Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of Adolescent Schoolchildren in Tripura

Choudhuri, Dipayan; Sutradhar, Balaram

doi:10.1007/s13312-020-1740-y

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“…Fruits and vegetable consumption, psychological distress and physical activity have previously been associated with nutritional status, especially overweight, among South Asian adolescents [ 77 , 78 , 79 ]. However, these factors did not appear significant in the pooled sample.…”

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The Double Burden of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among South Asian Adolescents: Findings from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

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The health and nutrition of the global adolescent population have been under-researched, in spite of its significant size (1.2 billion). This study investigates the prevalence and associated factors of malnutrition (stunting, thinness and overweight) among adolescents living in South Asia. The sample analysed was 24,053 South Asian schooled adolescents aged 12–15 years that participated in the cross-sectional Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) between 2009 and 2016. The prevalence of stunting, thinness and overweight was calculated using the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Reference 2007. Associations between the three forms of malnutrition and their possible associated factors were assessed with binary logistic regression analysis using bootstrapping as a resampling method. The overall prevalence of stunting in South Asia was 13%, thinness was 10.8% and overweight was 10.8%. In the logistic regression model of the overall pooled sample, the factors associated with adolescent malnutrition were: age, hygiene behaviours, social support, sedentary behaviour, and tobacco use. A substantial proportion of stunting, thinness and overweight was found among school-going South Asian adolescents, indicating that the double burden of malnutrition is present in this population. Future research should seek to further understand the relationship between all forms of malnutrition and its associated factors in the adolescent population.

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“…A higher prevalence of thinness was found in boys in 17 studies, compared to two which found a higher prevalence in girls (Gamage & Jayawardana, 2017 ; Hassan et al, 2020 ). Five studies reported a higher prevalence of thinness in rural areas compared to urban areas across India and Pakistan, although two additional studies from India (Choudhuri & Balaram, 2020 ; Sutradhar & Choudhuri, 2017 ) did not find any significant differences. Family size, household income, maternal occupation and education, belonging to religious minorities and lower social class, low dietary diversity, water sanitation and hygiene practices, paternal education, physical inactivity and a history of illness were also reported as predictors of thinness (Radhika et al, 2018 ; Shinsugi et al, 2019 ; Young et al, 2020 ; van Tuijl et al, 2021 ).…”

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Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review

Choedon,

Brennan,

Joe

et al. 2023

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Information on malnutrition for school‐age children and adolescents (5–19 years) in South Asia is fragmented and inconsistent, which limits the prioritization of nutrition policies, programmes and research for this age group. This scoping review aimed to synthesize existing evidence on the burden of malnutrition for children and adolescents aged 5–19 years in South Asia, and on interventions to improve their nutritional status. Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Medline and Google Scholar were systematically searched for articles published between January 2016 and November 2022. Eligible studies reported the prevalence of undernutrition, overweight/obesity, micronutrient deficiencies and unhealthy dietary intakes, and interventions that aimed to address these in South Asia. In total, 296 articles met our inclusion criteria. Evidence revealed widespread, yet heterogeneous, prevalence of undernutrition among South Asian children and adolescents: thinness (1.9%–88.8%), wasting (3%–48%), underweight (9.5%–84.4%) and stunting (3.7%–71.7%). A triple burden of malnutrition was evident: the prevalence of overweight and obesity ranged from 0.2% to 73% and 0% to 38% (with rapidly rising trends), respectively, alongside persistent micronutrient deficiencies. Diets often failed to meet nutritional requirements and high levels of fast‐food consumption were reported. Education, fortification, supplementation and school feeding programmes demonstrated beneficial effects on nutritional status. Comprehensive and regular monitoring of all forms of malnutrition among children and adolescents, across all countries in South Asia is required. Further, more large‐scale intervention research is needed to ensure policy and programmes effectively target and address malnutrition among children and adolescents in South Asia.

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“…A slight deviation was found in India where literacy, economic, and physical activity status were the most signi cant predictors that affected nutritional status. Speci cally, differences in reading ability became the predictor of the nutritional status in adolescents, but education level did not (40).…”

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Pregnancy Readiness in Married Female Adolescents from Different Ethnic Groups in Probolinggo District, Indonesia

Sumarmi¹,

Laksono²

2020

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Background: Physical readiness for pregnancy potentially affects the new born’s health status. The study aims to analyze pregnancy readiness in married female adolescents.Methods: Data were collected in Probolinggo District, Indonesia from 2012-2014. This study involved 760 married female adolescents (< 20 years old) as the analysis units. There are 2 major ethnic groups in Probolinggo District (Javanese and Madurese), as well as a small number of other ethnic groups. The study’s dependent variable was pregnancy readiness, while its independent variable was ethnicity. In addition, other independent variables were also analyzed, for example, marital status, age, education, and employment. The final analysis was done using a binary logistic regression. Pregnancy readiness variable was seen from other sub-variables, such as anemia status, body weight, stature, nutritional status, and mid-upper-arm circumference. Results: Married female adolescents mostly suffered from anemia. The respondents mostly had normal anthropometry. Regarding pregancy readiness variable, married female adolescents from all ethnicities married female adolescentswere not ready to get pregnant. Madurese married female adolescents were 0.563 times readier to get pregnant compared to Javanese married female adolescents (OR 0.563; 95% CI 0.369-0.857). There was no significant difference between Madurese ethnic adolescents and the Java-Madurese ones and others. Moreover, there was no significant difference between educational levels and the respondents’ readiness for pregnancy. Conclusions: There were partial differences in readiness for pregancy in married female adolescents from different ethnic groupsmarried female adolescents. Madurese married female adolescents had a lower possibility of prenancy readiness than Javanese ones.

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Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of Adolescent Schoolchildren in Tripura

Cited by 7 publications

References 3 publications

The Double Burden of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among South Asian Adolescents: Findings from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

The Double Burden of Malnutrition and Associated Factors among South Asian Adolescents: Findings from the Global School-Based Student Health Survey

Nutritional status of school‐age children (5–19 years) in South Asia: A scoping review

Pregnancy Readiness in Married Female Adolescents from Different Ethnic Groups in Probolinggo District, Indonesia

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