Abstract:
Background Bad habits have become widespread among teenagers, causing great effects on their health
and development of their bodies.
The aim is to assess the effect of bad habits on the biological clock and growth of elementary and
middle school students in Basra city. The current study was conducted in a group of primary and
middle schools in the city of Basra.
A suitable sample of (300) male and female students, where the number of participating male and
female students was (133) and female students (167) were chosen for the purpose of the study.
A closed-question questionnaire was used for the purpose of data collection. The questionnaire consists
of two parts. The first relates to the social and demographic characteristics of students, including age,
gender, type of study, height, weight, and the occupational status of the parents.
The second part of the questionnaire consists of 16 questions related to bad habits, the standard two-point Likern scale including, yes and no, the questionnaire that was already conducted was distributed
to (300) students where the topic was explained to them and then answered, and then the researchers
measured the length and weight for each sample collected. Each model was scored according to the
correct model answer.
The analysis was carried out using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) version 26, The data
were expressed (frequency and percentage).
Results: Most of the students were in the age range between 9 to 12 years. The participation of females
was more than that of males. Most of the participants were from middle school, as most of the students'
mothers were housewives and most of the fathers were employees. All students answered the questions
in written form. Registration: All students respond to the questionnaire in a written manner. There
was a significant correlation between the parents' jobs and bad habits, and there was a relationship
between registration and the students. |
