A Study to Assess the Knowledge on Factors Influencing Childhood Obesity among School Children in Selected School, Kanchipuram District, Tamilnadu

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a major public health crisis nationally and internationally. Hence, effective intervention strategies are being used to prevent and control obesity in children is necessary8. The study was conducted to assess the knowledge on factors influencing childhood obesity among school children in selected schools at Kanchipuram. District, Tamil Nadu. The objectives of the study were to assess the Knowledge on factors influencing childhood obesity and to associate the Knowledge on factors influencing childhood obesity among school children with selected demographic variables. By using descriptive research design and by using simple random sampling the total of 60 samples were selected. The study finding revealed that the frequency distribution in the study shows that majority 3(5%) were having adequate knowledge, 37(62%) of them having moderate knowledge and 20(33%) of them having inadequate knowledge on childhood obesity. Regarding association there is significant association of factors influencing childhood obesity among school children with selected demographic variables like type of family, monthly family income, dietary habit, height in cms and there is no significant association between factors influencing childhood obesity with demographic variables like age, number of sibling to children, education status and weight in kg.