Prevalence and determinants of obesity and overweight among school children of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

Thaddanee, Rekha; Chaudhari, Upendra Rameshbhai; Thakor, Nilesh

doi:10.18203/2349-3291.ijcp20161048

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“…Similar prevalence of obesity and overweight in students were found in studies done by Ghonge S et al, Thaddanee R et al, Kapil et al, Kotian et al, Premnath et al and Kadilkar et al 2,[6][7][8][9][10] Early adulthood is an age of transition and clearly recognized for its vulnerability to adoption of behavior predisposing to NCD (Non Communicable Diseases) development. Hence their knowledge scope and behavioral pliability makes them an attractive group for intervention.…”

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“…The main intervention in primordial prevention is through individual and mass education. 6 With this background in mind, the present study was undertaken to know the prevalence of obesity in students of Commerce College of Ahmedabad city and to know impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures before and after training among them.…”

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Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of commerce colleges of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India

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Thakor³

2016

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Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of commerce colleges of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India

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“…Diharapkan setiap sekolah memberikan pada topik gizi seimbang dan aktivitas fisik pada materi science di kelas. Remaja yang memiliki asupan zat gizi makro berlebih, frekuensi konsumsi fast food sering, aktivitas fisik tidak aktif, memiliki ibu dan ayah dengan status obesitas, serta tidak sarapan, berisiko lebih terhadap terjadinya obesitas (Weni Kurdanti, Isti Suryani, 2015) (Panchal, Agrawal*, & Thakor, 2016). Dengan adanya edukasi gizi seimbang dan aktivitas fisik secara terus menerus diharapkan dapat menigkatkan pengetahuan gizi dan juga perbaikan perilaku menjadi lebih baik.…”

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Edukasi Gizi Seimbang Dan Aktivitas Fisik Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Obesitas Remaja

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Nuzrina

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Abstrak: Masalah obesitas pada remaja akan berdampak pada risiko Penyakit Tidak Menular (PTM) saat dewasa. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk meningkatan pengetahuan gizi seimbang dan aktivitas fisik bagi remaja di DKI Jakarta. Masalah gizi lebih pada remaja dapat diatasi dengan menerapkan gizi seimbang dan membiasakan melakukan aktivitas fisik setiap hari. Sebanyak 50 siswa obesitas dari kelas X dan XI siswa dengan status gizi obesitas. Kegiatan ini dengan dilakukan dengan beberapa tahap kegiatan, pmeberian teori dan aplikasi materi gizi seimbang dan juga pemberian teori serta praktek melalui gerakan sederhana untuk melakukan aktivitas fisik. Semua peserta sangat antusiasme untuk mengikuti tiap materi serta gerakan-gerakan aktivitas fisik sehingga diharapkan dapat dilakukan setiap hari, tidak hanya di sekolah namun di rumah juga dapat melakukan. Hasil kegiatan pengabdian masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat meingkatkan kualitas kesehatan remaja serta dapat diimplementasi dalam bentuk program berkelanjutan oleh para civitas akademik di Sekolah.Abstract: The obesity problems in adolescents will have an impact on the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCD) as adults. This objective of this activity to increase knowledge of a balanced diet and physical activity for teenagers in DKI Jakarta. The obesity problem in adolescents can preventive by implementing a balanced diet and getting into physical activity every day. The subjects were 50 obese high school students (X and XI high school). This activity is carried out with several stages of activity, providing theories and application of a balanced nutritious diet and also providing theory and practice through a simple exercise to carry out physical activities. All participants were very enthusiastic to follow each material and physical activity so that it was expected to be done not only at school but at home. The results of these community activities are expected to improve the quality of adolescent health and can be implemented in the form of programs by the academic community at the School

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“…The main intervention in primordial prevention is through individual and mass education. 7 With this background in mind, the present study was undertaken to know the prevalence of obesity and overweight among students and to assess knowledge of these students regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures before and after educational interventional training.…”

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Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of Government Arts Colleges, Gujarat, India

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Background: The prevalence of obesity has rising trends worldwide in almost every country in all the age groups. The objectives of the present study were to know the prevalence of obesity and overweight among students and to assess knowledge of these students regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures before and after educational interventional training.Methods: The present interventional study was undertaken during September 2016 to December 2017 in randomly selected 3 Government Arts Colleges of Patan, Ahmedabad and Vadodara city of Gujarat state, India. Total 313 students between the age group of 18 to 23 years were examined and body mass index were calculated. The prevalence of overweight and obesity were determined based on the International Obesity Task Force criteria. Single educational training for 45 minutes was given to the students and their post-intervention knowledge for same was assessed after the training. Thus collected data was analyzed using SPSS 17 (trial version).Results: Overall, the prevalence of obesity and overweight was 9.9% and 14.6% respectively. Baseline knowledge of the students regarding hazards of obesity like hypertension, cancer, myocardial infarction and diabetes mellitus was 19.5%, 18.8%, 17.3% and 16.6% respectively which was significantly increased to 91.4%, 94.2%, 96.2% and 96.8% respectively after the intervention. Baseline knowledge of the students regarding preventive measure of obesity like avoiding junk food/ healthy diet, exercise and meditation was 25.2%, 27.2% and 30.7% respectively which was significantly increased to 96.5%, 99.7 and 98.7% respectively after the intervention.Conclusions: Single educational session has increased the knowledge regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among college students significantly.

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Prevalence and determinants of obesity and overweight among school children of Ahmedabad City, Gujarat: a cross sectional study

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Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of commerce colleges of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India

Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of commerce colleges of Ahmedabad city, Gujarat, India

Edukasi Gizi Seimbang Dan Aktivitas Fisik Dalam Upaya Pencegahan Obesitas Remaja

Impact of educational intervention regarding hazards of obesity and its preventive measures among students of Government Arts Colleges, Gujarat, India

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