[Health status of schoolchildren under five-day-week school program]

(Zdravno sustoianie uchenitsite, obuchavani pri petdnevna uchebna sedmitsa.)

Full Abstract

The effect of a five-day educative programme is studied with respect to the health status and morbidity of schoolchildren--from entering VIIth class in the Unified secondary professional school to completion Xth class. The data received are compared with the results from health exam on children, trained on six-day week. The results from the investigation show more favorable dynamics of the chronic, acute and neuro-psychic morbidity, the per cent of those frequently taken ill and is increased the number of healthy schoolchildren. In comparison with the traditional educative organization the five-day week programme has higher prophylactic effectiveness in the health protection of schoolchildren.

Author information

Author/s: Mineva, T (T); Semova, N (N); Spasova, V (V); Petrova, M (M);

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Problemi na khigienata (Probl Khig), published in BULGARIA. (Language: bul)

Reference: 1989-; vol 14 (issue ) : pp 147-54

Dates: Created 1990/06/13; Completed 1990/06/13; Revised 2006/11/15;

PMID: 2576829, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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