Relationship between physical health among preschool children and parental labour migration in Longnan
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.08.021
- VernacularTitle:陇南市学龄前儿童身体健康与父母外出务工的关系
- Author:
MA Shuang, OUYANG Guanzhen, WANG Xiaohua
1
Author Information
1. School of Social Development and Public Policy, Beijing Normal University, Beijing(100875), China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Physical fitness;
Health status;
Prevalence;
Child,preschool;
Poverty areas;
Rural population
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(8):1200-1203
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationship between parental labour migration and preschool children’s physical health in poor rural areas,and to provide a scientcfic basis for the development of children’s education and public health in poor rural areas of China.
Methods:Using multi-stage stratified random cluster sampling method, this study investigated the physical health of 497 preschool children in six rural kindergartens in Cheng County, Longnan City of Gansu Province.
Results:The results showed poor physical health among preschool children, and two-week prevalence rate of respiratory system was 46.1%, two-week prevalence rate of diarrhea system was 14.5%. Parental out-migration significantly affects the prevalence of diarrhea in children, but not the prevalence of respiratory disease. For younger children, parental labour migration was associated with higher risk of physical health. Children’s active hand washing habits could significantly reduce the two-week prevalence of disease and associated with higher level of physical health(OR=1.97, 2.20).
Conclusion:Preschool children’s physical health is closely related to parental labour migration. Healthy habits should be encouraged to improve physical status among those children.
