Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018
Background and Objectives: Malnutrition in children is associated with decreased learning, inability to acquire skills, and physical and mental retardation. Anthropometric indicators are the most powerful tools for the assessment of the growth and nutritional status of children. The aim of the prese...
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| author | Ramin Taghizadeh Iman Amiri Mojtaba Khadem al-hosseini Seyedeh Tayebeh Rahideh |
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| description | Background and Objectives: Malnutrition in children is associated with decreased learning, inability to acquire skills, and physical and mental retardation. Anthropometric indicators are the most powerful tools for the assessment of the growth and nutritional status of children. The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional status of children within the age range of 5-6 years in the Shekoofa club (i.e., a working children club) in the 15th district of Tehran, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 53 children. Due to the limited number of working children in the district, the study was conducted using the Census method in 2018. The required data were collected based on the children’s records, anthropometric measurements, and use of the National Center for Health Statistics standard. In addition, the Z score was individually calculated for body mass index/ weight/height for age. The data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 20) and Chi-squared test at a significant level of P < 0.05.
Results: A total of 25 male (47.2%) and 28 female (52.8%) children participated in the present study, respectively. In addition, out of these 53 children, 28 (52.8%) and 25 (47.2%) subjects were reported as Iranian and Afghan, respectively. The anthropometric evaluation showed that 5.7%, 7.5%, and 5.7% of the children were moderately underweight, moderately stunted, and overweight, respectively.
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the nutritional status of the children within the age range of 5-6 years in the Shekoofa club is fairly favorable; however, due to the likely presence of micronutrient deficiencies in the studied children, it is suggested to carry out further studies to consider this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c8d1611047b4cb69a6d2ebb3304478e2022-12-21T23:25:04ZfasQom University of Medical SciencesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum1735-77992008-13752020-11-011493949Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018Ramin Taghizadeh0Iman Amiri1Mojtaba Khadem al-hosseini2Seyedeh Tayebeh Rahideh3 Student Research Committee, Faculty of public health Branch, Iran University of medical sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nutrition Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Background and Objectives: Malnutrition in children is associated with decreased learning, inability to acquire skills, and physical and mental retardation. Anthropometric indicators are the most powerful tools for the assessment of the growth and nutritional status of children. The aim of the present study was to investigate the nutritional status of children within the age range of 5-6 years in the Shekoofa club (i.e., a working children club) in the 15th district of Tehran, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out on 53 children. Due to the limited number of working children in the district, the study was conducted using the Census method in 2018. The required data were collected based on the children’s records, anthropometric measurements, and use of the National Center for Health Statistics standard. In addition, the Z score was individually calculated for body mass index/ weight/height for age. The data were analyzed by SPSS software (version 20) and Chi-squared test at a significant level of P < 0.05. Results: A total of 25 male (47.2%) and 28 female (52.8%) children participated in the present study, respectively. In addition, out of these 53 children, 28 (52.8%) and 25 (47.2%) subjects were reported as Iranian and Afghan, respectively. The anthropometric evaluation showed that 5.7%, 7.5%, and 5.7% of the children were moderately underweight, moderately stunted, and overweight, respectively. Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that the nutritional status of the children within the age range of 5-6 years in the Shekoofa club is fairly favorable; however, due to the likely presence of micronutrient deficiencies in the studied children, it is suggested to carry out further studies to consider this issue.http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2818-en.htmlchildrenmalnutritionnutritional status |
| spellingShingle | Ramin Taghizadeh Iman Amiri Mojtaba Khadem al-hosseini Seyedeh Tayebeh Rahideh Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum children malnutrition nutritional status |
| title | Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 |
| title_full | Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 |
| title_fullStr | Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 |
| title_short | Monitoring the Growth of Working Children within the Age Range of 5-6 Years in the 15th District of Tehran, Iran, in 2018 |
| title_sort | monitoring the growth of working children within the age range of 5 6 years in the 15th district of tehran iran in 2018 |
| topic | children malnutrition nutritional status |
| url | http://journal.muq.ac.ir/article-1-2818-en.html |
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