RESEARCH ARTICLE:
Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh
Sushanta Kumer Mazumder (1), Bithika Rani (1), A. F. M. Mamun (2), Md. Aminul Islam (1) and Tamal Patra Suvo (1)
1 Department of Biochemistry and Food Analysis, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
2 Soil Resource Development Institute, District Office, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Article information:
Received: 08.04.18, Revised: 08.09.18 and Published online: 14 December 2018.
Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. | Volume 05, Issue 01, pp. 283-288
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.050118.31
Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh
Sushanta Kumer Mazumder (1), Bithika Rani (1), A. F. M. Mamun (2), Md. Aminul Islam (1) and Tamal Patra Suvo (1)
1 Department of Biochemistry and Food Analysis, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Dumki, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
2 Soil Resource Development Institute, District Office, Patuakhali, Bangladesh
Article information:
Received: 08.04.18, Revised: 08.09.18 and Published online: 14 December 2018.
Int. J. Bus. Manag. Soc. Res. | Volume 05, Issue 01, pp. 283-288
Crossref: https://doi.org/10.18801/ijbmsr.050118.31
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Title: Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh
Abstract: To assess the nutritional status of primary school children at Mathbariaupazila in Pirojpur district of Bangladesh the study conducted during July-November 2014. The anthropometric results of the present study were interpreted using the WHO 2009 and CDC 2000 Z-score classifications. In this study, 46%, 40%, 24% and 56% of the children were found to be underweight, stunted wasted and thin respectively. Although the majority of the children were either mildly underweight (22%), mildly stunted (19%) mildly wasted (10%) or mildly thin (30%). Among underweight children boys (48%) were found to be higher than girls (43.2%), among stunted children girls (48%) were found to be higher than boys (31.2%), among wasted children girls (24.7%) were found to be higher than boys (22.4%) and among thin children boys (55.2%) were found to be higher than girls (44%). The students were more stunted (40%) than wasted (24%).The present study also found that the prevalence of overweight is 4% and 4% on the basis of WAZ and BMI for age z score respectively. In case of WAZ more boys (5.6%) were overweight than girls (2.4%) children but regarding BMI for age z score both boys and girls were same (4%) in overweight category. Besides, in case of WHZ 6.8% students were over height and more girls (9.6%) were over height than boys (4%). Finally, it can be concluded that, thinness (56%) was the most prevalent form of malnutrition and boys were more underweight and thin than girls and girls were more stunted and wasted than boys.
Key Words: Nutrition, Children, Stunting, Underweight, BMI, WAZ and School
Abstract: To assess the nutritional status of primary school children at Mathbariaupazila in Pirojpur district of Bangladesh the study conducted during July-November 2014. The anthropometric results of the present study were interpreted using the WHO 2009 and CDC 2000 Z-score classifications. In this study, 46%, 40%, 24% and 56% of the children were found to be underweight, stunted wasted and thin respectively. Although the majority of the children were either mildly underweight (22%), mildly stunted (19%) mildly wasted (10%) or mildly thin (30%). Among underweight children boys (48%) were found to be higher than girls (43.2%), among stunted children girls (48%) were found to be higher than boys (31.2%), among wasted children girls (24.7%) were found to be higher than boys (22.4%) and among thin children boys (55.2%) were found to be higher than girls (44%). The students were more stunted (40%) than wasted (24%).The present study also found that the prevalence of overweight is 4% and 4% on the basis of WAZ and BMI for age z score respectively. In case of WAZ more boys (5.6%) were overweight than girls (2.4%) children but regarding BMI for age z score both boys and girls were same (4%) in overweight category. Besides, in case of WHZ 6.8% students were over height and more girls (9.6%) were over height than boys (4%). Finally, it can be concluded that, thinness (56%) was the most prevalent form of malnutrition and boys were more underweight and thin than girls and girls were more stunted and wasted than boys.
Key Words: Nutrition, Children, Stunting, Underweight, BMI, WAZ and School
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Mazumder et al. "Nutritional Assessment of Primary School Children at Mathbaria Upazila in Pirojpur District, Bangladesh." International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research 5 (1) (2018): 283-88.
APA
Mazumder, S. K., Rani, B., Mamun, A. F. M., Islam, M. A., & Suvo, T. P. (2018). Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5(1), 283-288.
Chicago
Mazumder, Sushanta Kumer, Bithika Rani, A. F. M. Mamun, Md. Aminul Islam, and Tamal Patra Suvo "Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh." International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5 (1) (2018): 283-288.
Harvard
Mazumder, S. K., Rani, B., Mamun, A. F. M., Islam, M. A. and Suvo, T. P. 2018. Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5(01), pp. 283-288.
Vancouver
Mazumder SK, Rani B, Mamun AFM, Islam MA, Suvo TP. Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research. 2018; 5(1):283-8.
MLA
Mazumder et al. "Nutritional Assessment of Primary School Children at Mathbaria Upazila in Pirojpur District, Bangladesh." International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research 5 (1) (2018): 283-88.
APA
Mazumder, S. K., Rani, B., Mamun, A. F. M., Islam, M. A., & Suvo, T. P. (2018). Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5(1), 283-288.
Chicago
Mazumder, Sushanta Kumer, Bithika Rani, A. F. M. Mamun, Md. Aminul Islam, and Tamal Patra Suvo "Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh." International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5 (1) (2018): 283-288.
Harvard
Mazumder, S. K., Rani, B., Mamun, A. F. M., Islam, M. A. and Suvo, T. P. 2018. Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research, 5(01), pp. 283-288.
Vancouver
Mazumder SK, Rani B, Mamun AFM, Islam MA, Suvo TP. Nutritional assessment of primary school children at Mathbaria upazila in Pirojpur district, Bangladesh. International Journal of Business, Management and Social Research. 2018; 5(1):283-8.
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