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Assessment of intelligence quotient among schoolchildren of fishermen community of Kutch, Gujarat, India
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Abstract
Background and aim: The aim of the study was to assess the intelligence quotient of fishermen school children of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 8 to 10 years old school children living in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, from January to February 2013. Seguin Form Board Test was used to assess the intelligence quotient (IQ) level of children. Means of groups were compared by independent student t-test. Stepwise multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors for IQ.
Results: The mean average timing taken by fishermen school children to complete the test was 30.64 ± 4.97. Males had significantly lower mean timing scores than females (p < 0.05). Participants with severe dental fluorosis, low socio-economic status (SES), lower education level of both mother and father and those who were overweight had significantly higher mean timing scores for average category.
Conclusions: The present study suggested a low IQ among fishermen school children community of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The major factors which influenced their IQ were dental fluorosis, low SES, low education level of parents and high body mass index.
Abstract
Background and aim: The aim of the study was to assess the intelligence quotient of fishermen school children of Kutch, Gujarat, India.
Materials and methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 8 to 10 years old school children living in Kutch District, Gujarat, India, from January to February 2013. Seguin Form Board Test was used to assess the intelligence quotient (IQ) level of children. Means of groups were compared by independent student t-test. Stepwise multiple linear regression was used to identify predictors for IQ.
Results: The mean average timing taken by fishermen school children to complete the test was 30.64 ± 4.97. Males had significantly lower mean timing scores than females (p < 0.05). Participants with severe dental fluorosis, low socio-economic status (SES), lower education level of both mother and father and those who were overweight had significantly higher mean timing scores for average category.
Conclusions: The present study suggested a low IQ among fishermen school children community of Kutch, Gujarat, India. The major factors which influenced their IQ were dental fluorosis, low SES, low education level of parents and high body mass index.
Keywords
cross-sectional, fishermen, intelligence quotient, Kutch
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Assessment of intelligence quotient among schoolchildren of fishermen community of Kutch, Gujarat, India
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Issue
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Original article
Pages
73-78
Published online
2014-06-30
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DOI
10.5603/IMH.2014.0017
Bibliographic record
IMH 2014;65(2):73-78.
Keywords
cross-sectional
fishermen
intelligence quotient
Kutch
Authors
Kailash Asawa
Piyush Pujara
Jigar P. Thakkar
Bindi Gajjar Pandya
Anant Raghav Sharma
Sonia Pareek
Aniruddh Tak
Mridula Tak
Ronak Maniar
