Dietary practices and nutritional status among adolescent girls in Government schools of Pokhara.
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TextPublication details: c2023.Description: vii,69pSubject(s): Online resources: Summary: ABSTRACT:
Background: Adolescence is a period of transition where physiological demand of nutrients is increased. Nutritional status and eating behaviors of adolescent girls acquired during this period have implications on their present health, their health as adults as well as the health of their future children. However, many studies targets on under 5, pregnant and postnatal mothers and studies on adolescents’ girls are limited. The objective of this study was to find out the dietary practices and nutritional status of adolescent girls.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 278 adolescent girls using cluster sampling and self-administered questionaire based on Global School-Based Student Health Survey tool from 7th August 2022 to 2nd September 2022.Data analysis done using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, median and inferential statistics Chi-square on SPSS Version 16. Height and weight of the respondents were measured and entered on WHO Anthroplus software to identify nutritional status.
Results: This study revealed that 9.3% of the adolescent girls are underweight while 8.6 % of the adolescent are overweight and obese. About half (45%) of the respondent had habit of skipping meal. Only 48.3% of the respondents consumed fruits everyday while only 45.6 % consumed vegetables at least twice a day. Consumption of carbonated drink, salty food, high fat food and fast-food intake was high. The minimum dietary diversity was met by 80.2% adolescents. Likewise significant association between nutritious status and living with parents (p=.015). There was also significant association between fast food intake ≥ 2 days per week (p=.010), high fat food at least once daily (p=.044) and overweight and minimum dietary diversity (p=.001) with underweight.
Conclusion: Both the problem of underweight and overweight is prevalent. The dietary practices related to fruits and vegetables was poor, while Carbonated drinks, fast food and high fat food consumption was high. It would be recommended that adolescents should be encouraged to improve dietary practice for maintaining healthy weight.
Keywords: Adolescent, Dietary Practices, Dietary diversity, Nutritious Status, School
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ABSTRACT:
Background: Adolescence is a period of transition where physiological demand of nutrients is increased. Nutritional status and eating behaviors of adolescent girls acquired during this period have implications on their present health, their health as adults as well as the health of their future children. However, many studies targets on under 5, pregnant and postnatal mothers and studies on adolescents’ girls are limited. The objective of this study was to find out the dietary practices and nutritional status of adolescent girls.
Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 278 adolescent girls using cluster sampling and self-administered questionaire based on Global School-Based Student Health Survey tool from 7th August 2022 to 2nd September 2022.Data analysis done using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, median and inferential statistics Chi-square on SPSS Version 16. Height and weight of the respondents were measured and entered on WHO Anthroplus software to identify nutritional status.
Results: This study revealed that 9.3% of the adolescent girls are underweight while 8.6 % of the adolescent are overweight and obese. About half (45%) of the respondent had habit of skipping meal. Only 48.3% of the respondents consumed fruits everyday while only 45.6 % consumed vegetables at least twice a day. Consumption of carbonated drink, salty food, high fat food and fast-food intake was high. The minimum dietary diversity was met by 80.2% adolescents. Likewise significant association between nutritious status and living with parents (p=.015). There was also significant association between fast food intake ≥ 2 days per week (p=.010), high fat food at least once daily (p=.044) and overweight and minimum dietary diversity (p=.001) with underweight.
Conclusion: Both the problem of underweight and overweight is prevalent. The dietary practices related to fruits and vegetables was poor, while Carbonated drinks, fast food and high fat food consumption was high. It would be recommended that adolescents should be encouraged to improve dietary practice for maintaining healthy weight.
Keywords: Adolescent, Dietary Practices, Dietary diversity, Nutritious Status, School
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