Determination of Health, Nutritional Status, Lifestyle, and Hygiene Practice among the Children Aged from 2 to 12 Years Old in Chittagong City, Bangladesh

Abstract

This research involved children aged 2 to 12 whose parents were employed as laborers, seamstresses, drivers, etc. in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The main objective of this study was to determine the children's nutritional, health, and hygiene condition. The study was done in the vicinity of the Johir Store Colony. 150 participants, 77 males and 73 girls, made up the sample. The following information was gathered: children's age, parental income, personal information, occupation, children's weight, height, and BMI. Among the surveyors most of them were 51.33% male and 48.66% were female. The occupations of the male were rickshaw puller, labor, driver, etc. and most of the women are housemaids or garments workers. From the study, it was found that the majority of the questioned worker's children have a healthy diet, practice decent cleanliness, and have under control health issues. Around 47% children have healthy weight. Though almost 80% mothers had normal delivery, but still, the infant had developed sufficiently to be born. At the end, children don’t have access to entertainments such as television or smart phone and almost 66% children play physical sports which keeps their health in better condition. This showed that the children live a healthy lifestyle with proper nutritious value and balance diet.