Health Status in Secondary School Students: A Case Study of Bangkok Metropolis Schools - ภาวะสุขภาพของนักเรียนชั้นมัธยมศึกษา: กรณีศึกษาโรงเรียนในเขตกรุงเทพมหานคร

Abstract

The purpose of this retrospective descriptive research was to explore the health problems in secondary education between June and July 2008. The total number of 1,256 population of school children from two schools in Bangkok Metropolis in Mathayom 1 (grade 7) were included. Data collection used both the school health records recommended by the Ministry of Public Health and researcher's records. Descriptive statistics including frequency and mean was used for data analysis. The top five health problems of the school children reported were 1) dental carries (23.49%), 2) over weight (16.08%), 3) visual acuity problem (11.86%), 4) malnutrition (10.67%), and 5) hearing impairment (2.23%). Most of health problems in school children were related to health behavior. This study suggested the participation of parents, school teachers, school health nurse/ health care provider for health promotion were important for effective health care service for school students.