Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status in Children Based on School Screening Programs

Rezaeian, Shahab; Ahmadzadeh, Jamal; Esmailnasab, Nader; Veisani, Yousef; Shayan, Mina; Moradi, Noorollah

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“…In that study, the height of Iranian children living in families with high income was similar to that of US children. Moreover, rural children were found to be shorter than urban children ( 9 ) . This finding might be justified by the fact that nutrition and living conditions among rural families are not as good as those of families from cities ( 25 ) .…”

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“…However, the hypothetical role of genetic diversity in children’s growth between developed and developing countries is not supported by WHO, which is condemning the use of national growth standards. According to WHO, young children who are born and live under appropriate conditions will catch up with their maximum growth potential ( 8 , 9 ) . Accordingly, other conditions including social and nutritional factors may also affect growth ( 6 ) .…”

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Stunting and its associated factors among 6–7-year-old children in southern Iran: a nested case–control study

Fatemi¹,

Fararouei²,

Moravej³

et al. 2018

Public Health Nutr.

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ObjectiveHeight-for-age shorter than 3th percentile or 2 sd below the median of the National Center for Health Statistics/WHO growth reference is known as stunting. The present study aimed to measure the association of several factors with stunting in a cohort born from 2009 to 2010 in Shiraz, Iran.Design/Setting/SubjectsNested case–control study conducted on pre-school children in 2016. Participants were 200 children suffering from stunting (case group) and 200 children with normal height (control group).ResultsResults of multivariable logistic regression analysis suggested a significant relationship (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) between stunting and mother’s occupation (employed v. housewife: 3·58; 1·73, 7·39) and chronic diseases (yes v. no: 2·93; 1·25, 6·88). In addition, significant associations were found between family income (<10 million v. >30 million Rials: 5·63; 2·46, 12·87), diary consumption (very little v. high: 5·93; 1·74, 20·18) and animal protein in diet (low v. very high: 2·42; 1·13, 5·19) and stunting among children. Also, chance of stunting was inversely associated with birth interval (<2 years v. first child: 3·13; 1·45, 6·76) and duration of exclusive breast-feeding (18–24 months v. formula only or breast-feeding for <18 months: 0·53; 0·30, 0·92).ConclusionsMothers being housewife, possibly due to having more time to take care of their children, childhood diseases and consumption of dairy foods are strong and modifiable factors which can positively affect Iranian children’s stature. Higher family income is another important factor in stunting but under less parental control.

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Stunting and its associated factors among 6–7-year-old children in southern Iran: a nested case–control study

Fatemi¹,

Fararouei²,

Moravej³

et al. 2018

Public Health Nutr.

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“…Frequent consumption of sugar sweetened beverages will increase the caloric intake of the children and could result in weight gain which might predispose the respondents to overweight and obesity and their consequences. 34 The study also revealed that almost all of the respondents were normotensive and normoglycaemic. The relatively low prevalence of elevated blood pressure and blood sugar is commendable and could be a reflection of the low proportion of overweight and obese respondents in this study.…”

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Prevalence and comorbidities of childhood overweight and obesity among school aged children in an urban settlement in Benin City, Nigeria

Adam¹,

Isah²

2017

Nig. J. Paed.

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Abstract:Background: The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is rising worldwide and its impact spanning through adolescence to adulthood.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and the occurrence of high blood pressure and elevated blood glucose among school aged children in an urban settlement in Benin City, Nigeria. Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was utilized. Subjects and setting: A total of 195 school aged children residing in households in the selected ward were recruited for the study carried out between 2014 and 2015.Outcome measures: Anthropometric measurements were recorded and used to determine the body mass indices (BMI) of the children. Also blood pressure measurements and random blood sugars of the respondents were determined to ascertain the blood pressure and glycaemic status of the children. Results: The proportion of overweight respondents was 7.7% and 3.1% for obesity giving a combined proportion of 10.8% while that for underweight was 11.8% amongst the study respondents. The females, 18 (16.6%) had a significantly higher proportion of overweight and obesity than the males, 3 (3.5%) [p = 0.003]. The prevalence of hypertension was 6 (3.1%) and elevated blood glucose was 4 (2.1%). Conclusion: The prevalence of overweight was 7.7% while that for obesity was 3.1%. Also, the prevalence of hypertension and elevated blood glucose was 3.1% and 2.1% respectively amongst the school aged children and females had a significantly higher proportion of overweight and obesity than males in the study. There is a need for public enlightenment towards promoting healthier lifestyle choices and screening of disease conditions early in childhood.

