巴勒斯坦儿童成长的决定因素 (5-17岁):对粮食不安全,营养和社会经济因素的结构方程建模方法
Suleiman Thwib1, Radwan Qasrawi1,2, Ghada Issa1
1Department of Computer Sciences, Al Quds University, Jerusalem P144, Palestine.
Children (Basel, Switzerland)
|June 26, 2025
概括
矿物质摄入量,粮食安全和社会经济地位显著影响巴勒斯坦年轻人的增长. 这些因素是开发有针对性的干预措施以改善西岸儿童营养的关键.
科学领域:
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 营养科学 营养科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 儿童的成长受到许多因素的影响.
- 了解这些决定因素对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
- 约旦河西岸的巴勒斯坦青年面临着独特的环境和社会经济挑战,影响了增长.
研究的目的:
- 通过结构方程建模 (SEM) 来确定影响西岸儿童和青少年成长的主要因素.
- 分析社会经济地位,粮食安全和营养摄入量对增长结果的直接和间接影响.
主要方法:
- 在约旦河西岸,对500个家庭进行了横截面调查,其中有5至17岁的儿童.
- 收集关于粮食不安全,社会经济地位 (SES),父母健康,营养意识,食物消费和营养摄入量的数据.
- 结构方程建模 (SEM) 用于分析潜变量与儿童成长的观察指标 (BAZ,HAZ,MAR) 之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 矿物质摄入对儿童生长有最强的直接影响 (β = 0.812,p < 0.001).
- 食物的可用性,维生素摄入量,SES和宏观营养素摄入量也显著影响了生长.
- 社会经济地位直接和间接地通过食物供应和饮食摄入途径影响了增长.
结论:
- 结构性 (SES,粮食安全) 和直接的营养因素都对儿童的成长至关重要.
- 矿物质摄入量,粮食安全和SES是巴勒斯坦青年最具影响力的因素.
- 研究结果为有针对性的干预提供了框架,以提高这一群体的饮食质量和营养状况.
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