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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Diet, nutritional status and school performance among adolescents in Gaza Strip |
Author: | Abudayya, A. Shi, Z. Abed, Y. Holmboe-Ottesen, G. |
Citation: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2011; 17(3):218-225 |
Publisher: | World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean |
Issue Date: | 2011 |
ISSN: | 1020-3397 1687-1634 |
Statement of Responsibility: | A. Abudayya, Z. Shi, Y. Abed and G. Holmboe-Ottesen |
Abstract: | The associations between dietary intake, nutritional status and school performance among 932 adolescents aged 12–15 years were examined in a cross-sectional survey in 2002 in north Gaza Strip. School performance was obtained from school records and height and weight were measured for body mass index (BMI). Self-administered questionnaires included sociodemographic characteristics and food frequency intakes. Adolescents consuming fruit and vegetables more than 3 times per week were more likely to have good school performance (72.6% versus 59.9%). When adjusting for sociodemographic variables and BMI, fruit and vegetables intake was positively associated with school performance (OR = 1.61, 95% CI: 1.11–2.32) and stunting was negatively associated (OR = 0.53, 95% CI: 0.31–0.90). The findings support a broader implementation of school nutrition programmes. |
Keywords: | Humans Data Collection Cross-Sectional Studies Feeding Behavior Nutritional Status Adolescent Educational Status Middle East Female Male Surveys and Questionnaires |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
DOI: | 10.26719/2011.17.3.218 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2011.17.3.218 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Medicine publications |
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