School children’s physic health of two standard schools in Xuan Truong district 2002

ABSTRACT

The study was carried out on 1328 pupils aged of 6-15 years in Xuan Bac primary and Xuan Ngoc secondary school, Xuan Truong district, Namdinh province in 2002 ( males were 69, females were 638). The results showed some anthropometric measurements and clinical examinations. The following conclusion have been drawn- Physical status The anthropometric of Xuan Bac and Xuan Ngoc school children were considerably higher than those of 1975 Vietnamese biological constant and those of Thai binh province in 1995; but these indices were lower than index of Duong Nghiep Chi in 2001. – Morbidity The general morbidity rate38.62%. Four commonest disease in the Xuan Truong School (6-15 years old) were dento-oral disease (28.46%), ear-nose-throat diseases(7.75%),goiter diseases (2.43%) and myopia (2.03%)