Estimation of nutrition status of school going children in the local area District Kohat, Pakistan

There are many determinants of malnutrition among school-going children. These include poverty, illiteracy and inadequate diet. To assess the nutritional status of primary and high school children in an urban area of Kohat. A cross-sectional study was performed in a primary and high school of Govern...

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Main Authors: Shakir Ullah, Usman Saeed, Muhannad Iqbal Khan Rahman, Said Ullah, Umair Islam, Muhammad Kashif Gul, Yaseen Khan, Maryam Bibi, Basit Ali
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Language:English
Published: Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (FANRes) - Networks 2024-12-01
Series:International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Online Access:https://journal.fanres.org/index.php/IJFANRES/article/view/397
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author Shakir Ullah
Usman Saeed
Muhannad Iqbal Khan Rahman
Said Ullah
Umair Islam
Muhammad Kashif Gul
Yaseen Khan
Maryam Bibi
Basit Ali
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Usman Saeed
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Said Ullah
Umair Islam
Muhammad Kashif Gul
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Maryam Bibi
Basit Ali
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description There are many determinants of malnutrition among school-going children. These include poverty, illiteracy and inadequate diet. To assess the nutritional status of primary and high school children in an urban area of Kohat. A cross-sectional study was performed in a primary and high school of Government sector in the rural area of Kohat. A total of 750 children between the ages of 4-15 years were studied. A total of 750 children between the ages of 4-15 were analyzed for this study. Out of 750 school-going students, 300(40%) were found positive, and 450(60%) were found normal according to age. Gender-wise analysis shows that in male students 105 were found positive for stunting and 75 male students were underweight. In overall female students, 69 were found stunting and 51 were found underweight. According to the age group between 4 to 10 years 45 female students were found stunting and 30 were found underweight. While in the age of 11 to 15 years 24 students were stunting and 21 students were underweight.  Gender wise prevalence of stunted and underweight showed more boys than girls. A lot more efforts are required in economic, educational, and media to improve the nutritional condition of the new generation of Kohat, Pakistan.
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spelling doaj-art-1c804bc6d0cb42fa98959bf46fad5e192025-01-04T10:27:05ZengFood, Agriculture, and Natural Resources (FANRes) - NetworksInternational Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources2722-40662024-12-0154343810.46676/ij-fanres.v5i4.397173Estimation of nutrition status of school going children in the local area District Kohat, PakistanShakir Ullah0Usman Saeed1Muhannad Iqbal Khan Rahman2Said Ullah3Umair Islam4Muhammad Kashif Gul5Yaseen Khan6Maryam Bibi7Basit Ali8Abasyn University PeshawarGC University LahoreUniversity of SwatQazi Hussain Ahmad Medical Complex NowsheraKTH PeshawarKTH PeshawarKTH PeshawarAbasyn University PeshawarTando jam University of SindhThere are many determinants of malnutrition among school-going children. These include poverty, illiteracy and inadequate diet. To assess the nutritional status of primary and high school children in an urban area of Kohat. A cross-sectional study was performed in a primary and high school of Government sector in the rural area of Kohat. A total of 750 children between the ages of 4-15 years were studied. A total of 750 children between the ages of 4-15 were analyzed for this study. Out of 750 school-going students, 300(40%) were found positive, and 450(60%) were found normal according to age. Gender-wise analysis shows that in male students 105 were found positive for stunting and 75 male students were underweight. In overall female students, 69 were found stunting and 51 were found underweight. According to the age group between 4 to 10 years 45 female students were found stunting and 30 were found underweight. While in the age of 11 to 15 years 24 students were stunting and 21 students were underweight.  Gender wise prevalence of stunted and underweight showed more boys than girls. A lot more efforts are required in economic, educational, and media to improve the nutritional condition of the new generation of Kohat, Pakistan.https://journal.fanres.org/index.php/IJFANRES/article/view/397
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Umair Islam
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Estimation of nutrition status of school going children in the local area District Kohat, Pakistan
International Journal on Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources
title Estimation of nutrition status of school going children in the local area District Kohat, Pakistan
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