AWARENESS OF COMMON NON COMMUNICABLE

DISEASES AMONG INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL CHILDREN IN A RURAL AREA OF VARANASI

S Shivalli M K Gupta A Mohapatra R K Srivastava

Department of Community Medicine Institute of Medical Sciences

Banaras Hindu UniversityVaranasi.

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Introduction The major risk factors of NCDs are associated

with life style and behavior pattern which are largely due to practices adopted in younger age. Hence students’ awareness about NCDs is an important prevention strategy

Objective

To study the awareness of common non- communicable diseases (NCDs) among intermediate school children in chiraigaon block, Varanasi.

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Material & Method• Study type: School based cross sectional study

• Study area: Chiraigaon block, Varanasi.

• Study period : July - Aug 2010

• Study sample : Intermediate school children of 8 (out of 14+2) inter-colleges of

Chiraigaon block

• Tool: Pre-designed, closed ended questionnaire

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Results:

Age Frequency % Mean (±S.D).15 72 7.1

16.82 (± 0.936)

16 177 30.1

17 228 38.8

18 126 21.4

19 15 2.6

Total 588 100.0

Boys Girls Total

312 276 588

53% 47% 100%

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Awareness of Diabetes & Insulin use

BOYS GIRLS TOTAL0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

30.00%

35.00%

28.80%

25.53%27.60%

18.27%19.60% 18.90%

DIABETES INSULIN USE

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56% Girls & 51.9% Boys – excess intake of sugar5

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Hypertension & Normal B.P.

Boys Girls Total0.00%

10.00%

20.00%

30.00%

40.00%

50.00%

60.00%

33.70%

26.08%30.10%

51.00% 52.20% 51.53%

Hypertension Normal B.P.

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BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) & USE

Boys Girls Total0.00%

5.00%

10.00%

15.00%

20.00%

25.00%

16.30%

7.60%

12.20%

16.00%

20.60%18.37%

BMI BMI Use

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Anemia, Iron &Iodized salt

Boys Girls Total0

100

200

300

400

500

600

AnemiaIronI-Salt

27.9%

29.3%

43.9%

28.6%49%

33.65%

89.4%83.7%

86.7%

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Sources rich in Iron

Pome-granate Milk Beetroot Tomoto Carrot GLV Apple Meat

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

51.00%

34.70%

28.00%

17.34%

3.50%

31.46%

20.00%

2.72%

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Risk Factors of Diabetes Mellitus

Boys

Girls

Total

0 50 100 150 200 250 300

AlcoholTobaccoObesityAgeFamilial

27%

10.7%

23%

30.5%13.5%

29.3%

15.3%

57.7%21.9%

55.4%

7.6%

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Risk Factors of Hypertension

Total

Boys

Girls

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Salt intakeAlcoholTobaccoObesityFamilialAge

46.9%

31.6%

47.4%

21.4%

43%47.8%44.6%

59.6%50%

50%23%

13.3%

54.1%

19.6%

Complications of Obesity

Boys

Girls

Total

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

DiabetesHypertensionJoint PainAMICancer

55.6%49%21.4%

58%

55%

17.3%

50%55.4%42.4%

26.1%

54%

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35% Girls & 47% Boys : Obesity Mental retardation 12

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