Analysis Of School Bag Weight Carriage Among Primary Students

School bags carriage among primary students in Malaysia is very important because every day the children carry their school bag to school. Heavy school bags may result to many bad symptoms to the children. The school bag carriage also associated with a higher prevalence of low back pain. Especially...

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Main Author:	Mohamad Roslan, Mohammad Muadz
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description	School bags carriage among primary students in Malaysia is very important because every day the children carry their school bag to school. Heavy school bags may result to many bad symptoms to the children. The school bag carriage also associated with a higher prevalence of low back pain. Especially their health condition may affect their performance in school. The recommended weight of schoolbags is less than 10-15% of the body weight. This study was conducted to assess the weight of school bags in relation to primary school children weight, and to look for the effect or any pain among them in primary school in Malaysia. The method used in this study is questionnaire survey. A total of 100 school children were included in this study from three primary school in Malaysia. A set of questionnaire was distributed in which the survey was used to get the students school bag weight, body weight, and symptoms of back pain the school children are exposed. The weight of the school bags and the school children was measured. The likert scale are used for the school children to get the symptoms after carrying a school bag in school. The result shows that the average school bag weight of the students is more than 18% of the student body weight. Therefore, the students are exposed to the back pain disorder. Lessen the load and keep track of school bag weight are recommended for schools to apply. Parents can bring the children to see chiropractic to prevent any unhealthy condition of their kids.
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spelling	my-utem-ep.239732022-02-07T14:52:55Z Analysis Of School Bag Weight Carriage Among Primary Students 2018 Mohamad Roslan, Mohammad Muadz T Technology (General) TS Manufactures School bags carriage among primary students in Malaysia is very important because every day the children carry their school bag to school. Heavy school bags may result to many bad symptoms to the children. The school bag carriage also associated with a higher prevalence of low back pain. Especially their health condition may affect their performance in school. The recommended weight of schoolbags is less than 10-15% of the body weight. This study was conducted to assess the weight of school bags in relation to primary school children weight, and to look for the effect or any pain among them in primary school in Malaysia. The method used in this study is questionnaire survey. A total of 100 school children were included in this study from three primary school in Malaysia. A set of questionnaire was distributed in which the survey was used to get the students school bag weight, body weight, and symptoms of back pain the school children are exposed. The weight of the school bags and the school children was measured. The likert scale are used for the school children to get the symptoms after carrying a school bag in school. The result shows that the average school bag weight of the students is more than 18% of the student body weight. Therefore, the students are exposed to the back pain disorder. Lessen the load and keep track of school bag weight are recommended for schools to apply. Parents can bring the children to see chiropractic to prevent any unhealthy condition of their kids. 2018 Thesis http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/23973/ http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/23973/1/Analysis%20Of%20School%20Bag%20Weight%20Carriage%20Among%20Primary%20Students.pdf text en public http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/23973/2/Analysis%20Of%20School%20Bag%20Weight%20Carriage%20Among%20Primary%20Students.pdf text en validuser http://plh.utem.edu.my/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=114784 mphil masters Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka Faculty Of Manufacturing Engineering 1. Avantika R., Shalini A. Back problems due to heavy backpacks in school children. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science. 2013;10(6):22–26 American Physical Therapy Association (APTA). Is Your Child’s Backpack Making the Grade?. 2009. 2. Barczyk K., Skolimowski T., Anwajler J., Chamera-Bilińska D. 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