Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity Among Students of Government and Private High Schools in an Indian State With Significant Tribal Population: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

Background: Overweight and obesity among school-going children is an emerging public health problem in the country. The information available on the true extent of obesity and overweight among school-aged children is limited. Hence, the present study has been conducted to determine the prevalence of...

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Published in:Curēus (Palo Alto, CA) CA), 2023-08, Vol.15 (8), p.e43105-e43105
Main Authors: Hedayetullah, Syed, Sagar, Vidya, Singh, Shashi B, Minz, Pradeep, Kujur, Anit, Kashyap, Vivek, Haque, Md Sariful, Kumar, Dilip, Sahu, Surendra, Wasnik, Apoorva
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
21st century
Age groups
Children & youth
Epidemiology/Public Health
Gender
Hindus
Industrialized nations
Obesity
Overweight
Preventive Medicine
Private schools
Public Health
Questionnaires
Religion
Rural areas
Secondary schools
Students
Well being
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Summary:Background: Overweight and obesity among school-going children is an emerging public health problem in the country. The information available on the true extent of obesity and overweight among school-aged children is limited. Hence, the present study has been conducted to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity among high school students in Jharkhand, India.Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 1162 students of government and private schools of Ormanjhi block, Ranchi district, from July 2022 to December 2022. A predesigned, semi-structured, pre-tested questionnaire containing different sections namely sociodemographic characteristics, and health parameters were used for the study subjects. Clinical examination and anthropometric measurements of height, weight, and waist and hip circumferences were taken using standard equipment to calculate body mass index (BMI) and central obesity (waist-hip ratio).Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was more at 14 years of age (30.2%), among boys (18.1%), and among students practicing the Islam religion (51.1%). Moreover, the prevalence of overweight and obesity was found to be highest in private schools (66.2%), and that was statistically significant (p
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.43105