Factors associated with underweight, overweight, stunting and wasting among primary school-going children participating in a school health initiative in South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The double burden of malnutrition among children remains a public health challenge in South Africa. In response, the government of South Africa developed the National Health Policy and Implementation Guidelines for school-going children in 2003. This policy was subsequently upgraded to 'The Integrated School Health Programme' in 2012. An element of the programme is the provision of a meal to school-going children on school days. However, evidence suggests that one-third of school-going children continue to have nutritional deficiencies. This study investigated the sociodemographic as well as the nutritional characteristics of school-going children participating in a school health initiative in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.

Methods

This was a retrospective

SUBMITTER: Gwelo NB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601266 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature