Influence of Second Wave COVID-19 in Obese Children’s Lifestyle Behavior: A Descriptive Study

Abstract

Due of lockdowns, the COVID-19 pandemic may cause changes to daily life. Children may be exposed to the childhood obesity epidemic caused by COVID-19. The study aimed to assess of lifestyle behavior among obese children during second wave COVID-19 lockdown. A descriptive research was undertaken among obese children in a particular Puducherry. Purposive sampling was used to select a 150-person sample size. Both the quantitative technique and the descriptive design were used. Data collected by using semi structured questionnaire related to demographic and lifestyle behavior. A total of 150 participants were eligible, the finding reveals that out of 150(100%) of sample 94(62.67%) had average lifestyle, 48(32%) had unhealthy lifestyle and 8(5.33%) had healthy lifestyle among obese children during second wave Covid-19 lockdown. The demographic variable number of children in the family (X2=11.107, p = 0.025) had statistically significant association with of lifestyle behavior among obese children during second wave Covid-19 lockdown at p<0.05. The other demographic variables had not statistically significant association with lifestyle behavior among obese children during second wave Covid-19 lockdown.