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Article type: Research article, Received: 07.02.2019, Revised: 09.03.2019, Date of Publication: 25 March 2019.
Article type: Research article, Received: 07.02.2019, Revised: 09.03.2019, Date of Publication: 25 March 2019.
Socioeconomic status of Khulna university students deduced from their dietary intake profile
Papry Akther and Md. Matiul Islam
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.
Agrotechnology Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna-9208, Bangladesh.
Abstract
Socioeconomic factors play a crucial role and could affect nutritional status and health condition of the students which supposed to have relation with academic performances. Socioeconomic status could be deduced from the dietary intake profile of a person. This study was attempted to explore the current socioeconomic status based on dietary intake of the proportionate-randomly selected 138 students of 28 Disciplines of Khulna University. Data were on relevant indicators (personal: gender, age, family size and type; economic: monthly family income, monthly requirement of money, different sources of money, dependency extent on different sources, earning through private tuition, contribution to family from tuition earning, tuition earnings share to meet-up monthly monetary need, hamper of study due to private tuition and monthly expenditure) were identified and discussed in this study representing the common socioeconomic status of the students. Dietary food intake profile was determined by using 24-hour recall method where some indicators used including calorie intake from different meal times, calorie intake status in terms of different poverty scales (CBN- Cost of Basic Needs; HIES- Household Income and Expenditure Survey; and Students Need), daily dietary food cost (Taka) and monthly food cost status in terms of different poverty scales (mentioned earlier). The findings showed that the highest proportion (56.50%) of the respondents were female students, and highest proportion (64.49%) was 21-23 years aged. Majority of the respondents (76.10%) were from small sized (<5 members) nuclear (73.90%) family and belonged to low (<30,000 Taka; 43.50%) to medium (30,000-50,000 Taka; 41.30%) income family. The mean amount of required money per month was 6,902.90 Taka. The findings showed that family (50%) and family+private tuition (30.40%) were the most important sources of money for the students. Among the respondents 46.40% provided private tuition and 4.30% contributed to family from the earnings from private tuition. About one-fifth (20.30%) of the respondents said that they earn 50% share of monthly expenditure from private tuition; and 36.30% mentioned that tuition time and their effort in tuition had a negative impact on their own study. This negative impact could be overcome through judicious time management between tuition providing and university’s academic need. Monthly average expenditure for study purpose was only 17.80% and monthly average food cost was 28.80%. Average total calorie intake was 1,923.90 Kilocalories student-1 day-1 which was below standard in terms different poverty scales. The research findings showed that a student should spend 132 Taka per day to achieve 1,923.90 Kilocalorie (average) and monthly food expenditure should be 3,960 Taka. In this way a student should spend 4,368 Taka, 4,800 Taka and 5,900 Taka to achieve CBN, HIES and Students Need standard, respectively, for food consumption purpose. According to CBN scale, HIES scale and Students need scale, 70.30%, 76.80% and 93.5% student belonged to below poverty line. These results showing the students lower socioeconomic status. The university authority as well as government should take necessary steps to overcome this situation. The steps might include tuition fees waiver, Discipline’s and/or School’s scholarships, free seats in the residential halls, subsidized meal facilities in the dining of residential halls, study-loans, sponsorships for the poverty stricken students; and all these should be done fairly with unbiased and enthusiastic predisposition.
Keywords: Poverty, 24-hour recall, CBN, HIES and Students need
Socioeconomic factors play a crucial role and could affect nutritional status and health condition of the students which supposed to have relation with academic performances. Socioeconomic status could be deduced from the dietary intake profile of a person. This study was attempted to explore the current socioeconomic status based on dietary intake of the proportionate-randomly selected 138 students of 28 Disciplines of Khulna University. Data were on relevant indicators (personal: gender, age, family size and type; economic: monthly family income, monthly requirement of money, different sources of money, dependency extent on different sources, earning through private tuition, contribution to family from tuition earning, tuition earnings share to meet-up monthly monetary need, hamper of study due to private tuition and monthly expenditure) were identified and discussed in this study representing the common socioeconomic status of the students. Dietary food intake profile was determined by using 24-hour recall method where some indicators used including calorie intake from different meal times, calorie intake status in terms of different poverty scales (CBN- Cost of Basic Needs; HIES- Household Income and Expenditure Survey; and Students Need), daily dietary food cost (Taka) and monthly food cost status in terms of different poverty scales (mentioned earlier). The findings showed that the highest proportion (56.50%) of the respondents were female students, and highest proportion (64.49%) was 21-23 years aged. Majority of the respondents (76.10%) were from small sized (<5 members) nuclear (73.90%) family and belonged to low (<30,000 Taka; 43.50%) to medium (30,000-50,000 Taka; 41.30%) income family. The mean amount of required money per month was 6,902.90 Taka. The findings showed that family (50%) and family+private tuition (30.40%) were the most important sources of money for the students. Among the respondents 46.40% provided private tuition and 4.30% contributed to family from the earnings from private tuition. About one-fifth (20.30%) of the respondents said that they earn 50% share of monthly expenditure from private tuition; and 36.30% mentioned that tuition time and their effort in tuition had a negative impact on their own study. This negative impact could be overcome through judicious time management between tuition providing and university’s academic need. Monthly average expenditure for study purpose was only 17.80% and monthly average food cost was 28.80%. Average total calorie intake was 1,923.90 Kilocalories student-1 day-1 which was below standard in terms different poverty scales. The research findings showed that a student should spend 132 Taka per day to achieve 1,923.90 Kilocalorie (average) and monthly food expenditure should be 3,960 Taka. In this way a student should spend 4,368 Taka, 4,800 Taka and 5,900 Taka to achieve CBN, HIES and Students Need standard, respectively, for food consumption purpose. According to CBN scale, HIES scale and Students need scale, 70.30%, 76.80% and 93.5% student belonged to below poverty line. These results showing the students lower socioeconomic status. The university authority as well as government should take necessary steps to overcome this situation. The steps might include tuition fees waiver, Discipline’s and/or School’s scholarships, free seats in the residential halls, subsidized meal facilities in the dining of residential halls, study-loans, sponsorships for the poverty stricken students; and all these should be done fairly with unbiased and enthusiastic predisposition.
Keywords: Poverty, 24-hour recall, CBN, HIES and Students need
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