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Abstract
Overweight is a serious health problem among primary school children which is a risk factor for several health consequences. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess risk factors associated with overweight among primary school children. Design: Descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at 64 urban primary schools of educational directorate of Shubra Al-Kheima city. Sample: A purposive sample of 240 overweight primary school children was selected. Tools: Two tools were used for data collection, first tool structured interviewing questionnaire divided into five parts, socio-demographic characteristics of children, children health problems related overweight, student nutritional health history, children knowledge regarding overweight, and lifestyle factors associated with overweight among primary school children, second tool was school student files. Results: More than half of studied students had family history for overweight, most of them had unsatisfactory knowledge and majority of them had unhealthy lifestyle associated with overweight. Conclusion: Our study showed that the most of studied students weren’t health problems related to overweight, more than two thirds of studied students were bad dietary habits, and majority of studied students had unhealthy lifestyle, no statistical significance relation between knowledge about overweight and dietary habits, highly statistical significance relation between dietary habits and overweight among primary school children. Recommendation: Health education program to raise awareness of children toward health hazards and its consequences of overweight.