Assessment of Nutritional Status and its Related Factors among Female Adolescent Girls: A School based Study in Arar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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dc.contributor.authorFatima, Waseemen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlqhatani, Nasser Salem Misferen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Leena Mohammaden_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:52:03Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:52:03Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.description.abstractObjective: The objective of the present study was to assess the nutritional status of adolescent girls and to investigate its association with socio-economic status, eating and physical activity pattern. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among adolescent girls (15 and 19 years) and stratified random sampling technique was done in 4 schools of Arar city, KSA. Subjects were asked to fill pre-tested questionnaire about socio-economic status, dietary and physical activity pattern and their height and weight were measured and BMI (kg/m2) was calculated. SPSS version 22 (2017) was used in entering, managing survey data and to analyze the obtained data. A p-value<0.05 was considered statistically significant for individual variables. Results: The final study sample consisted of 322 adolescent girls (response rate of 90.96%), with a mean age of 17.14 ± 1.15 years. More than one-fifth of the study population was overweight and obese, moreover, about three-fifth of the study population were of normal weight, while 19.2% were underweight. A significant relationship was observed between nutritional status with the mother’s occupation and education, family size, and a number of meals taken per day. Conclusion: Adolescent’s populations face two contrasting nutrition situations, under and over nutrition. This study will help in generating imperative data and recommendations for managing nutrition-related problems in adolescent girls in Saudi Arabia.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDeptartment of Clinical Nutrition, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationFatima Waseem, Alqhatani Nasser Salem Misfer, Ahmad Leena Mohammad. Assessment of Nutritional Status and its Related Factors among Female Adolescent Girls: A School based Study in Arar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences. 2019 Feb; 8(2): 133-144en_US
dc.identifier.issn2319-5886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/204992
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherSumathi Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.ijmrhs.com/abstract/assessment-of-nutritional-status-and-its-related-factors-among-female-adolescent-girls-a-school-based-study-in-arar-city-15576.htmlen_US
dc.subjectNutritional statusen_US
dc.subjectBasal metabolic index (BMI)en_US
dc.subjectAdolescent girlsen_US
dc.subjectSocio-economic statusen_US
dc.subjectPhysical activity patternen_US
dc.subjectDietary patternen_US
dc.titleAssessment of Nutritional Status and its Related Factors among Female Adolescent Girls: A School based Study in Arar city, Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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