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STUDY OF HEALTH ITS AWARENESS IN LATE
ADOLESCENTS (17, 18, 19 YEAR) IN AHMEDABAD
Dr. Vishal Kapadia IInd year, MD. Ped. KEM School
of P.G., V. S., Ahmedabad
Under guidance of my teachers
Dr. S. H. Mansuri Dr. H. R. Chauhan Dr. A. Y.
Vijapura
Dr. H. R. Parikh Dr. B. S. Prajapati Dr. Hetal
Vora
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WHY I SELECTED THIS STUDY

• Adolescence is
• Period of rapid growth, their last chance to grow
• Period of high physiological mental stress
  being in transitionalperiod of life.
• This is the age-group where intervention will be
  most fruitful because
• The are enthusiastic receptive to new ideas.
• Will decide our future societies health way of
  thinking
• It includes mothers of near future so their
  nutrition and knowledge will decide our IMR,
  neonatal survival ultimately healthy society.
• In our country, this is not given due importance
  as compared tomorbidity and mortality in infant
  and pregnant women. In India it isdocumented
  that 2/3 adolescent females are below UNICEF Std.
  of Wt. 45 kg and ht 145 cm

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AIMS

• To study adolescent nutrition
• 1. Over weight 2. Under weight
• To assess common medical problems and vices /
  addiction
• To assess their knowledge regarding AIDS, safe
  sex and to know from where they got this
  information
• Compare above 3 parameters in Educated - Under
  educated, Medical - nonmedical groups

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METHOD MATERIAL

• This is a cross sectional study of 300
  adolescents by personal interview
• They were asked 20 questions and their weight
  height measured.
• They were in 3 groups.

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METHOD MATERIAL

• They are in 3 groups
• Group I Medical paramedical students
• Number 100 (Male 50 Female 50)
• Includes
• I, IInd year U. G. Students studying in NHL
  Medical College
• Physiotherapy students studying in V.S.
• Nursing students studying in L. G. Hospital
• Group II Educated , Non medical adolescents
• Number 100 (Male 50 Female 50)
• Bcom students HA commerce College
• Arts students L.D. arts
• Group III Adolescents with poor S/E status
  less than secondary education
• Number 100 (Male 50 Female 50)
• Attending OPD of L. G. Hospital Ped Dep. V. S.
  Hosp Ped dep as pt or accompanies of pt

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RESULTS
40
38
22
12
3
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RESULTS
60
40
68
28
22
28
24
30
20
6
10
5
3
1
0
Group I Medical paramedical
Group II Educated Nonmedical
Group III Poor S/E Less educated
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• Among Overweight
• Watching television / computer gt 8 hr / day ? 80
• None daily exercise ? 60
• Taking Junkfood gt 3 times / wk ? 83
• Underweight were
• 80 of underwt were ? girl
• 50 of underwt were from poor SIE status, taking
  poor diet
• 30 of underwt were dieting.

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• Common medical problems theyhave / had between
  10-19 year

60
30
15
15
15

• Any vices like smoking / alcoholism / Tobacco
• Total 13
• Medical Paramedical 11
• Educated - Nonmedical 12
• Poor S/E - Poorly educated 14
• 98 of study population had no idea had not
  taken adolescentimmunization.
• 93 of adolescent females were either not sure or
  notvaccinated with MMR vaccine.

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KNOWLEDGE REGARDING AIDS WAS ASSESSED
1. What is AIDS ? 2. How it occurs ? 3. Can you
acquire AIDS ? 4. How can you prevent it ? What
is safe sex ?
55 had no idea regarding AIDS safe sex.
Knew Not knew Medical Paramedical 80 20 Edu
cated -Nonmedical 60 40Poor S/E Poor
education 20 80
45
55
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FROM WHERE YOU HAVE GOT OR WHATCONTRIBUTED TO
YOUR INFORMATION REGARDING SEX
None had received formal sex education
Adolescent Health Friendly Clinic If an AHFC is
started where your common medical problems,
sexual problems nutrition will be
discussed OR Teen Club Which will conduct
social programmes regarding same ? 93 agreed to
be registered in both
90
90
90
10
0
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CONCLUSION

• 60 adolescents are having some nutritional
  disorder.Thus it is highly prevalent but not yet
  recognized.
• 70 adolescent females are not reaching UNICEF
  Std.
• Underweight (38 in total) more prevalent in poor
  S/E class (68) major factors being girl
  child, poor diet, dieting
• Overweight (22 in total) more prevalent in
  affluent class major factors being lack of daily
  exercise, excess of junkfood TV / Computer
  watching in excess.
• 55 adolescents have no idea regarding todays
  modern pandemic AIDS

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SUGGESTIONS

• It is need of this era to concentrate
  onadolescents.
• Start maintaining record of adolescentnutrition
  adolescent health card.
• To start AHFC / Teen clubs.

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Thank You
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