| Summary: | Aim of the study: to analyze and compare work and leisure regime of urban and rural middle-school-age students.
Objectives: 1. To evaluate passive and active leisure of schoolchildren in relation with health.
2. To evaluate learning process of schoolchildren.
3. To evaluate nourishment regime of schoolchildren in relation with health.
Methods: The research was conducted in October – November 2004. Anonymous questionnaire was used for the survey. The final version of the questionnaire includes 40 questions. Schoolchildren from grade 6th to grade 8th from Birzai and Kaunas took part in the survey. 310 students were questioned in total. Received survey data were converged for the statistic computer analysis. The statistic data analysis was carried out by using statistic package “SPSS 11.5”.
Results: Schoolchildren from both cities usually have a feeling of not getting enough sleep in the morning (33.8% of Birzai and 52.7% of Kaunas schoolchildren). Schoolchildren from Birzai spend more time watching TV during the week than schoolchildren from Kaunas (2 hours – students from Birzai, 1 hour 45 min – those from Kaunas). Pupils are not attending sports activities (70.4% Birzai, 49.3% Kaunas) however Kaunas pupils are more active than those from Birzai (p<0.001). 15.5% of Birzai and 6.6% of Kaunas schoolchildren have never had dinner on working days. 1.9% of Birzai pupils and 4.7% of Kaunas pupils never eat supper.
Conclusions: Schoolchildren from Birzai spend more time watching... [to full text]
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