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Maricor Carmela Amoguis Ieiri1, Satoko Kosaka1, Eriko Tomitsuka2

  • 1Department of Human Ecology, School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

Ecology of Food and Nutrition
|October 9, 2020
PubMed

Insights

Undernutrition affects many school children in the Philippines. Factors like household size, income, parental BMI, and severe food insecurity significantly impact children

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Nutrition Science
  • Child Development

Background:

  • School children in vulnerable areas face significant undernutrition risks.
  • Rural communities in the Philippines present unique challenges to child nutrition.
  • Assessing nutritional status is crucial for targeted interventions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate factors associated with the nutritional status of school children.
  • To identify key determinants of undernutrition in a rural Philippine setting.
  • To inform public health strategies for improving child nutrition.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional study involving 327 school children (6-12 years) and their parents.
  • Anthropometric measurements (height, weight) for children and parents (BMI).
  • Data collection on dietary patterns, physical activity, food insecurity, household characteristics, and sociodemographics.

Main Results:

  • High prevalence of stunting (37.3%) and underweight (35.1%) among children.
  • Negative association between nutritional status (HAZ, WAZ) and household size.
  • Positive association between nutritional status and household income and parental BMI.
  • Severe food insecurity significantly negatively impacted children's weight-for-age z-scores (WAZ).

Conclusions:

  • Household income, size, parental BMI, and food security are critical factors influencing child nutritional status.
  • Severe food insecurity poses a substantial threat to the nutritional well-being of school children.
  • Interventions should address household-level factors and food security to combat child undernutrition.

Keywords:
Food insecurityPhilippinesschoolchildrenstuntingundernutritionunderweight

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