?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Health+Needs+of+Ashram+Schools+in+Rural+Wardha&rft.creator=Dongre%2C+AR&rft.creator=Deshmukh%2C+PR&rft.creator=Garg%2C+BS&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Objective%3A+To+assess+the+health+needs+for+health+promoting+Ashram+schools+in+rural+Wardha.+Methods%3A+It+was+a+cross+sectional+study+undertaken+in+10+Ashram+schools%2C+using+qualitative+(SWOT+analysis%2C+Transect+walks+and+Semi-structured+interviews+of+teachers)+and+quantitative+(Survey)+methods.+Hemoglobin+examination+of+all+children+was+done+by+using+WHO+hemoglobin+color+scale.+Anthropometric+measurements+such+as+height+and+weight+of+each+child+were+obtained.+Physical+activity+score+for+each+child+was+calculated.+The+manual+content+analysis+of+qualitative+data+was+done+and+the+quantitative+data+was+entered+and+analyzed+using+Epi_info+(version+6.04d)+software+package.+Results%3A+Out+of+1287+children+examined%2C+724+(56.3%25)+were+boys+and+563+(43.7%25)+were+girls.+About+576+(44.8%25)%2C+213+(16.6%25)%2C+760+(59.1%25)+children+had+untrimmed+nails%2C+dirty+clothes+and+unclean+teeth+respectively.+More+girls+had+(31.6%25)+lice+infestation+than+boys+(18.2%25).+Eighty+six+(6.7%25)%2C+75+(5.8%25)+and+110+(8.6%25)+children+had+scabies%2C+fungal+infection+and+multiple+boils+on+their+skin+respectively+and+158+(12.3%25)%2C+136+(10.6%25)+and+66+(18.3%25)+children+had+dental+caries%2C+wax+in+ears+and+worm+infestation+respectively.+Notably%2C+988+(76.8%25)+children+had+iron+deficiency+anemia+which+was+significantly+more+among+girls+(81.9%25)+than+boys+(72.8%25).+About+506+(39.3%25)+children+consumed+any+tobacco+product+in+last+one+month.+About+746+(57.9%25)+children+were+classified+to+have+sedentary+physical+activity.+Among+774+children+(%3E12+years)%2C+183+(23.6%25)+and+34+(4.4%25)+children+felt+lonely+%E2%80%98sometime%E2%80%99+and+%E2%80%98most+of+the+times%E2%80%99+respectively.+About+398+(94.3%25)+boys+and+342+(97.2%25)+girls+did+not+know+the+modes+of+transmission+of+HIV%2FAIDS.+Conclusions%3A+In+conclusion%2C+there+was+high+prevalence+of+risk+factors+for+both+communicable+and+non-communicable+diseases+in+Ashram+school+environment.+This+dictates+the+urgent+need+for+teacher+driven%2C+needs+based+and+school+based+intervention+that+can+screen+and+identify+potentially+preventable+health+conditions+among+underprivileged+Ashram+school+children.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-04-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7787%2F1%2F2011-1-2.pdf&rft.identifier=++Dongre%2C+AR+and+Deshmukh%2C+PR+and+Garg%2C+BS++(2011)+Health+Needs+of+Ashram+Schools+in+Rural+Wardha.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7787%2F