Open AccessHYGIENIC ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH STATUS AND ANTHROPOMETRIC INDICATORS OF PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY AND THE COUNTRYSIDE
Author(s) -
I.P. Saldan,
A.P. Pashkov,
О.В. Жукова,
S.P. Filippova,
N.Yu. Potseluev,
A.S. Nagornyak,
O.I. Shved,
Alex Martynenko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
zdorovʹe naseleniâ i sreda obitaniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2619-0788
pISSN - 2219-5238
DOI - 10.35627/2219-5238/2019-310-1-4-8
Subject(s) - anthropometry , rural area , physical development , environmental health , medicine , school health , gerontology , pediatrics , medical education , pathology
We assessed the main anthropometric indicators of physical development (height, body weight and chestcircumference) in primary school children living and studying in the city and their peers living andstudying in the countryside. We carried out children's medical records analysis with an assessment ofhealth groups structure. It has been established that the physical development indicators in primaryschool rural children are statistically significantly higher than those of urban children in both boys andgirls. Chronic diseases are more common among urban children aged 7–10 years. The obtained resultsconfirm the need for a special approach to physical development assessing of children and adolescentsliving in cities and the countryside, as well as the need to develop preventive measures aimed atimproving and preserving the children health.