PREVALENCE AND FACTORS CORRELATED OF OBESITY AMONG CHILDREN IN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
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Background: Childhood obesity is one of a significant problem in the world. Since, the prevalence rate is increasing every year in both developed and developing countries. The most childhood obesity is caused by eating food rather than burning. They affect to physical, psychological and social.
Objective: To identify the prevalence, associated factors, affected psychological and social of obesity among junior high school children and parent cognition in obesity.
Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was investigated in one junior high school children in Takpittayakhom school, TAK province, Thailand in August 2021.
Results:The total number of junior high school students was 1,407 and 467 that were enrolled in the study. The prevalence of childhood obesity was 17.8%, 60.2% in females and 39.8% in males. The mean age was 12.94 ±0.75 years. Factors associated with childhood obesity have been a sibling obesity, regularly consuming unsaturated-fat food, fried food, soft drink, less frequency of exercise (<3 times/week) and long periods of sleep (>10 hours/day), watch movies, TV and play games (>2 hours/day). Childhood obesity has an impact on psychological and social.
CONCLUSIONS AND DISCUSSION: The prevalence of obesity among junior high school students was 17.8%. Factors associated with childhood obesity were having sibling obesity and having more than burn calories. They affected psychological and social. Training courses about childhood obesity should be organized in general schools for children and their parents in order to arise awareness including health care and behavior.
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