Malnutrition in School-Going Adolescents in Dessie Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia
Autor: | Gizachew Mulu Birru, Muluken Genetu Chane, Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Kalkidan Hassen Abate |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
RC620-627 Nutrition and Dietetics Article Subject business.industry Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Public health Odds ratio Anthropometry Overweight Logistic regression medicine.disease Obesity Malnutrition Environmental health Medicine Underweight medicine.symptom Nutritional diseases. Deficiency diseases business Research Article Food Science |
Zdroj: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, Vol 2021 (2021) |
ISSN: | 2090-0724 |
DOI: | 10.1155/2021/4898970 |
Popis: | Background. Malnutrition among adolescents is a global public health problem. Nutrient intake is a proxy measure of nutritional status, but studies in developing countries describing the actual nutrient intake condition associated with nutrition in the adolescents are limited. On top of this, there is inconsistent finding on the extent of malnutrition among adolescents. Hence, the aim of this study was to assess malnutrition and the associated factors among adolescents at Dessie high school. Methods. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 365 randomly selected high school adolescents. The data were collected using a structured questionnaire adapted from previous literature studies. Nutrient intakes were estimated by ESHA food processor software from a 24-hour recall, and anthropometric indices were calculated from weight, height, age, and sex. The data analysis was managed by SPSS version 23. Binary logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression were used to report the associated factors of malnutrition. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% CI was used to reveal the presence of statistical association. Results. The percentage of being stunted, underweight, and overweight/obese was 15.7%, 6.3%, and 8.2%, respectively. Snack consumption (AOR = 0.38, 95% CI: 0.20, 0.71) was negatively associated with stunting, while MAR |
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