Characteristics

 

No.

%

Gender

Male

5,605

46.6

 

Female

6,427

53.4

School Grades

1st primary

2,583

21.5

 

4th primary

2,448

20.3

 

1st Intermediate

3,445

28.6

 

1st secondary

3,556

29.6

Region

Taif

969

8.1

 

Jeddah

930

7.7

 

Al-Madinah

899

7.5

 

Eastern Province

842

7.0

 

Tabuk

844

7.0

 

Riyadh

824

6.8

 

Jazan

737

6.1

 

Northern Borders

664

5.5

 

Najran

661

5.5

 

Asir

644

5.4

 

Al-Hasa

563

4.7

 

Makkah

550

4.6

 

Hafr Al-Batin

523

4.3

 

Al-Qurayyat

442

3.7

 

Al-Jouf

435

3.6

 

Al-Qassim

386

3.2

 

Bisha

348

2.9

 

Al-Qunfudhah

301

2.5

 

Al-Baha

272

2.3

 

Hail

198

1.6

Table 1:Descriptive Statistics of the Study Sample

Vaccination

Vaccination status

No.

%

Overall vaccination

Yes

11,959

99.4

 

No

73

0.6

Varicella

Yes

12,032

100.0

 

No

0

0.0

MMR

Yes

12,032

100.0

 

No

0

0.0

DTP

Yes

12,032

100.0

 

No

0

0.0

OPV

Yes

11,842

98.4

 

No

190

1.6

MCV4

Yes

1,0151

84.4

 

No

1,881

15.6

Flu vaccine

Yes

5095

42.3

 

No

6,937

57.7

Table 2:Vaccination Coverage among School Students

Variables

Categories

Underweight
N: 3,590 (29.8%)

Normal
N: 6,219 (51.7%)

Overweight
N: 1,163 (9.7%)

Obese
N: 1,057 (8.8%)

 

 

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

P value

Gender

Male

1,613 (44.9)

2,793 (44.9)

583 (50.1)

614(58.1)

< 0.001

 

Female

1,977 (55.1)

3,426 (55.1)

580 (49.9)

443 (41.9)

 

School Grades

1st primary

1,015 (28.3)

1,232 (19.8)

127 (10.9)

208 (19.7)

 

4th primary

670 (18.7)

1,332 (21.4)

188 (16.2)

257 (24.3)

< 0.001

1st Intermediate

970 (27.0)

1,679 (27.0)

485 (41.7)

310 (29.3)

 

 

1st secondary

935 (26.0)

1,976 (31.8)

363 (31.2)

282 (26.7)

 

Region

Center

310 (8.6)

560 (9.0)

169 (14.5)

170 (16.1)

 

 

West

1,010 (28.1)

1,897 (30.5)

535 (46.0)

205 (19.4)

 

 

East

460 (12.8)

925 (14.9)

252 (21.7)

291 (27.5)

< 0.001

 

North

588 (16.4)

1,787 (28.7)

83 (7.1)

125 (11.8)

 

 

South

1,222 (34.0)

1,050 (16.9)

124 (10.7)

266 (25.2)

 

Table 3:Association between BMI and Gender, School Grades and Region

Variables

Categories

Total
No. (%)

Male
No. (%)

Female
No. (%)

P-Value

Overall health status

adequate

8769 (72.9)

4183 (74.6)

4586 (71.4)

<.0001

 

Inadequate

1422 (25.4)

1841 (28.6)

3263 (27.1)

 

Vaccination

adequate

11959 (99.4)

5557 (99.1)

6402 (99.6)

0.001

 

Inadequate

48 (0.9)

25 (0.4)

73 (0.6)

 

Body Mass Index

adequate

6219 (51.7)

2793 (49.8)

3426 (53.3)

<.0001

 

Inadequate

2812 (50.2)

3001 (46.7)

5813 (48.3)

 

ADHD

adequate

12018 (99.9)

5602 (99.9)

6416 (99.8)

0.059

 

Inadequate

3 (0.1)

11 (0.2)

14 (0.1)

 

Front/Side Scoliosis

adequate

12009 (99.8)

5598 (99.9)

6411 (99.8)

0.120

 

Inadequate

7 (0.1)

16 (0.2)

23 (0.2)

 

Low Visual Acuity

adequate

10188 (84.7)

4914 (87.7)

5274 (82.1)

<.0001

 

Inadequate

691 (12.3)

1153 (17.9)

1844 (15.3)

 

Dental Caries

adequate

7561 (62.8)

3842 (68.5)

3719 (57.9)

<.0001

 

Inadequate

3842 (68.5)

3719 (57.9)

7561 (62.8)

 

Table 4:The Adequacy of Different Health conditions

Variables

Categories

ADHD
N: 14 (0.1%)

Front/Side Scoliosis
N: 23 (0.2%)

Low Visual Acuity
N: 1,844 (15.3%)

Dental Caries
N: 7,561 (62.8%)

 

 

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

No. (%)

Gender

Male

3 (21.4)

7 (30.4)

691 (37.5)

3,842 (50.8)**

 

Female

11 (78.6)

16 (69.6)

1,153 (62.5)**

3,719 (49.2)

School grades

1st primary

13 (92.9)**

0 (0.0)

293 (15.9)

1,552 (20.5)

 

4th primary

1 (7.1)

23 (100.0)**

325 (17.6)

1,686 (22.3)

 

1st Intermediate

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

549 (29.8)

2,126 (28.1)

 

1st secondary

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

677 (36.7)**

2,197 (29.1)**

Region

Centre

1 (7.1)

6 (26.1)

192 (10.4)

841 (11.1)

 

West

4 (28.6)

12 (52.2)**

622 (33.7)**

2,016 (26.7)**

 

East

2 (14.3)

0 (0.0)

318 (17.2)

1,029 (13.6)

 

North

7 (50.0)

5 (21.7)

285 (15.5)

1,675 (22.2)

 

South

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

427 (23.2)

2,000 (26.5)

All the**= P value < 0.001
Table 5:Association between positive diagnosis of ADHD, Scoliosis, and Visual Acuity with participant’s characteristics

Variables

Categories

Univariate

Multivariate

 

 

OR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

Gender

Male

-

-

-

-

 

Female

1.163

1.071 -1.263

<0.000

1.163

1.071- 1.263

<0.000

School Grades

4th primary

-

-

-

-

 

1st primary

1.443

1.268-1.643

<0.000

1.443

1.268-1.643

<0.000

 

1st Intermediate

1.582

1.402-1.786

<0.000

1.582

1.402-1.786

<0.000

 

1st secondary

1.317

1.165-1.489

<0.000

1.317

1.165-1.489

<0.000

Region

Center

1.054

0.901- 1.233

0.509

1.054

0.901- 1.233

0.509

 

West

1.433

1.281- 1.602

<0.000

1.433

1.281 -1.602

<0.000

 

East

1.098

0.960- 1.255

0.172

1.098

0.960- 1.255

0.172

 

North

0.770

0.677 - 0.877

<0.000

0.770

0.677- 0.877

<0.000

 

South

-

-

-

-

†= Reference; OR= Odds ratio, AOR= Adjusted odds ratio
Table 6:Predictors of overall low health status among School Students Using Univariate and Multivariate Analysis