Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of children in public and approved private primary schools in an Urban town in Lagos, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-07T10:33:11Z
dc.date.available2019-11-07T10:33:11Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionStaff publicationsen_US
dc.description.abstractUnder-nutrition remains high while overweight/obesity are on the rise in developing countries. Little is known about the differences in the prevalence of malnutrition among public and private primary school children in urban areas of Lagos, Nigeria. This study determined and compared the nutritional status of children in public and private primary schools in an urban area of Lagos, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among public and private primary school children in an urban town in Lagos, Nigeria using a multi-stage sampling technique to select 206 pupils. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to obtain information on socio-demographic characteristics while anthropometric measures were obtained and compared to standards using WHO AnthroPlus, to determine the nutritional status. Results: The prevalence of underweight (WAZ <-2SD) in the public primary schools, 6.8% (n=7) was higher than in the private schools, 1.9% (n=2) but the difference was not statistically significant. (p = 0.085). However, the higher prevalence of stunting (HAZ <-2SD) in public (20.4% (n=24) compared to private schools 3.9% (n=4) was statistically significant (P<0.000). The prevalence of overweight and obesity were significantly higher among respondents in private schools (8.7% and 4.9%) compared to those in public schools (0.0% and 1.0% ) (p=0.0003). Conclusions: Stunting was higher in public schools, while obesity and overweight were higher in private schools. Appropriate feeding from birth should be promoted to prevent under-nutrition among children in public schools and overweight/obesity among children in private schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationOlatona F.A, Adewale A.E. Sekoni O.O, Goodman O.O, Nnoaham K. Anthropometrically determined nutritional status of children in public and approved private primary schools in an Urban town in Lagos, Nigeria. Highland Med Res J 2013;13(2):76-80en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6758
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherHighland Medical Research Journalen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesHighland Med Res J;Vol.13(2)
dc.subjectNutritional Statusen_US
dc.subjectNutritionen_US
dc.subjectchildrenen_US
dc.subjectPublic schoolsen_US
dc.subjectPrivate Schoolsen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINEen_US
dc.titleAnthropometrically determined nutritional status of children in public and approved private primary schools in an Urban town in Lagos, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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