Masana na ilimin kimiyyar ilimi sun ce matsalolin kiwon lafiya na iya haifar da ragewar kokarai a makaranta. Dr Julius Samson daga Sashen Kimiyyar Ilimi na Jamiāar Tarayya ta Ilimi a Zaria, Jihar Kaduna, ya bayyana cewa matsalolin irin su damuwa (fears, worries, phobias), canjin hali, bakin ciki, kaurin aure, matsalolin hali (aggression, impulsivity), cutar ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder), da matsalolin barin gado suna zama alamun matsalolin kiwon lafiya a yara.
Samson ya kara da cewa canje-canje a cikin shaāawar cin abinci, kaurin aure na alāumma, da tunanin kai-har-kai ko kisan kai suna faruwa a cikin Éalibai. āEe, Éalibai (yara da matasa) zasu iya fuskanci matsalolin kiwon lafiya. Dangane da Shirin Kiwon Lafiya ta Duniya, 10-20% na yara da matasa a duniya suna fuskanci matsalolin kiwon lafiya. Wadannan matsaloli zasu iya shafar kokarai, alakar su, da maāaikatar rayuwarsu gaba daya,ā in ya ce.
Ya bayyana wasu dalilan da ke haifar da matsalolin kiwon lafiya a yara, ciki har da sauye-sauyen iyalai (matsalolin aure, talauci, zalunci), bulli da matsin lamba, matsin makaranta, kumburin intanet, rauni (asara, talauci, zalunci), jinsi na asali, cututtuka maimakon rayuwa ko nakasa, kaurin aure na tsoratarwa, talauci, da bambancin tattalin arziĘi.
Dr Adebimpe Oluwasayo, wata masaniyar kimiyyar ilimi daga Asibitin Koyarwa na Jamiāar Ladoke Akintola, Ogbomoso, ta bayyana cewa kiwon lafiya ya yara ta Ęunshi kiwon lafiya ta hali, ta zuciya, da ta hali. āHaka kuma tana taka rawa a yadda yara ke kai da matsaloli, alakar da wasu, da yin yanayin rayuwa mai lafiya. Matsalolin kiwon lafiya a cikin yara ana bayyana su a matsayin canje-canje masu tsanani a yadda suke koyi, aiki, ko kai da hali. Wadannan canje-canje suna haifar da damuwa da matsaloli a rayuwa yau da kullun,ā in ya ce.
Oluwasayo ta ce yara da aka nuna wari kan yin aiki, matsalolin koyi, nakasa jiki, ko asalin iyalai zasu iya fuskanci matsalolin kiwon lafiya. āDa yawa daga matsalolin kiwon lafiya zasu iya fara a cikin yara, ciki har da matsalolin damuwa, ADHD, kumburi, matsalolin cin abinci, da PTSD. Comorbidity ita da yawa, tare da yara da ke fuskanci kumburi suna fuskanci damuwa da matsalolin hali,ā in ya ce.
Experts sun kuma bayyana cewa yara suna nuna damuwa game da hali mai lafiyarsu, kamar hankali, kaurin aure, bulli, da zalunci. Sun ce ayyana bambanci tsakanin matsalolin ci gaban yara na wadanda zasu iya nuna matsalolin gudun hiji zai iya zama da wuya. āYana da mahimmanci neman taimako daga masana kiwon lafiya, kamar masana kimiyyar ilimi, idan halayyar yaran kuwa ta tsawo mako, ta haifar da damuwa ga yaran kuwa ko iyalai, ko ta shafar aikin su a makaranta, gida, ko tare da abokai,ā in ya ce.