Assessment of Growth among Preparatory School Students in Menia El-Kamh –Sharkia Governorate | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||
| Article 134, Volume 88, Issue 1, July 2022, Pages 3124-3128 PDF (534.59 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.246907 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hisham Sami Abdel Hamid; Hosnia Mohamed Ragab; Ashgan Abdallah Alghobashy; Engy El-Sayed Abdel Hamid* | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Normal growth is essential for development and general health of children. Height and weight measurements are therefore the most important clinical findings in child development. In fact, short stature is a common problem for children. It should not be neglected because the underlying medical conditions must be detected and treated before satisfactory catch-up growth can be demonstrated. Objective: This study was aimed to improve health status of the preparatory school children in Sharkia Governorate, and to find the impairment factors associated with growth. Patients and Methods: This cross-sectional study included a total of 538 students aged 12-15 years selected from preparatory schools in Menia El-Kamh Sharkia governorate. This study was conducted between July 2017 to March 2018. Results: The overall prevalence of short stature (SS), underweight, overweight, and obesity were 7.1%, 2.4%, 24.5%, and 11.7% respectively. Conclusion: The importance of assessment of Anthropometric measurement in children. Prevelance of overweight and obesity in Preparatory School students was common. Obesity was common among females than males in our study. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Assessment; Growth; Preparatory School students | ||
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