期刊名称：International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine & Public Health
电子版ISSN：1840-4529
出版年度：2012
卷号：4
期号：12
出版社：DRUNPP Sarajevo
摘要：Background: School health programme is the important branch of community health, and economical & powerful means of raising community health of future generations. Objectives: To assess the health status of school children in coastal area and various socioeconomic factors. Methodology: This was a cross sectional study. Results: Majority of children 61% (806) between 3-10 years of age and near equal in both sex, according to religion majority of them were Hindu 68% (906) followed by Muslims 30.58% (408). Majority of children 66.5 % (887) were studying in government school, in private school male children 37.54 % (250) were higher than female 29.50 % (197). During the survey common complaint was upper respiratory tract infection 40 %( 531) followed by fever 33.40 % (445). Vitamin A deficiency were common 5.2 % (70) among school children followed by Vitamin C 4.6 %( 62) and Vitamin B 4.4 % (59). Percentage of underweight was higher in Govt. School children 81% in compare to private school children 67.56% in contrast over weight percentage was higher in private school 9.4% in compare to Govt. School 2.25%. Most common problem among students were dental caries 44.3 % (591) followed by respiratory and ear problems 23.40 %( 312) and 17.90 %( 239) respectively. 8.80% of students had refractive error in the time of survey. Diarrhoea and respiratory infection were significantly higher among government school children in compare to private school, vitamin A; B and D were significantly higher among female students in compare to male.
