| Objective:To know the present state of the physical health of the left-behind children in the rural areas in Jiangxi, and analyze the factors that influence the physical health of these children so as to be able to offer some feasible reference.Method:Carry out a questionnaire survey of the physical health of 445 children randomly sampled in Nanchang, Ji'an, and Ganzhou of Jiangxi, and have a physical health test of their height, weight, vital capacity, power of gripping, and their ability in sit-and-reach, standing long jump, and one-minute rope skipping. Of the 445 questionnaires 441 are valid ones, and of the 441,192 are finished by left-behind children and the other 249, by non-left-behind children. The results of the test correspond to the questionnaires, and the related data are analyzed. The obtained data and information are compared and analyzed. Logical reasoning and comparison are employed as means of analysis and investigation of the present state of the physical health of the left-behind children in Jiangxi, and the factors which influence that.Results:There is no significant difference between left-behind children and non-left-behind children in height and weight, but BMI boy students are significantly different. Left-behind boys 'and girls' performance in standing long jump is not as good as that of non-left-behind children, and the difference is statistically significant. In terms of living habits there is significant difference between left-behind boys and non-left-behind boys and very significant difference between left-behind girls and non-left-behind girls in main means of going to school and coming back from school. There is significant difference between left-behind girls and non-left-behind girls but no difference between the two kinds of boys in daily sleep time from Mondays to Fridays. There is significant difference between the two kinds of girls but no difference between the two kinds of boys in how often they brush their teeth. There is very significant difference and significant difference respectively between the two kinds of boys and between the two kinds of girls in whether they would consult a doctor when having slight illnesses such as cold and cough. There is significant difference and no difference respectively between the two kinds of boys and between the two kinds of girls in whether they would play on their way home after school. There is very significant difference and significant difference respectively between the two kinds of boys and between the two kinds of girls in what they usually do after they get home from school. There is significant difference between the two kinds of boys in breakfast frequency, breakfast appetite, lunch frequency, lunch appetite, and habit of eating meals. There is very significant difference and significant difference respectively between the two kinds of boys and between the two kinds of girls in terms of where they usually have their breakfast, and very significant difference and no difference respectively between the two kinds of girls and between the two kinds of boys in terms of where they would have their lunch. There is significant difference and no difference respectively between the two kinds of boys and between the two kinds of girls in their habit of having such food as fruits, dairy products, and rice.Conclusion:The overall level of the physical health of the left-behind children" in Jiangxi's rural areas is lower than that of the non-left-behind children in the same areas. The left-behind children's hygienic habit and medical-advice-seeking habit are not as good as the non-left-behind children's. The left-behind children have fewer athletic activities than the non-left-behind children. Most of the left-behind children, unlike the non-left-behind children, have to do a certain amount of housework when at home. Left-behind children's dietary habit is not as good as non-left-behind children's, and the condition of the left-behind boys'intake of food is not as good as that of the non-left-behind boys'. |
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