Abstract :
Clinical profile/ symptomatology help in planning more effectively for optimum use of the available
resources. The study was carried out to assess prevalence and pattern of
children and adolescents below 19 yrs in a large school of district Mewat.
study conducted by Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Govt Medical College Nalhar Mewat
in a large purposively selected school. A
enrolled and clinically screened during the year 2012
socio- demographic data of the students were collected from their school records with the help of
respective teachers. In 321 (i.e. 28.7%) out of 1118 children, there was
symptom/ illness. Cough, cold, and headache were among the most common symptoms in the children
examined. There was significant difference between male and female c
of symptoms occurrence. [ p value=0.007].
Keyword :
Mewat, school children, symptoms, cough, cold.