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PRIORITY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF CHILDREN OBESITY BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH

Viktor A Ohniev1, Kateryna H Pomohaibo1, Mihail I Kovtun1

  • 1KHARKIV NATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, KHARKIV, UKRAINE.

Wiadomosci Lekarskie (Warsaw, Poland : 1960)
|June 5, 2021
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Biological and social factors significantly impact childhood obesity. Primary medical care for obese children is insufficient, necessitating improved interventions.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Childhood overweight and obesity are significant public health concerns.
  • Understanding risk factors is crucial for effective prevention and management.
  • Assessing the quality of primary medical care is essential for addressing this issue.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the risk factors contributing to overweight and obesity in children.
  • To evaluate the current level of primary medical care provided to obese children.

Main Methods:

  • A sociological survey was conducted involving 413 participants in the main group and 396 in the control group.
  • Medical records (child development history, f.112/a) of 280 obese children were analyzed.

Main Results:

  • Biological, social, and hygienic factors significantly influence the development of excess weight in children and adolescents (η ≥ 3%; p<0.001).
  • The documented diagnosis of obesity in the child's medical history was present in only 61.7±2.7% of patients, indicating insufficient primary medical care.
  • A significant gap exists between the prevalence of obesity and its formal recognition within primary care settings.

Conclusions:

  • The study identified key biological and socio-hygienic risk factors for childhood obesity.
  • Findings highlight the inadequacy of primary medical care in diagnosing and managing childhood obesity.
  • Comprehensive priority activities are proposed to address the growing problem of overweight and obesity in children.
Abstract

Keywords:
childrenmedical careobesityrisk factors

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