Alleviation: An International Journal of Nutrition, Gender & Social Development, ISSN 2348-9340
Volume 2, Number 2 (2015) : 1-7
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Assessment of Factors Contributing to Awkward Posture in Children While Carrying their School Bags

1. Kanchan Pant, 2. Harpinder Kaur & 3. Munider Sidhu
1 Professor, 2 Associate Professor ,3 Research Scholar
Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, PAU, Ludhiana (Punjab), India
E-mail: harp_07@pau.edu

Abstract

It is common today to see school children buckling from weight of their school bags, many children bear the burden of carrying school bags that are too heavy for their body frames that might end up facing a number of health problems. The objectives are to measure the school bag weight in comparison of body weight and to investigate how school children are carrying their school bags, to observe total distance covered by them from home to school while carrying school bags. The study was conducted on a sample of 120 school children from middle class (From vith to viiith) and on their mothers. Respondents were randomly selected from five government and five private schools of Ludhiana city from the age group between 11 to 14 years. A pre structured interview schedule was used to achieve all the objectives.

Keywords : Assessment, Posture, Maximum Acceptable School Bag Weight (MASW), Body Mass Index (BMI), Cranio-Vertebral Angle (CVA).