Access to health care, nutrition and dietary habits among school-age children living in socio-economic inequality contexts: results from the “ForGood: Sport is Well-Being” programme

Buonomo, E; Moramarco, Stefania; Tappa, Alessandro; Palmieri, Sandro; Michele, Sara Di; Biondi, Giorgia; Agosti, Giulia; Alessandroni, Claudia; Caredda, Emanuele; Palombi, Leonardo

doi:10.1080/09637486.2019.1655714

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“…A recent study, conducted in Italy on immigrant children reported that children living without access to basic water and sanitation services, as well as household commodities (i.e. heater, refrigerator, electricity) increased the risk of these children being stunted [28]. The prevalence of malnutrition was con rmed even in the school aged children, with signi cant differences when considering the two kinds of malnutrition: under-nutrition and over-nutrition.…”

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The Exacerbated Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Growth Retardation in Roma Children Living in Camps

Giampaolo

Marotta

Biagiarelli

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Background: Child malnutrition is still a concern in marginalized groups of populations, such as immigrants living in very low socio-economic conditions. Roma children are within the most hard-to-reach populations, susceptible to undernutrition and growth retardation. In the city of Rome (Italy), the Hospital “Bambino Gesù”, in collaboration with the Catholic Association Community of Saint’Egidio, is dedicating, free services for the health and nutritional needs of vulnerable people. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on immigrant children visited at different ages (0-11 years old). Records including nutritional and growth assessment were collected from 2016 up to May 2020. Malnutrition was classified following the WHO 2006 standards. Data for Roma children living in extra-urban camps and non-Roma immigrant children living in urban areas was analyzed, odds ratios and univariate binary regressions were performed to investigate the risk of malnutrition within the two groups.Results: A sample of 414 children (57% under-five; 51.9% Roma), was included in the database. In the under-five children, underweight accounted for 7.6%, stunting for 11.7%, and wasting for 2.9%. The first year of life was the most crucial for nutritional status. Compared to the counterpart, Roma children accounted for nearly the total rate of malnutrition (wasting 4.8% vs. 1%; stunting 21.4% vs. 2%; underweight 14.2% vs. 1%). Univariate logistic regression confirmed under-five Roma children being at the highest risk of stunting at 12 months (OR: 16.1; CI 2-132; p=0.01). When considering the 176 school-aged children, undernutrition affected most Roma children (13% vs 1.9%), followed by stunting (5.8% vs 0.9%). Univariate logistic regression confirmed that Roma school-aged children were more likely to be underweight (OR: 7.8; CI 1.6-37.6; p=0.01). Conclusions: Malnutrition in immigrant children is still of high concern in Italy. Its prevalence in Roma children living in extra-urban camps exceeds that of immigrant children living in urban areas and the rates of underweight, stunting and wasting of Roma children living in the Balkans. This exacerbating condition highlights the need of better assisting this fragile population that is at most risk of poverty, food insecurity and social exclusion in Italy, particularly during this pandemic crisis.

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“…School-aged immigrant children presented the lowest rate of underweight, comparable to rates found for Italian children living in socioeconomic inequality contexts, as reported by Buonomo et.al. [28].…”

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The Exacerbated Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Growth Retardation in Roma Children Living in Camps

Giampaolo

Marotta

Biagiarelli

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“…This may be achieved by integrating interventions, promotion of traditional diets, physical activity, and health literacy within a wider infectious disease and poverty reduction framework. Similarly, the potential role of social programs to serve as an entry point for monitoring lifestyle conditions and enhancing access to primary health care of vulnerable children affected by the DBM, especially in high-income countries, should be explicitly recognized [29].…”

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Actions Targeting the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Scoping Review

Menon

Peñalvo

2019

Nutrients

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Background: In many developing countries, nutritional and epidemiological transitions are contributing to continuous undernutrition and escalating overnutrition, resulting in coexisting forms of malnutrition often referred as the “double burden of malnutrition” (DBM). This complex phenomenon constitutes an unprecedented challenge to global public health and has been prioritized by international health organizations, prompting governments to swift action. Specifically, five years ago the World Health Organization (WHO) proposed a roadmap to tackle the DBM though so-called “double-duty actions”. The objective of this review was to synthesize the literature on interventions which address the DBM. Methods: We developed a scoping review to identify interventions addressing the DBM. We searched PUBMED for papers reporting interventions until December 2019. Articles examining interventions, government policies, or tools at the individual, household, or community level to address the DBM were included. Results: Seven articles met the inclusion criteria. Three were from sub-Saharan Africa, one was from Southeast Asia, and one was from Central America. Two were modelling studies, with one covering 24 low-income countries and the other focusing on Ghana. Conclusion: Notwithstanding the pressing issue of the DBM, there is a paucity of studies examining double-duty actions despite the attention that it has garnered within the global nutrition community. Whilst nutrient deficiencies may be curbed by poverty reduction measures, for obesity prevention nutrition, education and promotion of physical activity, along with the encouragement of local food production, may be instrumental.

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“…On the other hand, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, and physical inactivity are known to contribute to the adverse effects on the immune system of humans. 2 Environmental factors, including air pollution, environmental pollution, rapid industrialization, and smoking, have adverse effects on the respiratory system of the individuals, besides their negative impact on the immune system. Therefore, people with smoking habits or living close to the industrial zones may become more vulnerable to the COVID-19 infection.…”

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Influence of Lifestyle Parameters – Dietary Habit, Chronic Stress and Environmental Factors, Jobs – on the Human Health in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Aydemir

Ulusu

2020

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Access to health care, nutrition and dietary habits among school-age children living in socio-economic inequality contexts: results from the “ForGood: Sport is Well-Being” programme

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References 22 publications

The Exacerbated Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Growth Retardation in Roma Children Living in Camps

The Exacerbated Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Growth Retardation in Roma Children Living in Camps

Actions Targeting the Double Burden of Malnutrition: A Scoping Review

Influence of Lifestyle Parameters – Dietary Habit, Chronic Stress and Environmental Factors, Jobs – on the Human Health in Relation to the COVID-19 Pandemic

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