A Study On Factors Contributing To Childhood Obesity Among School Going Children In A Rural Area Of South India

Objective: To identify the factors contributing obesity among school going children with the age group of 11 – 16 years; To identify the level of factors contributing obesity among children the age group of 11-16 years; To associate the factors contributing obesity among children with their selected demographic variables Methods: In this explorative study, To identify the factors contributing obesity among school going children with the age group of 11 – 16 years Results: The contributing factor for obesity among children (11-16yrs) it reveals that among 30 children with obesity, 28(90%) of them are contributed by genetic factor, 30(100%) of them were contributed by behavioural factor, 19(63%) were contributed by psychological factor, 9(30%) were contributed by medical factor. Conclusion The study reveals that association to identify the contributing factor for obesity among children 11-16 years among postnatal mother with demographic data. It was statistically significance with the age of the children, sex of the children, education of parents, and height of the children.