A Study of prevalence of malnutrition in government School children in the field area of Azad nagar Bangalore, India

Hasan, Izhar

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“…Undernutrition is caused by a lack or imbalance of nutrients in the body. It includes stunting, wasting, and underweight which is a consequence of consuming too few essential nutrients or excreting them more rapidly than they can be replaced [5].…”

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High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Background Undernutrition remains a major public health concern affecting both children and adolescents in Ethiopia. However, little attention has been given to the undernutrition of primary school-aged children, with their exclusion within national surveys. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine pooled estimate and determinant factors of undernutrition among primary school-aged children (6 to 15 years of age) in Ethiopia. Method We systematically retrieved available articles on the prevalence of undernutrition in primary school-aged children in Ethiopia by using a number of computerized databases, including PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, and Science Direct between September 1 and November 25, 2019. Two authors independently extracted relevant data using a standardized data extraction form. Heterogeneity among included studies was assessed with the Cochrane Q test statistics and Higgins I2 tests. The pooled estimates and determinant factors of school-aged undernutrition were assessed with random-effects model using Stata/se Version 14. Result We have retrieved 30 eligible articles with pooled sample size of 16,642 primary school- aged children to determine the prevalence of undernutrition in Ethiopia. Hence, the pooled prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting were found to be 21.3% (95% CI: 17.0, 25.5), 18.2% (95% CI: 14.4, 22.0) and 17.7% (95% CI, 13.5, 21.8) respectively. Heterogeneity was assessed by doing subgroup analysis for study province/region. Thus, the highest prevalence of stunting was 27.6% (95% CI, 20.7, 34.5) and underweight 22.7% (95% CI, 19.2, 26.3) in Amhara Region while, in the instance of wasting, it was 19.3%(95% CI: 5.1, 33.4) in Southern Nations, Nationalities and People’s Region. Maternal educational status (OR = 1.91, 95% CI: 1.33, 2.73), age of school-aged child (OR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.44, 0.72) and sex of school-aged child (OR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.62, 0.85) were found to be significantly associated with stunting. Maternal educational status (OR = 0.6, 95% CI: 0.36, 0.9) and age of school-aged child (OR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.81, 4.14) were associated with thinness/wasting. Parasitic infection (OR = 2.02, 95% CI: 1.10, 3.73) were associated with underweight of school age children. Conclusion The prevalence of stunting and underweight among primary school-aged children are moderately high while acute undernutrition (wasting) is more critical than under-five national average as reported in the 2016 Ethiopian Demography and Health Survey. Therefore, this finding warrants the need to design a school-aged children nutrition survey and expand school feeding programs to improve the nutritional status of primary school-aged children in the country. In addition, emphasis should be given to female school-aged children in the early school years, creating awareness for those mothers who lack formal education, and preventing and treating/deworming parasitic infection. Moreover, researchers must conduct research in province/regions which have not yet studied school aged children’s nutritional status to date.

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High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…Williams (2005) revealed that the average height of seven-nine years of boys and girls was 127.1 and 126.25 cm, respectively, which are comparable to the present findings. Hasan (2010) reported that the average weight of eight-and nine-year old girls and boys were 19.20, 21.10 and 20.04 and 20.90 kg, respectively. Another results reported by Kumari and Singh (2001) stated that the mean height of school going boys and girls was 124.11 and 125.52 cm, while mean weight was 16.37 and 16.91 (seven-eight years), 19.67 and 18.91 kg (eight-nine years) for girls and boys.…”

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Impact of garden cress supplemented biscuits on nutritional profile of malnourished and anemic school children (seven–nine years)

Jain

Grover

Gill

2017

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Purpose This paper aims to evaluate the impact of garden cress supplemented biscuits on the nutritional status of malnourished children. Design/methodology/approach For the present study, 60 underweight and anemic seven-nine-year-old school children were selected according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and divided into two groups, i.e. experimental (30) and control (30). Biscuits (60 g) developed using roasted garden cress seeds were supplemented to the experimental group, while biscuits without garden cress seeds were provided to control group for a period of three months and impact was observed in terms of improvement in nutritional status of subjects before and after the supplementation. Findings The food and nutrient intake increased with increased percent nutrient adequacy and sharp increase (p ≤ 0.05) was noticed in cereal, fat and sugar after supplementation. Average height, weight, body mass index and mid-upper arm circumference increased, with 3.56 and 0.87 per cent gain in weight and height (p ≤ 0.05) respectively. Hemoglobin levels increased from 10.6 to 11g/dl with little improvement (p ≤ 0.05) in proteins, albumin and other indices of blood profile and nine subjects fell in non-anemic category. Research limitations/implications The diets of both groups were not controlled, which might have varied the results. Practical implications Garden cress-seed-enriched biscuits were able to have a positive impact on the nutritional profile of malnourished and anemic school children. Social/implications The duration of supplementation was short, which may have affected these results. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to perform long-duration supplementation study for more accurate results. Originality/value This paper identifies the need for promoting garden cress seeds in supplementary foods to reduce malnutrition.

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“…This may be related to the low socio-economic background of these children .Similar findings of mean BMI lower than the reference standards was also observed in a study conducted by Thekdi [5] among school students of 11-15 years age group in Surendranagar district, Gujarat. Another study conducted by Hasan [6] among government school students of 8-14 years age group of Azad Nagar, Bangalore also showed mean BMI to be lower than WHO reference standards in all age groups. However, these findings are different from those observed by Gharib [7] in Bahrain where the median BMI among school students 6-18 years of age was comparable to WHO standards in boys and higher than WHO standards in girls.…”

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Age-sex trends of under nutrition among the adolescent school children in an urban resettlement colony of District Gautam-budhnagar, Uttar Pradesh. A comparative study with WHO 2007 reference standards

Mahajan¹,

Srivastav²

2013

Int J Med Sci Public Health

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Background: The World health organization (WHO) defines adolescents as individuals between the ages of 10-19 years and they make up about 20% of the world's population. Under-nutrition is still highly prevalent among the adolescents of developing countries including India. Aims & Objective: The present study was undertaken to assess the age-sex trends of under nutrition among the adolescent age group school children of 11-18 years age group in District Gautambudh-nagar, Uttar Pradesh. Material and Methods: A Cross-sectional study was carried out in the Government schools in Bhangel, the urban field practice area of Department of Community Medicine. A questionnaire was administered to 392 school students (290 boys and 102 girls) of 11-18 years age group studying in VIth-XIIth standard. All the students were also subjected to measurement of height and weight. Body mass index (BMI) of all students was calculated. The heights and BMI of the students were then compared with the WHO 2007 reference standards. Results: The mean BMI was found to be less as compared to the WHO 2007 reference standards in both the sexes and the difference was found to be statistically significant in almost all age groups. The mean height was found to be less as compared to WHO reference for height in all age groups in both sexes and the difference was statistically significant in almost all age groups. Conclusion: The present study indicates that the nutritional status of the adolescent school children in our country is very poor.

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A Study of prevalence of malnutrition in government School children in the field area of Azad nagar Bangalore, India

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High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

High burden of undernutrition among primary school-aged children and its determinant factors in Ethiopia; a systematic review and meta-analysis

Impact of garden cress supplemented biscuits on nutritional profile of malnourished and anemic school children (seven–nine years)

Age-sex trends of under nutrition among the adolescent school children in an urban resettlement colony of District Gautam-budhnagar, Uttar Pradesh. A comparative study with WHO 2007 reference standards

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