Your browser doesn't support javascript.
loading
Montrer: 20 | 50 | 100
Résultats 1 - 2 de 2
Filtre
Ajouter des filtres








Gamme d'année
1.
Article | IMSEAR | ID: sea-205581

Résumé

Background: Waste is generally known as unwanted or unusual materials. Municipal solid waste handling and disposal is a growing environmental and public health concern in a developing country. Objective: This study was designed to assess the association of knowledge on waste handling and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) among waste handlers. Materials and Methods: The populations of the study were the waste handlers of Rupandehi district. A total of 138 samples were taken using nonprobability purposive sampling technique. Data were collected using pretested semi-structured questionnaires. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistical method such as frequency and percentage in SPSS version 16; Chi-square test was applied to see association. Results: The mean age of the respondent was 34.63 ± 9.03 years and most (93.5%) of them were male. Majority of them (91.3%) had the knowledge to use mask, whereas 89.9% of them used mask while handling the waste. About two-third (63.8%) of the respondents answered the cause of the disease is poor hygiene and sanitation. In bivariate analysis, age, sex, and training are statistically significant with the knowledge on waste handling and use of PPE. Conclusion: Most of the waste handlers had good knowledge of waste handling. Majority of the waste handlers were using mask as a PPE. The practice of waste handling was good among the respondents who had received training on waste handling. Training can be a milestone to reduce serious health problem using their knowledge into practice.

2.
Article | IMSEAR | ID: sea-205519

Résumé

Background: Nutritional intake has great impact during the adolescent period due to their physical and mental growth and development. Objective: This study was designed to see the association of dietary practice with body mass index (BMI) among adolescent and their health risk habits. Materials and Methods: A total of 212 adolescents from three government schools of Butwal sub-metropolitan city were randomly selected to participate in this cross-sectional study. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire was provided to collect information. Height and weight were measured. SPSS software version 21 was used for data analysis; Chi-square test was applied to see association and P ≤ 0.05 was taken as statistically significant. Results: The mean age of the respondent was 17 ± 1.19 years. Nearly 60% of them were female. Their BMI was ranging from 12.84 to 40.58 kg/m2 with average 20.77 ± 3.52 kg/m2. About 33% of the adolescents were malnourished, among them, 23.6% were underweight. Nearly one-fourth of the respondent had consumed alcohol which was 7% in case of drugs. Among the girls, non-smokers were 90.6% while it was 70.6% for boys. Health risk habits were significantly common among boys. Conclusion: Proportion of overweight among adolescent is increasing while underweight is still a significant problem. Health risk habits are also being common which is an alarming situation in public health.

SÉLECTION CITATIONS
Détails de la recherche