Link between method of delivery and childhood overweight or obesity

Link between method of delivery and childhood overweight or obesity

This study aimed to determine the relationship between the method of delivery and the incidence of overweight or obesity during childhood. This study was conducted on June 2012 to March 2013 in four selected elementary schools in Iligan City, Philippines wherein 96 overweight to obese children between 5-8 years old were selected as respondents through purposive sampling technique. A descriptive-correlational research design was used. To gather the pertinent data and information, a researcher-made questionnaire was employed. The data gathered were then tabulated and analyzed using frequency and percentage distribution, Chi-square test and Spearman correlation coefficient. It was found out that there is no sufficient evidence to harbor a significant relationship between the method of delivery and the incidence of childhood overweight or obesity among the respondents. Thus, other factors should be explored to relate to overweight or obesity in childhood

Butalid, Roselyn M.; College of Nursing, Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology

Baculio, Lindy L. B.

Mendoza II, Ray C.

Sarvida, Jean F. P.

Proceedings of The Annual International Conference, Syiah Kuala University - Life Sciences & Engineering Chapter; Vol 3, No 1 (2013): Life Sciences

2089-208X

Syiah Kuala University

2013-11-30

http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/AICS-SciEng/article/view/1642/1549

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http://jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/AICS-SciEng/article/view/1642