Department of Community Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College, Sinamangal, Kathmandu.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2020 Apr 30;58(224):230-233. doi: 10.31729/jnma.4825.
School health has been considered as a high priority intervention in developing countries but it has not been prioritized in Nepal. The objectives of the study are to find out the prevalence of morbidity and nutritional status in school children.
A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in a private school located at Panauti Municipality of Kavrepalanchowk district for one week of November 2019. A convenient sampling technique was used. From a selected school, a total number of 356 students studying from Grade I to X were included in the study using. Confidence Interval at 95% was calculated along with frequency and proportion for binary data using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software.
Among 356 students, the most common three morbidities were dental caries 43 (18.1%), tonsillitis 26 (6.2 %), and headache 18 (7.1 %). Based on weight for age, 43 (23.9%) boys and 22 (12.5%)girls were underweight and 12 (6.7%) boys and 4 (2.7%) girls were overweight and 6 (2%) were obese. Thus school health programs should give more emphasis on oral health, nutrition, personal hygiene, etc.
The health and nutritional status of school children in this study were found to be satisfactory compared to other studies. The present study emphasized oral health. The school health program is important in the school for the prevention of diseases like a parasitic infestation, improving personal hygiene, and nutritional status.
学校卫生在发展中国家被视为高度优先的干预措施，但在尼泊尔并未得到优先重视。本研究的目的是了解在校学生的发病率和营养状况。
本研究为 2019 年 11 月在卡瓦普巴兰乔克县巴纳蒂市的一所私立学校进行的描述性横断面研究。采用便利抽样技术。从选定的学校中，共纳入了 356 名从一年级到十年级的学生。使用 95%置信区间、频率和比例对二元数据进行了统计分析，使用的是社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）。
在 356 名学生中，最常见的三种疾病分别为龋齿 43 例（18.1%）、扁桃体炎 26 例（6.2%）和头痛 18 例（7.1%）。根据年龄与体重的关系，43 名（23.9%）男学生和 22 名（12.5%）女学生体重不足，12 名（6.7%）男学生和 4 名（2.7%）女学生超重，6 名（2%）学生肥胖。因此，学校卫生计划应更加重视口腔健康、营养、个人卫生等方面。
与其他研究相比，本研究中在校儿童的健康和营养状况令人满意。本研究强调了口腔健康。学校卫生计划在学校中对于预防寄生虫感染、改善个人卫生和营养状况等疾病非常重要。
