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Nutritional status and eating habits among public primary school children aged 9-13 years in education districts 2, 3, 4 in St. Lucia as well as food preferences of their parents/guardians
In. Caribbean Public Health Agency. Caribbean Public Health Agency: 60th Annual Scientific Meeting. Kingston, The University of the West Indies. Faculty of Medical Sciences, 2015. p.[1-75]. (West Indian Medical Journal Supplement).
Monografía en Inglés | MedCarib | ID: med-17927
Biblioteca responsable: TT2.1
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To determine nutritional status and eating habits among public primary school children aged 9-13 years as well as food choices and preferences of their parents/guardians. DESIGN AND

METHODS:

A total of 555 participants (380 children, 175 parents) took part in the study. Participants, who returned written consent forms were allowed to complete a questionnaire consisting of 17 questions on eating habits; Questionnaires were structured to obtain food preferences and nutrition knowledge where photographs of foods were included. Participants were categorized into percentiles using WHO Body Mass Index (BMI) for age growth charts, where BMI for age was plotted and body fat was categorized with the use of body fat reference curves chart for children 7-18 years. Linear regression was used to analyze the relationship between age, gender, consumption patterns of the participants with BMI.

RESULTS:

Food consumption patterns and preferences of children were similar to those of their parents except for juice drinks, sugary foods, fatty foods, water, salty foods and whole wheat bread. High preference for energy dense foods both by children and their parents was found. 61.7% of overweight participants were female i.e.; their weight exceeded the WHO suggested ≥85th percentile overweight value. 60.4% of obese participants were female (≥95th percentile as per WHO age and gender specific reference).

CONCLUSION:

Participants with higher salty food consumption had a higher BMI as compared to those who abstained from the intakes of such foods.
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Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MedCarib Asunto principal: Niño / Estado Nutricional / Santa Lucia / Conducta Alimentaria Tipo de estudio: Investigación cualitativa Aspecto: Preferencia del paciente País/Región como asunto: Caribe Inglés / Santa Lucía Idioma: Inglés Revista: West Indian Medical Journal Supplement Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Monografía
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Colección: Bases de datos internacionales Base de datos: MedCarib Asunto principal: Niño / Estado Nutricional / Santa Lucia / Conducta Alimentaria Tipo de estudio: Investigación cualitativa Aspecto: Preferencia del paciente País/Región como asunto: Caribe Inglés / Santa Lucía Idioma: Inglés Revista: West Indian Medical Journal Supplement Año: 2015 Tipo del documento: Monografía
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