Evaluation of Development in the Children of Seasonal Agricultural Workers

Authors

  • Yasemin Saglan Eskisehir Odunpazarı Community Health Center, Eskisehir,Turkey
  • Ugur Bilge Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Eskisehir,Turkey
  • Ramazan Saglan Eskisehir Provincial Health Directorate, Eskisehir,Turkey
  • Yunus Emre Sarı Denizli Çal District State Hospital,Denizli,Turkey
  • Dilek Oztas Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health,Ankara,Turkey
  • Hüseyin Balcıoglu Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Eskisehir,Turkey
  • Ilhami Unlüoglu Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, Eskisehir,Turkey

Keywords:

Seasonal agricultural worker, growth retardation, Eskisehir

Abstract

Children of seasonal agricultural workers, are a group of migrants in Turkey where agricultural production is intense, having a significant part of the year in unhealthy habitats in agricultural areas and having access to services [1,2]. In this group, many temporary or permanent health problems may arise due to the conditions of accommodation and malnutrition [3]. Our aim is to assess the growth and development of children of seasonal agricultural workers. The study is a cross-sectional field study in the agricultural regions of Eski?ehir city and districts starting from 1 July 2017. In our study, children of 119 seasonal agricultural workers under the age of 18 were included. In the study, 11 different agricultural regions were visited and the height, weight, body mass index and head circumference of the children were measured and the percentile values were calculated. In the study group ; children of seasonal agricultural workers were 53 (44.5%) male and 66 (55.5%) female. Their ages ranged from 0 to 16 years with a mean of 7.37 ± 3.58 years. 29.4% of the children of seasonal agricultural workers had both height and weight measurements of 5P or less. Growth and development retardation is one of the important diseases among the children of seasonal agricultural workers.

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2020-07-27

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Saglan, Y. ., Bilge, U. ., Saglan, R. ., Sarı, Y. E. ., Oztas, D. ., Balcıoglu, H. ., & Unlüoglu, I. . (2020). Evaluation of Development in the Children of Seasonal Agricultural Workers. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 71(1), 56–60. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/6009

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