Surveillance results of common diseases among primary and secondary school students in Yichang City in 2019 - 2022
10.3969/j.issn.1006-2483.2025.04.022
- VernacularTitle:2019—2022年宜昌市中小学生常见病监测结果分析
- Author:
Yi LIANG
1
;
Zaoxia WANG
1
;
Chi HU
1
;
Xiaoyan MING
1
;
Man XIAO
1
;
Qian WU
1
;
Zhongcheng YANG
1
Author Information
1. Yichang Center for Disease Control and Prevention , Yichang , Hubei 443000 , China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Common diseases of students;
Myopia;
Dental caries;
Obesity
- From:
Journal of Public Health and Preventive Medicine
2025;36(4):98-101
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the prevalence of common diseases among primary and secondary school students in Yichang City from 2019 to 2022, and to provide a scientific basis for formulating effective intervention measures in the future. Methods By random cluster sampling , 7 schools in urban areas and 5 schools in suburban counties were selected to screen common diseases such as myopia, dental caries, obesity and abnormal spinal curvature. Descriptive epidemiological methods were employed for statistical analysis. Results A total of 17 023 primary and secondary school students were screened from 2019 to 2022. The overall detection rate of common diseases from high to low was myopia (54.12%), caries (36.75%), overweight (15.17%), obesity (11.88%), malnutrition (5.80%), and abnormal spinal curvature (3.49%). The detection rates of myopia and abnormal curvature of the spine showed an increasing trend with years and school stages, while the detection rates of malnutrition and dental caries showed a decreasing trend with years and school stages. The detection rates of overweight and obesity showed no trend difference with years, and the detection rates of obesity showed a decreasing trend with school stages. The rates of myopia, overweight and obesity were higher in urban areas than those in suburban counties, and the rate of dental caries was higher in suburban counties than that in urban areas. The prevalence of overweight, obesity, and malnutrition in boys was higher than that in girls. The prevalence of myopia and dental caries in girls was higher than that in boys. The above differences were statistically significant (all P<0.05). Conclusion Myopia, dental caries, obesity, and abnormal curvature of the spine are the current focus of the prevention and treatment of common diseases in students. There are great differences between different regions, school stages, and genders. The “tripartite linkage” of schools, families, and communities should be achieved with the joint efforts of the education and health departments to actively take targeted intervention measures to reduce the prevalence.