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“…Ganganahalli P et al [30] found in a sample of 176 children of a private school that 84.1% had normal body mass index, 10.2% were overweight and 5.7% were obese. Whereas in Iran, through a screening program to assess the health and nutritional status of 2596 school children, Rezaeian S et al [31] revealed a prevalence of wasting of 3.1%, underweight of 9.48% and stunting of 2.85%.…”

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Nutritional Status and its Related Factors in Khalwa Residents, Khartoum state, Sudan

Giha¹,

Shaddad

Yusuf

et al. 2019

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40 41 Introduction 42 Khalwa is an Islamic educational institution, known as such in Sudan and called elsewhere Koranic 43 institution. Our research aimed to assess the nutritional status and its related factors among Khalwa 44 residents in Khartoum State. 45 Methods 46 A facility-based cross-sectional study was implemented in two localities of Khartoum State. A 47 multistage sampling technique was used to selected 1273 residents. At first level, four khalwa were 48 selected in the seven localities of Khartoum State through a stratified random sampling technique. At 49 second level, in each of the khalwa selected, all the residents fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion 50criteria were included in the study. The collected data were firstly summarized numerically and 51 graphically. Then, associations/differences among variables were determined through chi-square tests 52 and ANOVA. A multinomial logistic regression established the relationship between the nutritional 53 status of the residents and its related factors. All statistical tests were considered statistically significant 54 when p< 0.05. 55 Results 56The age of 1273 residents varied from 6 to 60 years with an average age of 15 years. Their mean body 57 mass index (BMI) of 16.6±3.4 ranged from 7.8 to 34.0. 73.8% (939/1272) of the residents were 58 undernourished, 23.9% (23.9%, 309/1272) were well nourished and 2.3% (29/1272) were 59 overweight/obese. The statistically significant factors related to the nutritional status of the residents 60 were age (under-nourished p=0.000; well-nourished p=0.004), status in the khalwa (p=0.001 vs 61 p=0.075), resting time (p=0.002 vs p=0.038), practices of hand washing (p=0.165 vs p=0.011) and 62 exercising (p=0.032 vs p=0.027). The food practices, despite their contributions to the model, were not 63 statistically significant (p > 0.05). 64 Discussion 65The nutritional status of khalwa should be translated urgently in a community-directed intervention 66 based on a partnership involving the affected communities, political and administrative authorities, 67 national, bilateral and international donors to overcome the burden of malnutrition. 68 69 70 71 72 74Malnutrition challenges the world with one in three people directly affected by underweight, vitamin 75 and mineral deficiency, overweight, obesity and diet-related non-communicable diseases. These 76 conditions increasingly coexist in a nation, community, household, or even in the same individual across 77 the life course. While more than 1.9 billion adults were overweight or obese worldwide in 2015, 462 78 million were underweight. In 2016, 155 million children < 5 years were affected by stunting while 41 79 million were overweight and 52 million were affected by wasting. The Global Nutrition Report Group 80 in targeting to end malnutrition by 2030 pointed out that at least 12 out of the 17 sustainable development 81 goals (SDGs) contain indicators that are highly relevant to nutrition; it pointed out the central role of 82 nutrition in sustainable develo...

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Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status in Children Based on School Screening Programs

Cited by 10 publications

References 30 publications

Stunting and its associated factors among 6–7-year-old children in southern Iran: a nested case–control study

Stunting and its associated factors among 6–7-year-old children in southern Iran: a nested case–control study

Prevalence and comorbidities of childhood overweight and obesity among school aged children in an urban settlement in Benin City, Nigeria

Nutritional Status and its Related Factors in Khalwa Residents, Khartoum state, Sudan

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