A study on the prevalence of thinness and obesity in school going adolescent girls of Kashmir Valley

Ali, Darakshan; Shah, Rohul Jabeen; Fazili, Anjum; Rafiq, M. M.; Mushtaq, Bushra; Iqbal, Qazi; Dar, Sameena Yousuf

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162060

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“…Still, it was lower than studies conducted in Tigray (37.8%); 35 Kano, Northwestern Nigeria (60.6%); 50 and Kashmir Valley (35%). 51 This is possibly due to the difference in the study area and sample size. The study of Kano and Northern Ethiopia, and Kashmir Valley used a small sample size, which may have led to an increased estimation of the proportion of thinness.…”

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Socio-demographic and economic factors are associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

2019

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Objective: This study was aimed at assessing socio-demographic and economic factors associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: The school-based cross-sectional study comprising 362 adolescent girls aged 10–19 years was included in the study. Simple random sampling technique with proportional allocation to size was used to select the participants. An interviewer-administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurement were used to collect the data. An anthropometric measurement was converted to the indices of nutritional status using World Health Organization Anthro Plus software. Result: The overall prevalence of stunting and thinness among adolescent girls were 16.3% and 29%, respectively. Adolescents aged 14–15 years (AOR = 3.65; 95% confidence interval: 1.87, 7.11), adolescents living in rural areas (AOR = 1.34; 95% confidence interval: 1.24, 2.33), and adolescents who did not have snack (AOR = 11.39; 95% confidence interval: 1.47, 17.8) were positively associated with stunting. Whereas mother’s occupation was negatively associated with stunting (AOR = 0.12; 95% confidence interval: 0.17, 0.87). Similarly, being a rural resident (AOR = 2.40; 95% confidence interval: 1.13, 5.08) and adolescents aged 14–15 years (AOR = 6.05; 95% confidence interval: 2.15, 17.04) were positively associated with thinness. Educational status of adolescent girls was negatively associated with thinness (AOR = 0.13; 95% confidence interval: 0.05, 0.35). Conclusion: Stunting and thinness are prevalent among adolescent girls. The age of adolescents, place of residence, having a snack, and mother’s occupation was significantly associated with stunting and thinness. Having at least a one-time snack in addition to the usual diet is strongly recommended.

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Socio-demographic and economic factors are associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

2019

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“…Ali et al reported 7.2% adolescent girls to be overweight while as Reddy et al reported 16.9% of adolescents to be overweight and 4% to be obese. 4,5 In the present study 32.9% of the participants had taken fast food in the last one week. In a study conducted by Rathi et al in Kolkata among 14-16-year-old adolescents reported that 70% of the adolescents had 3 or more servings of fast foods a day before.…”

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“…Similar prevalence of thinness among adolescent girls in Kashmir was also reported by Ali et al (35.7%). 4 A much lower prevalence of underweight was reported by Reddy et al among adolescents in South Africa (9%). 5 In the present study 4.1% of the adolescents were overweight and 0.9% were obese.…”

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Assessment of the magnitude of behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents of Kashmir valley: a cross sectional study

Ali¹,

Shah²,

Nazir

et al. 2023

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Adolescents are one sixth of the world’s population and account for 6% of the global burden of disease and injury. The unique health issues associated with adolescence have been little understood. Adolescence is a period when many behaviours are consolidated which have major effects on future adult health. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a total of 8 schools in order to assess the magnitude of various behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents. 614 students in the age group of 10-19 years were included in the study. Data was collected using modified WHO global school-based health survey questionnaire. Weight and height of the adolescents were also taken to assess their nutritional status. Results: In the present study 45% of the participants resorted to diet restriction. 19.2% of the adolescents felt lonely. 18.2.5% of the participants had disturbed sleep and 8.8% of them reported having had suicidal thoughts. 3.9% of the participants had ever smoked cigarettes, 3.9% had ever consumed alcohol and 1.8% had ever used drugs. 28.3% of the adolescents reported having been physically attacked and 12.5% reported having been bullied. 29.5% had a screen time of 3 hours or more. Conclusions: It was observed that behavioral risk factors like unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical activity and substance abuse were quite prevalent in the adolescents. Health education on all these behavioural risk factors and incorporation of life skills education in the school curriculum will help in improving the overall health of the adolescents.

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“…On an average, thinness varied from 35.7% to 40.9%. 6,[14][15][16] However, evaluation of thinness from different studies should be done very cautiously as the reference standard used for detecting thinness varied and thereby the estimate is likely to change due to this. The earlier studies used IAP or NCHS standard in Indian setting while most of the present studies including our finding are based on WHO reference.…”

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Nutritional status and dietary intake among unmarried adolescent girls in rural area of Chittoor district: a community based survey

Reddy

Chaudhuri

Amrin

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Nutritional status and dietary intake during adolescent period play a crucial role in their mental and physical development. Objectives of the present study were to estimate the prevalence of undernutrition, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), among unmarried adolescent girls in rural area of Chittoor district; to estimate the average daily intake of different macro and micro-nutrients, i.e., calorie, protein and iron, by the same group by 24-hour dietary recall method; and to identify individual and family level determinants for undernutrition and decreased intake of nutrients.Methods: In this cross-sectional community-based survey anthropometric measurements were done, and dietary intake of unmarried adolescent girls was assessed by 24-hour recall method.Results: Majority is suffering from poor nutrient intake. This is more prominent for calcium [25.1-40.9% of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)] and energy intake (68.6-88.9% of RDA). Only 55% of the adolescents get iron supplementation; rests consume minimal iron (8.5gm) on average. Prevalence of thinness and stunting was 29.4% (95% CI: 20.4%, 38.4%) and 21.4% (95% CI: 13.3, 29.5%) respectively. Economic and housing conditions were associated with low dietary intake and poor nutritional status. Considerable cluster-wise variation exists for both the conditions.Conclusions: High prevalence of stunting and thinness together with substantial macro and micro-nutrient deficiency exist among adolescent girls. Existing national programs for this age group needs adequate supervision. Awareness development regarding locally available low-cost nutritious food together with periodic anthropometric measurements is required.

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A study on the prevalence of thinness and obesity in school going adolescent girls of Kashmir Valley

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Socio-demographic and economic factors are associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

Socio-demographic and economic factors are associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

Assessment of the magnitude of behavioural risk factors among school going adolescents of Kashmir valley: a cross sectional study

Nutritional status and dietary intake among unmarried adolescent girls in rural area of Chittoor district: a community based survey

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