ArticleIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine2018
Intervention Study for Reducing Schoolbag Weights in Two Rural Schools in Maharashtra.
Article in Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Impact of Educational Intervention in Reducing the Weight of School Bags in Selected School Children.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
contextHeavy schoolbags are reported worldwide including India. The prescribed safe upper limit was 10% of student bodyweight.
aimsThis intervention study explored (a) impact of awareness measures among stakeholders and (b) any systemic constraints for reducing bag loads. SETTINGS AND
designThis is a two-stage intervention study following a 2016-2017 baseline study of schoolbag weights in two rural schools. SUBJECTS AND
methodsThe study involved 175 students (male: 79 and female: 96) from 8 STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: The impact of interventions was tested with (a) Paired
resultsThe mean baseline bag weight of 3.77 kg declined statistically significantly after successive interventions to 3.4 and 3.2 kg. The baseline proportion of 51% of heavy bags (>10% of body weight) declined to 38% and 29%. Despite interventions, 19% students in 8
conclusionsAwareness programs for stakeholders only partially succeeded in reducing bag weights. Hence, reducing the daily subject load is necessary.
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