that 12.5% of studied students weren't health problems related to overweight, 73.3% of studied students were bad dietary habits, and 93.3% of studied students had unhealthy lifestyle, not statistically significance relation between knowledge about overweight and dietary habits, highly statistical significance relation between dietary habits and overweight among primary school children. Recommendation: Health education program to raise awareness of children toward health hazards and its consequences of overweight. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Risk factor; overweight; primary school children | ||
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