Health profile among school going childrenof Harwan zone, Block Hazratbal, District Srinagar.

Dr Yangchen Dolma; Dr Mehbooba Rasool

Volume : VII, Issue : III, March - 2018

Health profile among school going childrenof Harwan zone, Block Hazratbal, District Srinagar.

Dr Yangchen Dolma, Dr Mehbooba Rasool

Abstract :

The objective of the study was to collect anthropometric data, to assess the overall health status, to know the perception and practices regarding menstruation and stress and coping behaviour among school going children . It was a community based crossectional study conducted at all the Government schools of Harwan zone of block Hazratbal, Srinagar from July to October 2016. Pre– designed semi structured proforma with combination of open and close ended questionnaire was used. A total of 213 students were screened for different diseases. Males constitute 54.9% (117) and females 45.1% (96) . Mean age was 12.4 with SD 3.068. About 28.2% of the students were anaemic, 19.4% had respiratory infection, 11.3% had skin diseases and other condition like gastrointestinal and refractive error accounted for 21.1% cases. Dental caries was seen in 25.8% of cases. Regarding hygiene, majority scored 1(Fair hygiene 74.2 %) followed by 0(poor hygiene 30.5%) . Mean age of menarche was 12.46 with SD 3.068. Majority (53.3%) were scared at the time of menarche. Restriction of activity was seen in 51.1% of respondents with absenteeism from school in 28.9% . Majority of the students try to find the best solution to overcome a problem (22%). Most of them play games (22 %)or listen to music(18%) to distract from their problem. For support ,most of them seek help from a friend or family member.15 % of the respondent get into fight with someone.