Nutritional assessment of school going children in district Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorMarwat, Zahid Irfanen_US
dc.contributor.authorNawaz, Shahen_US
dc.contributor.authorWazir, Anwar Khanen_US
dc.contributor.authorAfzal, Ejazen_US
dc.contributor.authorGul, Chamanen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhan, Muhammad Junaiden_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Aftaben_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-18T10:10:38Z
dc.date.available2020-11-18T10:10:38Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.description.abstractBackground:To assess the nutritional assessment of the primary school children in Abbottabad. Methods:A descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted among children of private and public sectors primary schools of Abbottabad from January -September 2018 by simple random sampling. 200 students from each school (7 and 13 years), present on the day of data collection were included in this study and those who were absent, sick or not willing, were excluded. The data was collected on apre-tested questionnaire.Results:Total 200 students, males 49.5% (n=99) and females 50.5% (n=101) were interviewed and assessed for their nutritional assessment. Their mean age was 11.67±1.66years, height was 144.93±12.34 cms and weight was 37.69±12.96 kgs. Male students (n=67) 67.7% and from private schools (n=67) 65.7% were healthier then female (n=55) 55.4% and government schools (57.1%), P valve 0.085 and 0.026. Most of the students with grade C in last year school performance were underweight (100%). Raven Test for both types of school gave 0.012 P value which indicated more intelligent students resides in private schools. Furthermore, children of well-serviced fathers and qualified mothers were healthy, more intelligent and practiced good hygiene.Also, children of a private school who has better nutritional status scored more than Public school children.Conclusions:Nutritional status of children have a direct effect on their cognitive abilities. Private school children who have scored better in the intelligence test, have better nutritional status. Socioeconomic status and mother qualification have a direct effect on children’s nutrition, health status, school performance and hygiene.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biochemistry,1Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Biochemistry,1Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Physiology, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Anatomy, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAyub Medical College, Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Forensic Medicine, Nowshera Medical College, Nowshera, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAyub Medical College, Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.identifier.citationMarwat Zahid Irfan, Nawaz Shah, Wazir Anwar Khan, Afzal Ejaz, Gul Chaman, Khan Muhammad Junaid, Ahmad Aftab. Nutritional assessment of school going children in district Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistan. International Journal of Scientific Reports. 2019 Feb; 5(2): 59-65en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-2456
dc.identifier.issn2454-2164
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/214013
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume5en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org//10.18203/issn.2454-2156.IntJSciRep20190253en_US
dc.subjectNutrition Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectSchool Goingen_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectCognitionen_US
dc.subjectAssociationen_US
dc.titleNutritional assessment of school going children in district Abbottabad, K.P. Pakistanen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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