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AI InsightResults:The evaluation of students with respect to weight for height ratio revealed that 3.1 % of them had had wasting and 5.1% had had obese and the evaluation of the students with respect to height for age ratio revealed that 12.8% of them had had stunding.This is found that stunting was more common statistically in students who were older age, were attending schools with low socioeconomic level and had families with lowincome; wasting was more frequent statistically in students who were attending schools with low socioeconomic level, were living in squatter houses, had anemia and parasitic infestation, had fathers with less educated and had families with lowincome.Conclusion: In this study it was found that of the study group 3.1% were wasted, 5.1% were obese and 12.8% were had stunting, and socioeconomic status and educational level of families are the most affecting factors of child development.
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Abstract
Purpose: In this study, we aimed to evaluate body weight and height values of school age children. Materials and methods: This cross sectional study was performed in 392 children ages ranring from 7 to 15 years in two different primary schools with different socioeconomic status in Park Health Center Area.The same team measured the body weight and height of children by using tool (serial number 8036). Weight for height ratio and height for age ratio (z scores) were calculated taking children's age and sex into consideration, and evaluated with United States National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards (z score of less than -2 SD and above than +2 SD were used as the cut-off points to determine the prevalence of stunting and wasting). Results:The evaluation of students with respect to weight for height ratio revealed that 3.1 % of them had had wasting and 5.1% had had obese and the evaluation of the students with respect to height for age ratio revealed that 12.8% of them had had stunding.This is found that stunting was more common statistically in students who were older age, were attending schools with low socioeconomic level and had families with lowincome; wasting was more frequent statistically in students who were attending schools with low socioeconomic level, were living in squatter houses, had anemia and parasitic infestation, had fathers with less educated and had families with lowincome.Conclusion: In this study it was found that of the study group 3.1% were wasted, 5.1% were obese and 12.8% were had stunting, and socioeconomic status and educational level of families are the most affecting factors of child development. Educational programs which includes these factors and prevention ways must be given to children and their families, and families and schools which have tower socioeconomic status must be supported.
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Amaç: Bu çalışmada, okul çağı cocuklarinin boy uzunluğu ve vücut ağırlıklarının değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışma, Park Sağlık Ocağı Bölgesinde farklı sosyoekonomik düzeydeki iki ilköğretim okulunda 7-15 yaş grubu toplam 392 çocukta yürütülmüş olan kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. 8036 seri numaralı tartı aleti ve boy ölçüm aracı, aynı ekip üyeleri tarafından kullanılarak çocukların boy uzunlukları ve vücut ağırlıkları ölçülmüştür. Çocuğun yaşı ve cinsiyeti dikkate alınarak boya göre ağırlık ve yaşa göre boy indeksleri (z skor) hesaplanmış ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics) standartları kullanılarak değerlendirme ya-pılmıştır. Boya göre ağırlık ve yaşa göre boy değerlendirilmesinde -2 SD ve +2 SD sınır değerler olarak alınmıştır. Bulgular: Ögrencilerin boya göre ağırlık yönünden yapılan incelemelerinde, %3.Tinin zayıf, %5.1'inin şişman olduğu; yaşa göre boy yönünden değerlendirildiğinde ise %12.81nin bodur olduğu saptanmıştır. Çocukların yaşlarının artmasıyla birlikte, sosyoekonomik düzeyi düşük okula devam edenlerde, ailesinin gelir düzeyi düşük olanlarda zayıflığın; sosyoekonomik düzeyi düşük okula devam edenlerde, gecekonduda oturanlarda, halen paraziti ve anemisi olanlarda, babası daha az eğitim görmüş olanlarda ve ailesinin gelir düzeyi düşük olanlarda bodurluğun istatistiksel olarak da daha fazla oranlarda görüldüğü saptanmıştır. Sonuç: İlkokul.çağı çocuklarının boy ve kilolarının NCHS standartlarına göre değerlendirilmesi ile %3.1'inde zayıflık, %5.1'inde şişmanlık ile %12.8'inde bodurluk ve çocukların büyümelerindeki en önemli belirleyici faktörlerin sosyoekonomik durum ile ailelerin eğitim düzeyleri olduğu saptanmıştır. Çocuklar ve ailelerine büyümeyi etkileyen faktörler ve önlemler hakkında danışmanlık yapılması ve en azından beslenme açısından sosyoekonomik düzeyi düşük aileler ile okulların desteklenmesi gerekmektedir.