PERINATOLOGIYA AND PEDIATRIYA.2019.1(77):69-73; doi 10.15574/PP.2019.77.69

Beketova H. V., Savinova K. B., Dybohay O. D., Mishcherska H. D., Sokolenko I. M.
Shupyk National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Kyiv, Ukraine
National Pedagogical Dragomanov University, Kyiv, Ukraine
Kyiv Regional Children's Hospital, Boiarka, Ukraine

Introduction. The obesity is one of the most popular chronic diseases in the world and in accordance in Ukraine. Due to the data of the World Health organization there are 340 millions of the children and teenagers at the age from 5 to 19 years had excessive weight of the body (EWB) in 2016 year. The main reasons of obesity were low physical activity and inappropriate nutrition, that is mostly in line to pupils. The beginning of the studying is characterized with the sharp decreasing of volume physical activity because of increasing of the static strain. All above-mentioned in accordance with the misuse of the sweets and fizzy drinks, disorder of the nutrition regime, limitless of the fresh fruits and vegetables on the menu build the high risk of the progression of the obesity and EWB in children. The mechanism of the prevention of the obesity progression can be the implementation of the health saving technologies (HST), that contains formation of the healthy lifestyle habits and enough moving.

Purpose. Estimate the HST «Education in moving» of the Dubohai O.D. influence on the prevention of the obesity progression and Excessive weight of the body in primary school age children.

Patients and methods. The clinical-instrumental examination of 153 preschool age children was held at Kyiv Regional Children's Hospital before the entering school and during the studying at the I–IV classes, among them 65 pupils from the middle school No. 287 in Kyiv, where HST were implemented( main group) and 88 pupils of the middle school No. 3 in Boiarka, where the HST were not used (comparison group). The examination included the evaluation of the anthropometric indicators according to the directive of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine from 13.09.2013 No. 802 «Criteria for assessing the physical development of school_age children», calculation of body mass index (BMI), laboratory and instrumental research methods.

Results. The usage of the HST in main group provided sufficient (corresponding to age) physical activity and having finished the primary school the part of the children with harmonical enlargement increased from 27.7% to 63.9%, while in comparison group it stayed mostly the same (38.6% and 41.7%). A significant increasing of the specific weight children with obesity and EWB was found in the comparing group during the years of studying (from 33.3% to 50.0%), and the tendency of the decreasing amount of the children with EWB and obesity from 20.0% to 16.7%.

Conclusions. Conducted scrutiny showed positive influence of the HST «Education in moving» on the saving harmonical physical development and prevention of the enlargement of the obesity and EWB in primary school age children providing enough physical activity and rational nutrition.

Key words: obesity, excessive weight of body, health saving technologies, primary school age children.

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Article received: Nov 03, 2018. Accepted for publication: Mar 12, 2019.