ความรอบรู้ทางสุขภาพในการจัดการภาวะน้ำหนักเกินและภาวะอ้วนในเด็กวัยเรียน

Sarittha Somsub

Authors

Sarittha Somsub Office of Expert Committee and Region Health Promotion Center 4, Saraburi

Keywords:

Overweight, Obesity, School age children, Health literacy

Abstract

Overweight status and obesity status in children are increasing all over the world and also in Thailand, the incidence and prevalence of overweight status and obesity status in school aged children are rising most rapidly results from the age group of growth and development in all aspects. Health Literacy for weight management in over weight and obesity School Aged Children is a point of view to be the key of success. A study of Health Literacy for weight management in over weight and obesity School Aged Children was performed in Health Region 4, Saraburi province. Three hundred and sixty (360) school-age children who were overweight and obese were enrolled in this study with about 80% being overweight children and 20% were obese children. There was a significant correlation (p < 0.05) between overweight status and obesity status in school aged children with medium level of health literacy in field of weight management. In aspect of perception and awareness, obese children were more perceived than overweight children with statistic significantly (p <0.05). The results that were found from this study could be provide to create the participatory weight management programs and behavioral modifications programs to effectively and efficiently reduce obesity among school children in the future.

Author Biography

Sarittha Somsub, Office of Expert Committee and Region Health Promotion Center 4, Saraburi

Medical Physician, Senior Professional Level

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