Aim: The study was carried out to determine the effect of labour on physical growth of children Material and Method: Data were derived from two different cross sectional studies conducted on two representative samples of school children and of nbsp; child workers in Apprenticeship School in Izmit Data of children with similar ages in both studies were included the analysis Comparisons were performed between 401 students and 243 child workers between 15 17 9 years old Some anthropometric indices such as Z scores of height for age weight for age and body mass index BMI were used to compare the working children and the students Results: In comparison of both height and weight scores any difference was not found between the two groups aged 15 years However both indices were lower at 16 17 years old working children than the same aged students p lt;0 05 On the other hand BMI Z scores were not significantly different between the two groups nbsp; Conclusions: In conclusion both height and weight of working children were effected negatively especially in older ages Working children are shorter and more underweight comparing with the non working peers But BMI indice frequently commended to use for adolescents couldn rsquo;t reveal the negative response of working children nbsp; Turk Arch Ped 2011; 46: 111 7
Amaç: Bu çal›flma, çal›flman›n çocuklar›n bedensel geliflimine etkisini ortaya koymak amac›yla yap›lm›flt›r.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Çal›flmada, ‹zmit’te ortaö¤renime devam eden ö¤renciler ile Mesleki E¤itim Merkezi’nde e¤itim gören çal›flan çocuklar› temsil eden bir örneklemde yürütülmüfl, ayn› döneme ait iki kesitsel araflt›rman›n verileri kullan›lm›flt›r. Her iki araflt›rman›n veri setinden benzer yafl gruplar›ndaki çocuklar al›nm›fl, böylece 15-17,9 yafl aras›nda 401 ö¤renci ve 243 çal›flan çocuk karfl›laflt›r›lm›flt›r. ‹ki grubun karfl›laflt›r›lmas›nda yafla göre boy, yafla göre a¤›rl›k ve beden kitle indeksi Z skorlar› gibi çeflitli antropometrik ölçütler kullan›lm›flt›r. Antropometrik ölçütlerin hesaplanmas›nda CDC (Center for Disease Control) taraf›ndan gelifltirilmifl Dünya Sa¤l›k Örgütü’nün de önerdi¤i toplumu temel alan Epi ‹nfo 2000 program› kullan›lm›flt›r.
Bulgular: Her yafl grubu için boy ve yafl skorlar› karfl›laflt›r›ld›¤›nda, 15 yafl grubunda çal›flan ve çal›flmayan çocuklar aras›nda fark saptanmam›fl, 16 ve 17 yafl ç›raklarda her iki ölçüt de daha düflük de¤erlere sahip olarak saptanm›flt›r (p<0,05). Beden kitle indeksi aç›s›ndan ise hiçbir yafl grubunda farkl›l›k saptanmam›flt›r.
Çıkarımlar: Sonuç olarak çal›flan çocuklar›n özellikle ileri yafllardaki boy ve a¤›rl›klar›n›n etkilendi¤i, çal›flmayan çocuklara göre daha k›sa ve düflük kilolu olduklar› saptanm›flt›r. Buna karfl›n ergenlik döneminde yayg›n olarak kullan›lan beden kitle indeksi ölçütü, çal›flan çocuklardaki etkilenimi ortaya koymam›flt›r.
Antropometrik değerlendirme beden kitle indeksi çalışan çocuklar yaşa göre ağırlık yaşa göre boy Z skoru
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Original Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2011 |
Published in Issue | Year 2011 |