Nutritional status of children on the National School Nutrition Programme in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Malongane, Florence; Mbhenyane, Xikombiso

doi:10.7196/sajch.2017.v11i1.1124

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“…17 Similarly while considering stunting, Malongane et al in the national nutritional program of South Africa found out that prevalence was more in boys (11.3%) than females (7.4%) however the difference was not significant with only few children showed > +1 SD. 18 In contrast to current study where no association of under nutrition in children of private and public sector schools, the national level study conducted by Riaz et al showed a significant difference was observed between the school children of private schools (23.1 kg±0.58) and public schools (21.3 kg±0.61) with p value less than 0.05. 19 However present study revealed that stunting was more prevalent in private schools again in contrast to the study by El-Sabely AA in an Egyptian study where the public sectors school children were more short statured than children belonging to private sector schools.…”

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Frequency and assessment of Nutritional Status of school going children in rural areas of Islamabad

Farhin

Jaffry²,

Zafar

et al. 2021

Pak J Med Sci

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Background and Objectives: Nutritional status is considered a significant and positive health indicator. It determines anthropometric measurements of preschool children, the height of children at the time of school entry and prevalence of low birth weight. The objective of the study was to determine the frequency of nutritional status and socio-demographic factors influencing under nutrition among school children of rural Islamabad. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among school children of the age (4-16 years) from January 2017 to September 2019. The Sample size was 1710. Schools were selected through convenient sampling technique. Frequency and percentages were calculated and inferential statistics were computed to analyze the association of health status with categorical variables by using chi-square by keeping the level of significance <0.05 through SPSS version 20. Results: The mean age of the sample was 9.38±4.14 with the maximum number of children (49.1%) in the age bracket of 5-9. Out of 1710 children, 54.4% had normal weight for age, 25.3% were underweight, 7.5% overweight and 12.8% were found to be obese. Stunting was found to be 26%. Prevalence of being underweight was higher than overweight /obesity particularly in younger and higher age groups as indicated by p-value of 0.000. Comparing with females, male students had significantly higher frequency of being underweight and stunted as reflected by p-value of 0.004 and 0.000 respectively. Univariate analysis also showed a strong association between age and nutritional status as mean weight increased from 39.22±5.21 to 63.50±4.66 and height from 35.67±5.76 to 113.73±29.22 with advancing age. Conclusions: Undernutrition remains an ongoing health problem in school going children of rural Islamabad; particularly in male students of younger age groups. School health programs and nutritional interventions need to be strengthened particularly in rural areas of Islamabad. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.5.3773 How to cite this:Farhin S, Jaffry T, Zafar S, Rashid F. Frequency and assessment of Nutritional Status of school going children in rural areas of Islamabad. Pak J Med Sci. 2021;37(5):---------. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.37.5.3773 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Frequency and assessment of Nutritional Status of school going children in rural areas of Islamabad

Farhin

Jaffry²,

Zafar

et al. 2021

Pak J Med Sci

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“…Children under the age of five were often at the heart of strategies and actions to combat malnutrition [ 40 ]. Despite children's increased chances of survival after the age of five, school-age children have increased nutritional needs to support the growth thrust of adolescence, requiring diets rich in energy and micronutrients and sufficient in quantity and quality [ 10 , 26 ].…”

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Associated factors of dietary diversity among schoolchildren in Plateau Central region of Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Ouedraogo,

Compaore,

Ouedraogo

et al. 2024

BMC Nutr

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Context School-age is a dynamic period of growth and development, leading to good health and a productive adult life. Adequate dietary intake provides essential nutrients for growth, health and cognition. However, the practices of adequate nutrition is still not a matter of course for schoolchildren in many countries. The aim of this study was to identify associated factors of dietary diversity among students in public primary school in the Central Plateau Region. Method Multi-stage sampling was used to select schoolchildren. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information’s of food consumption at home and at school using a 24-h dietary recall method. Binary logistic regression was used to identify variables associated with students' dietary diversity scores (DDS) with statistical significance at p < 0.05, after performing Chi-square test of independence to identify candidates variables at p < 0.25. Results The study involved 560 pupils aged 6 to 14 older, including 52.9% girls and 47.9% boys. Dietary diversity was divided into three classes: low (DDS ≤ 4), medium (DDS = 5) and high (DDS ≥ 6). Thus, 13.4% of students have a low DDS and average in 48.9%, versus 37.7% high. Students in Ganzourgou were twice as likely to have a low DDS (AOR = 2.01, 95% CI:1.00–4.04) compared to those in Oubritenga. Household drinking water source, pupil status and father's occupation were significantly associated with pupils' dietary intake. Conclusion Primary schoolchildren don’t have good dietary practices in the Plateau Central Region. Promoting dietary diversification in households and balanced meals in school canteens would be necessary to improve the DDS of schoolchildren. Trial registration Clinical Trial Number: 2022_33_/MS/MESRSI/CERS of 02/14/2022.

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“…The results of the study (Malongane, 2017) in the Capricorn District school of Limpopo Province, South Africa, found that children who were underweight in boys were 9.5% and girls were 7.8%. The prevalence of stunting for boys is 11.3% while girls are 7.4%.…”

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Analysis of Cognitive Abilities of School-Age Children Based on Eating Habits and Nutritional Status

Peni

Laili²,

Jayanti³

et al. 2020

IJNMS

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Dietary habit is behaviors that are appropriate for the selection of the right foods so that they will provide good nutritional status. Nutrients that consist of macronutrients such as carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and micro substances such as vitamins and minerals needed by the body for the process of growth and development. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between eating patterns with the nutritional status and cognitive abilities of elementary school children. Cross-Sectional research design. The population in this study were all students as many as 367 students, the sampling used was a Stratified random sampling technique, a sample of 192 respondents. Data analysis uses the Spearman Rank Rho statistical test. The results of the analysis of dietary variables with nutritional status were obtained ρ (0.003) <α (0.05), so H0 was rejected, meaning that there was a relationship between eating patterns and nutritional status of school-age children, with a value of r = 0.210 which showed a high positive correlation. The results of the analysis of nutritional status variables with cognitive abilities obtained results ρ = 0.00, <α = 0.05. meaning that there is a relationship between nutritional status and cognitive learning achievement in elementary school children. Normal nutritional status can be obtained by applying a positive diet so that the intake that enters the body in accordance with the needs of the body. Children who have normal nutritional status have good cognitive abilities. Parents are the most important support in optimizing children's growth and development

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Nutritional status of children on the National School Nutrition Programme in Capricorn District, Limpopo Province, South Africa

Cited by 8 publications

References 17 publications

Frequency and assessment of Nutritional Status of school going children in rural areas of Islamabad

Frequency and assessment of Nutritional Status of school going children in rural areas of Islamabad

Associated factors of dietary diversity among schoolchildren in Plateau Central region of Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

Analysis of Cognitive Abilities of School-Age Children Based on Eating Habits and Nutritional Status

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