Nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school children in QwaQwa

Oldewage‐Theron, Wilna; Egal, Abdulkadir

doi:10.1080/16070658.2010.11734329

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“…This is affecting the nutritional status of the children. Because of malnutrition, children fail to grow and develop adequate cognition [36]. Poor food consumption is one of the contributing factors.…”

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

Nyathela¹,

Oldewage‐Theron²

2017

AJFAND

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

Nyathela¹,

Oldewage‐Theron²

2017

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“…The nutrition knowledge items included the main function of necessary nutrients; which food was richer in certain nutrients; and the symptoms and causes of food poisoning. The mean Cronbach's alpha scores was 0.73 [13] and 0.57, with a test-retest reliability of 0.80 [14]. It was translated by a Chinese, who had a Bachelor Degree of Arts, majored in English and then engaged in research focusing on nutrition promotion.…”

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Effect of a school-based nutrition education program on adolescents’ nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in rural areas of China

Wang

Stewart

Chang

et al. 2015

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives This study aimed at examining the effect of the nutrition education program on adolescents' knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to nutrition in rural China. Methods A cluster-randomised intervention trial design was employed. Two middle schools were randomly selected and assigned to the school conducting nutrition education (NE school), or to the Control school, in Mi Yun County, Beijing. From each school 65 seventh-grade students were randomly selected to participate in the study. Nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour were measured at pre-and post-intervention surveys with the same instrument. The nutrition education lasted for 6 months. Results After the intervention, more students in NE school knew the main function of dairy products and vegetables, which micronutrient is rich in dairy products and beans, and in meat, and the symptom of food poisoning, than those in Control school. The rate of students who thought nutrition is very important to health, and foods with an expired date should be thrown away in NE school was higher than that in Control school (93.8 vs. 80.3 and 92.3 vs. 78.7 %, respectively). The rate of students who ate vegetables and breakfast everyday in NE school was higher than that in Control school (96.9 vs. 80.3, and 89.2 vs. 75.4 %, respectively). (p \ 0.05). Conclusions This nutrition education programme is effective in improving adolescents' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviour in relation to nutrition; therefore, the nutrition education with interactive and innovative intervention components is strongly recommended for future nutrition promotion programmes for adolescents.

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“…The questionnaire used in 2004 had been pre-tested on a small scale before it was widely used in China. Section B (nutrition knowledge) was derived from two English questionnaires and was translated into Chinese; one questionnaire was accepted as reliable (mean Cronbach's alpha 0.73 [34]), and the internal reliability of the second questionnaire (Cronbach's alpha) was 0.57 and the test-retest reliability 0.80 [35]. Section D (nutrition attitudes) was drafted as an original in Chinese.…”

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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding nutrition and dietary intake of seventh-grade students in rural areas of Mi Yun County, Beijing, China

Wang

Shi

Chang

et al. 2013

Environ Health Prev Med

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Objectives To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of seventh-grade students regarding nutrition and dietary intake, to collect data that would facilitate the design and implementation of interventions aimed at promoting good nutrition in adolescents via the school and to contribute to the improvement of adolescents' health in rural regions. Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study in which a 27-item, self-administered, structured questionnaire, designed in Chinese, was administered to seventhgrade students attending one of three rural middle schools, chosen randomly from 15 middle schools, in Mi Yun County, Beijing. Results In terms of nutrition knowledge, 84.5 % of respondents had scores of between 3 and 7. Based on our analysis of the completed questionnaires, during the 7 days preceding completion of the questionnaire 43.6 % of respondents had eaten fresh fruit at least once per day, 71.3 % had eaten vegetables at least once per day, 22.3 % had consumed at least one glass of milk (or soy milk or yogurt) each day and 68.6 % had eaten breakfast every day. In total, 95.2 % of respondents thought nutrition was very important or important to their health, and 94.2 % thought it was very important or important to develop healthy dietary habits. Of the respondents, 52.7 % thought good food quality was the most important aspect of nutrition and dietary intake and 62.2 % thought food safety was the most important aspect. Conclusions Based on the results of our survey we suggest their should be continuous efforts to teach adolescents in rural areas of China about various aspects of good nutrition, to encourage diversity in their choice of breakfasts, to guarantee food safety and to improve food quality.

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Nutrition knowledge and nutritional status of primary school children in QwaQwa

Cited by 51 publications

References 12 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

Effect of a school-based nutrition education program on adolescents’ nutrition-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in rural areas of China

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour regarding nutrition and dietary intake of seventh-grade students in rural areas of Mi Yun County, Beijing, China

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