INCIDENCE OF STUNTING AND OBESITY IN PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS OF LAHORE
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Keywords
Obesity, Stunting, Primary school
Abstract
Objective: To investigates the prevalence of stunting in primary school children of Lahore
Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four government primary schools of Lahore. Sample size of 530 was calculated using WHO calculator. A purposive convenient sampling technique was used. The study was approved by The Ethics Research Committee of High Institute. Descriptive statistics in the form of number and percentage were used to represent qualitative data. Chi square test was used to detect significant difference between groups.
Results: The prevalence rate of obesity and overweight were least at 6-7 years (grade 2) (9.3%, 4.4% respectively) and significantly increased with age to be the highest at the age of 8-9 years (grade 4) (P=0.003). Higher rates were found between girls (12.5%, 8.8% respectively) than boys (9.8%, 7.5% respectively) (p <0.0001). Rate of overweight and obesity was significantly observed between children whose mothers had low to middle level of education, and of high to moderate socioeconomic level, while thinness rates was higher among children from low educated mothers and low socioeconomic level.
Conclusion: The overall prevalence of overweight and obesity among children aging from 5 to12 years (11%, 8.2%)
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Saleem Ahmed
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, University college of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Lahore
Qazi Mumtaz Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Unit 1, King Edward Medical University of Lahore
Tazeem Akhtar
Professor of Community Medicine Department University College of Medicine and Dentistry, UOL, Lahore Contact No- 0301-8235535
Noorulain Mehak
WMO, Department of Peadiatric Medicine Unit 2, Services Hospital, Lahore
Muhammad Usman
Registrar, Department of Peadiatrics, Medical Unit-2, The children Hospital and University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore.
Masood Nizam Tabassum
Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Avicenna Medical& Dental College, Lahore