Impact of Obesity Upon Students' Schools Achievement at Secondary Schools in Al-Nasiriyah City
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Background: Obesity has been rising sharply worldwide in recent years. This epidemic problem not only occurs among adults, but also becomes more serious in children and adolescents. Objective(s): To assess the impact of obesity upon students' school achievement at Secondary Schools. And to find out the relationship between impact of obesity upon students' School achievement with their selected demographic variables. Methodology: A descriptive (Cross sectional) study was conducted on students at Secondary Schools in AL-Nasiriyah City between the periods of 11 October 2022 to 20 April 2023. In a cluster random sample from 12 secondary school the number of student's `adolescent in these 12 schools was 4140 students aged 12–18 years. By use of convenience sampling found 310 students with obese. The data were analyzed through the application of descriptive statistic frequency, percentage, and the application of inferential statistical procedures, which include chi square. Results: The results of the study indicated the Impact of obesity upon students' Schools Achievement at Secondary Schools in AL-Nasiriyah City was 34.8% of the students were not successful, and we found that the proportion of obesity in girls 51.6 slightly more in boys 48.4, and the most prevalent category where the proportion of obesity is at the age of 18 years 22.2% and we found that the rate of obesity in grades high in the four-class average 27%. Conclusion: shows that there is a high significant relationship between obese students results in the first course and their sociodemographic characteristics which include (gender, age and class), while there is no significant relationship between obese students results in the first course and their sociodemographic characteristics (student living with parent, does the student have a chronic illness, place of living and monthly financial income) at p-value ≤ 0.05. Recommendations: Increase community awareness about the risks of epidemic of obesity among school children age, and regular physical activities to ensure normal weight should be encouraged among adolescents.
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