Infant Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children in North Western Nigeria

Matthew, Alina; Amodu, A. D.; Sani, Ibrahim; Solomon, Samrawit

doi:10.3923/ajcn.2009.12.22

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“…Thus, nutrition education programmes should be implemented in primary schools as part of the curriculum so that children are made aware of healthy food choices and also improve nutritional knowledge and practices [43,45,46]. The findings of this study are strongly in agreement with the statements mentioned above as it is evident from the results that varying relevant approaches are required depending on the location and the circumstances.…”

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confidence: 81%

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Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of primary school children in orange farm

Nyathela¹,

Oldewage‐Theron²

2017

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South Africa is regarded as food secure; however, food insecurity and malnutrition are still affecting school-aged children residing mostly in rural areas. This paper reports the nutritional status and consumption patterns of school children from two purposively selected schools located in Orange Farm informal settlement. Data collection methods included socio-demographic background, dietary intakes, anthropometric measurements as well as haematology and biochemical measurements. A socio-demographic questionnaire was used to assess the socio-economic background of the households and a health questionnaire to determine the health background of the caregivers, while a Quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire (QFFQ) and 24-hour recall were used to determine dietary intake patterns. Anthropometric measurements were obtained in order to find out the prevalence of nutritional status (underweight, wasting and stunting). Haematology and biochemical data collected were used to determine the intake of nutrients and blood levels. Socio-demographic and health questionnaires were captured and analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Dietary intake, QFFQ and 24-hour food recall were analysed on the South African Medical Research Council FoodFinder® software program. Anthropometric measurements were captured and calculated using Anthro plus then analysed according to the World Health Organisation growth standards while biochemical measurements were analysed using biochemical analyses instrument and transferred to SPSS. The sociodemographic results indicated that household food insecurity contributed to the poor dietary intake of the children as the majority (71.0%) of the caregivers were unemployed and further confirmed by household income of less than R1000 (75.0%) for five to ten household members (44.4%). Non-communicable diseases were not reported; instead, most of the caregivers had skin problems (22.2%) and also suffered from headaches (20.0%) as well as body skeletal affections. Mainly carbohydrate-based food was consumed with limited vegetable and fruit intakes. Low energy intakes were reported with sufficient intakes of most of the micronutrients. Anthropometric results indicated that 5.0% of the children were underweight, only 2.3% of the children were wasted and 33.3% were stunted. Haematological and biochemical data indicated that all the variables were within the normal ranges and thus did not indicate any nutrients or blood level deficiency. Through the findings of this study and other similar studies conducted in South African communities, it is evident that poor nutrition and dietary intakes are still prevalent in primary school children. This increases awareness and the immediate need for nutritional status and food insecurity to be addressed.

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“…Feeding practices are very important especially during infancy for development, growth and health [42,43,44]. Thus, nutrition education programmes should be implemented in primary schools as part of the curriculum so that children are made aware of healthy food choices and also improve nutritional knowledge and practices [43,45,46].…”

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confidence: 99%

Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of primary school children in orange farm

Nyathela¹,

Oldewage‐Theron²

2017

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“…Healthcare activities that emphasize the advantages of breastfeeding over artificial feeding are the main factors encouraging this practice (1,3,20).…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breastfeeding in a Rural Community of Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Pal¹,

Mukhopadhyay²

2014

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“…Matthews et al [23] indicated that in underdeveloped areas of NorthWestern Nigeria, the common sources of drinking water were rivers or lakes (24%), private wells (23%), taps inside the house (18.7%) and boreholes (14.1%). The main source of drinking water in the rural districts of KwaZuluNatal and Eastern Cape was a river (50% and 76%, respectively).…”

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Effect of a nutrition education programme on nutritional status of children aged 3 - 5 years in Limpopo Province, South Africa

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Infant Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children in North Western Nigeria

Cited by 28 publications

References 10 publications

Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of primary school children in orange farm

Nutritional status and food consumption patterns of primary school children in orange farm

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Breastfeeding in a Rural Community of Bankura District, West Bengal, India

Effect of a nutrition education programme on nutritional status of children aged 3 - 5 years in Limpopo Province, South Africa

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