@article{ajnr2019749,
author={{Mohammed, Fayza Mohammed and Youssef, Youssria Elsayed and Mahmoud, Thorea Mohamed and El-saed, Fathia El-sayed},
title={Effect of Child Labor on Physical and Psychological Health among Technical Secondary Schools Students at Assiut City},
journal={American Journal of Nursing Research},
volume={7},
number={4},
pages={471--478},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajnr/7/4/9},
issn={2378-5586},
abstract={<b>Background: </b>Child labor is a persistent problem throughout the world and it is a global problem that appears to affect a major proportion of children in developing world. <b>The study aimed </b>to identify the effect of child labor on physical, psychological and behavior health among technical secondary schools students at Assiut city. A<b> </b>descriptive research design was used. A total number of 500 students with multi-stage random technique were participated in this. Two proper tools were used tool I: A self-administered questionnaire sheet included questions about demographic data, condition and hazards of work, physical, psychological and behavioral problems. Tool II: Body Mass Index (BMI) also was measured. <b>Results: </b>63.8% of the studied students were working and 46.7% of them were working in commerce. 46.4% stated that the main cause of work return for helping their family income. There was statistically significant difference between BMI &amp; work status. Also; there was statistically significant difference between type of work and behavioral problems, daily working hours and psychological &amp; behavioral problems, time to entertain and psychological problems. <b>Conclusion</b>: Physical and psychological health of working children affected with labor. <b>Recommendations: </b>School nurse should be providing education about the physical, psychological and behavioral problems that working students may be exposed to it.},
doi={10.12691/ajnr-7-4-9}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}