SCHOOL HEALTH CAMP REPORT
Department of Community Medicine in collaboration with
Sri Ramana Free Clinic Trust (Report: July to Dec 2022)
Introduction:
A School Health Check-Up is a crucial aspect of ensuring the overall health and well-being of students. It helps identify any potential health issues early on, allowing for prompt treatment and prevention of further complications. This report outlines the results of a school health check-up conducted on a total of 647 participants during July – December 2022
Methodology:
The Health Check-Up was conducted by a team of healthcare professionals, including doctors and Medico Social Worker from the Department of Community Medicine, Ramaiah Medical College, Bengaluru, and Sri Ramana free clinic trust. The health check-up was conducted at three government schools in Bengaluru
Namely:
- Government Higher Primary School, Yeshwanthpur.
- Government Higher Primary School, IISC campus, Yeshwanthpur.
- BBMP Girls High school, Mathikere.
All the participants of the health camp were assessed for chief complaints, health history &underwent a general physical examination. Relevant treatment was advised with the available essential medications.
With regard to World aids day 2022 on Dec 1st 2022 an awareness program with the theme “Rock the Ribbon” was conducted by faculty Dr.Raghavendra Swamy and Interns Dr.Varshitha R. Kumar&Dr.Aishwaya. S. Department of Community medicine, RMC, Bengaluru. The awareness was conducted among students of classes 8th to class 10th. Which mainly included the myths surrounding AIDS, modes of transmission of the disease way to prevent the transmission of the disease, and also regarding the government treatment available for the disease. The session was Inter active and the students tried to understand AIDS in the earliest way possible.
Analysis:
The collected data included the Name and Age of the participants along with their primary and secondary complaints and the relevant treatment advised for the same. The data was analysed using SPSS 20. Chief complaints were coded according to ICPC-3.
Results
The camps were conducted on 34 different dates from July 2022 to December 2022. (Table 1).
Table 1: Date of conduction of Health camps. |
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| Sl.No | Date |
School |
Total |
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|
Govt. Primary High School. Yeshwanthpur |
Govt. Primary High school, IISC Campus Yeshwanthpur. |
BBMP Girls High School, Mathikere. |
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|
|
12-JUL-2022 |
19 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
|
|
23-AUG-2022 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
|
|
24-AUG-2022 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
02-SEP-2022 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
|
|
06-SEP-2022 |
0 |
23 |
0 |
23 |
|
|
07-SEP-2022 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
|
|
13-SEP-2022 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
14-SEP-2022 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
|
|
16-SEP-2022 |
0 |
0 |
30 |
30 |
|
|
21-SEP-2022 |
16 |
19 |
0 |
35 |
|
|
23-SEP-2022 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
|
|
27-SEP-2022 |
0 |
21 |
0 |
21 |
|
|
28-SEP-2022 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
27 |
|
|
30-SEP-2022 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
21-OCT-2022 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
27-OCT-2022 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
28-OCT-2022 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
16 |
|
|
02-NOV-2022 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
03-NOV-2022 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
20 |
|
|
07-NOV-2022 |
18 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
|
|
08-NOV-2022 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
15 |
|
|
09-NOV-2022 |
20 |
0 |
23 |
43 |
|
|
15-NOV-2022 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
16-NOV-2022 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
18-NOV-2022 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
|
|
22-NOV-2022 |
28 |
0 |
0 |
28 |
|
|
23-NOV-2022 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
|
|
25-NOV-2022 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
29-NOV-2022 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
|
|
30-NOV-2022 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
13-DEC-2022 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
|
|
20-DEC-2022 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
|
|
21-DEC-2022 |
0 |
11 |
0 |
11 |
|
|
27-DEC-2022 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
29 |
|
|
TOTAL |
269 |
180 |
198 |
647 |
Out of 647 participants, 507 (78.4) of them belonged to the age group of 11-15 years and 11 (1.7) of the participants were adults who were either teaching/non-teaching staff of the respective schools who seek health examination during the camp (Table 2).
Table: 2 Age wise classification of the participants. (n=647) |
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|
Age group |
Frequency |
Percentage |
|
|
5-10 years |
64 |
9.9 |
|
|
11-15 years |
507 |
78.4 |
|
|
16-20 years |
65 |
10.0 |
|
|
> 21 years |
11 |
1.7 |
|
|
Total |
647 |
100.0 |
|
The majority of the participants had Common cold (56.9%), Fever (11.9%), General pain (8.8%), Cough (8.2%) & headache (5.9%) as their Primary complaint. (Table 3). Out of 647 participants, 89 (13.2) had secondary complaints. Among which 87(97.8) had cough as their secondary complaint (Table 4).
Table 3: Chief complaint of the participants according to ICPC-3 (n=647) |
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| ICPC-3 |
Frequency |
Percentage |
| Allergy (AD46) |
2 |
0.3 |
| General pain in multiple sites (AS01) |
57 |
8.8 |
| Fever (AS03) |
77 |
11.9 |
| General weakness or tiredness (AS04) |
13 |
2.0 |
| Fall of unknown origin (AS14) |
6 |
0.9 |
| Oral aphthae (DD66.02) |
1 |
0.2 |
| Gastric pain (DS02) |
29 |
4.5 |
| Dyspepsia (DS07) |
1 |
0.2 |
| Flatulence, gas, and belching (DS08) |
1 |
0.2 |
| Vomiting (DS100 |
1 |
0.2 |
| Headache (NS01) |
38 |
5.9 |
| Common cold (RD02.01) |
368 |
56.9 |
| Cough (RS07) |
53 |
8.2 |
| Total |
647 |
100.0 |
Table 4: Secondary complaints (n=89) |
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|
| ICPC-3 |
Frequency |
Percent |
| Eye pain (FS01) |
1 |
1.1 |
| Common cold (RD02.01) |
1 |
1.1 |
| Cough (RS07) |
87 |
97.8 |
| Total |
89 |
100.0 |
Relevant treatment was advised for the complaints with the available essential medications.
Conclusion:
The school health check-up revealed a significant number of students with health issues Common cold, Fever, Cough General pain etc. These findings highlight the importance of regular health check-ups to detect health problems early and prevent further complications. Educating the children at younger age can have positive attitude and awareness regarding HIV. The school authorities should take appropriate steps to address these health issues by encouraging healthy eating habits, promoting physical activity, and educating students on good oral hygiene practices. Additionally, students who require further evaluation should be referred to healthcare professionals for appropriate treatment and management.