Masa đačke torbe učenika mlađeg školskog uzrasta

Abstract

Considering the findings of previous research studies which had shown that excessive mass of the school bag can cause various deformities of the locomotor system in students, the aim of this paper was to investigate whether the percentage of students’ body weight and the weight of their school bags meet the prescribed standards, as well as to investigate the attitude of lower elementary school students towards the heavy school bag. The obtained results indicate that the mass of the school bag increases with children’s age and grade. Moreover, the vast majority of children carry a school bag which mass exceeds 10% of their body mass. The results of the survey showed that 68.6% of children go to and come back from school on foot, crossing a distance up to one kilometer (71.3%), carrying a bag on their own (81.9%). Finally, 65.2% of the surveyed children carried an ergonomic bag with reinforcements.