STUDY OF SCREEN TIME AND OBESITY AMONG SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS OF URBAN SLUM, JAIPUR

Dr. Srishti Jain, Dr. Ravi Kant, Dr. Rajeev Yadav, Dr. Bhawana Vijayvergia

Abstract


Background: Excessive screen time for more than 2 hours daily among adolescents has been found to be
associated with increased psychosocial problems, hypertension, elevated cholesterol and obesity
among adolescents. To assess screen time of school going adolescents and to nd out factors associated Objective: with it.
Material and Methods: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted among adolescents of randomly selected co-ed
school in UHTC eld practice area, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur from January 2023 to March 2023. Students of class 9th to 12th
were interviewed and their BMI was calculated using standard methods. Results: Out of 80 adolescents students 56.25% were
boys and 63.75% were in age group >16 years. Average screen time was 77.9+47.5 hours per week. 10% of adolescents were
found over weight (BMI >25). Conclusion: Present study found that screen time was more than recommended in older children
(>16years) and boys were signicant users of electronic devices. Overweight was present in 10% of adolescents.


Keywords


Screen time, Adolescent, Obesity, Urban slum

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