Unequal Distribution of Overweight Adolescents in Immigrant-Rich Areas
Analysis of Disparities among Public and Private School Students in Shanghai, China
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Accelerated urbanization and rising immigration to the big cities in China has resulted in education policies that produce disparate treatment of immigrant and non-immigrant students. The two types of students frequently wind up in different types of junior high schools. However, there is little research on whether disparities exist between students in public and private schools with regard to overweight. This study aims to address this gap through a comparison of the overweight status of junior high school students in public and private schools in Shanghai and explore the possible reasons for the observed differences. Students from two public and two private junior high schools were measured. In order to determine what factors might shape overweight among adolescents. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess associations between overweight and personal characteristics, birth-related factors, levels of physical activity, diet, family socioeconomic status and school environment. Students in private schools proved more likely to be overweight (15.20%, p p p p p < 0.05). To reduce the unequal distribution of overweight students between the two types of schools, interventions that consider different multiple risk factors should be implemented
Breastfeeding · China · Environmental health · Family income · Geography · Immigration · Obesity · Overweight · Political science · Population · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology · Gerontology · Pediatrics
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
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