Nutritional status of school children in the South Tongu District, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is a major public health problem because of the devastating consequences it has on children, their families, and society at large. Our study, therefore, sought to determine the prevalence of undernutrition and overweight/obesity and its associated factors among children aged 6-12 in the South Tongu District, Ghana.

Methods

A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 school children aged 6-12 years in the South Tongu District of Ghana. A multistage sampling method was employed to recruit the school children for the study. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents. We used a dual-purpose (height and weight) measuring scale to obtain the anthropometric data. The World Health Organization's AnthroPlus s

SUBMITTER: Aboagye RG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9401153 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature