Study on Common Health Problem of School going Children in a City of Central India

Background: A child's poor health status is one of the factors contributing to low academic performance and high absenteeism.The school-going years are a formative time for both physical and mental development.Methods: A cross-sectional study of six months was carried out in twenty government primary schools (1000 samples) from Bhopal's urban and suburban districts were chosen at random to participate in the study.Data were imported into Microsoft Excel 2007; SPSS version 19 was used for analysis.Results: In this case study out of 1000, male students were 59.2%, and 40.8% were female.The majority of the students had a nuclear family in their house (62.2%), while only 14.8% were 3-generation families.The proportion of health issues was higher among female students (39.3%).Nutritional deficiency (29.5%) was followed by dental carries (28.1%) and refractive errors (23.4%).Other 64% of children had no health problems. Conclusion:Based on this study school-age children's health issues are influenced by a variety of factors, including diet, family history, religion, socioeconomic situation, and personal hygiene.Common morbidities include skin conditions, nutritional deficiencies, dental cavities, and refractive defects.Children continue to be undernourished despite schools having a regular midday meal program.