Comparisons of Health Status between Aboriginal and Non-aboriginal Primary Students

• Main Authors: Chang Ching He, 張靖禾
• Other Authors: Suh-Hwa Maa
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2012
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v35y5a

碩士 === 國立臺東大學 === 身心整合與運動休閒產業學系 === 100 === Abstract Children are the country's greatest assets, and child health is an important indicator of national competitiveness, enough to affect the future of the country. World Health Organization (World Health Organization, referred to as WHO) pointed out that children represent the future, adults face many health problems can be traced back to childhood, is to ensure the growth and development of children's health and to understand the health of school children is an extremely important thing. The purpose of this study is to compare Aboriginal and non-aboriginal elementary school Tongjian Kang status of the current situation and differences. This study used secondary data analysis (Secondary Data Analysis), a cross-sectional (cross-sectional) study. The research data SPSS19.0 statistical software for descriptive statistics, chi-square test, the percentage of the homogeneity test and the Fisher's exact test, and other analysis. The findings: A total of 226 elementary school students participated in the study, including 97 aboriginal students, 129 non-aboriginal students. Children the average age of 9.19 years (SD = 1.84), begin with high school for the majority. Aboriginal elementary school Tongqi Cheng three two uncorrected visual acuity are 0.9; more than 88% of dental caries; 67% of the position for the moderate, more than 45 percent of the injury is a surgical disease. Tongwu Cheng eight non-aboriginal elementary school two bare, as are 0.9; 86% of dental caries; position for over eight five moderate; more than 44 percent of the injury is a surgical disease. King Village aboriginal elementary school students of vision is better, living in aboriginal elementary school students oral status Pandan Village and parental occupation for persons who is better. No caries of the aboriginal and non aboriginal elementary school students, fourth grade, sixth grade girls are more healthcare visits. Surgical diseases of non-aboriginal elementary school students in first grade, p = .007. 9-year-old, 10-year-old non-aboriginal elementary school students overweight and overweight, 7-year-old non-aboriginal elementary school students of medical illness and surgical diseases, p values were .02, .01, .01. The boy non-aboriginal elementary school students overweight and overweight are more p-value is .03. King Village aboriginal elementary school students, two bare, as are 0.9, p value is .03. Uncorrected visual acuity of parental education for the aboriginal elementary school students in high school two more are all 0.9, p = .03. Two bare as the parents' occupation of the people in aboriginal elementary school students are 0.9 p-value is .03. Conclusions of this study: Aboriginal elementary school students on average health status than non-aboriginal elementary school students in the health status of the current situation are good. Keywords: aboriginal elementary school students, non-aboriginal elementary school children, health status.