Abstract:
Abstract
A cross sectional study was carried out at the Kamel Ibraheem Model School for Girls and Abdullah
Ibn Abbas School for Boys, Shendi, Sudan, to assess the nutritional status for middle adolescents
using anthropometric measurements, from August to November 2016. Eighty one participants were
selected using a stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and a body
mass index equation. Results revealed that 37% of the participants were knowledgeable about the
important element of nutrition during the adolescent period, according to priorities of proteins,
carbohydrate and fats. More than half of the study group found underweight with differences between
sexes in nutritional status. However, there was no significant relationship found between the body
mass index and number of meals taken.
Keywords: Assessment, nutrition, anthropometrics, mass , adolescent, body mass index.
Description:
Abstract
A cross sectional study was carried out at the Kamel Ibraheem Model School for Girls and Abdullah
Ibn Abbas School for Boys, Shendi, Sudan, to assess the nutritional status for middle adolescents
using anthropometric measurements, from August to November 2016. Eighty one participants were
selected using a stratified random sampling. Data were collected using a questionnaire and a body
mass index equation. Results revealed that 37% of the participants were knowledgeable about the
important element of nutrition during the adolescent period, according to priorities of proteins,
carbohydrate and fats. More than half of the study group found underweight with differences between
sexes in nutritional status. However, there was no significant relationship found between the body
mass index and number of meals taken.
Keywords: Assessment, nutrition, anthropometrics, mass , adolescent, body mass index.
