Naveen Kumar Veerasetty, J Venkatachalam, Murali Subbaiah, Kalaiselvy Arikrishnan, Bhanushree Soni
Determinants of health literacy and its impact on glycemic control among women with gestational diabetes mellitus in a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry - A cross-sectional analytical study
Journal of education and health promotion
childhood undernutrition major issue low middleincome countries affecting health wellbeing educational outcomes schoolchildren study aimed assess prevalence associated factors stunting wasting underweight among schoolchildren periurban areas southeastern part tanzania crosssectional study conducted involving 930 children aged 612 years four primary schools july august 2019 anthro survey analyzer employed estimate prevalence stunting wasting underweight logistic regression analyses examined sociodemographic background malaria infection anaemia anthropometric measures dietary diversity score potential factors prevalence stunting wasting underweight overweight obesity 118 43 39 111 20 respectively overall 15 children malaria determined rapid diagnostic tests 04 severe anaemia univariate analysis indicated higher odds undernutrition among children aged 912 compared younger peers stunting common among children low medium dietary diversity anaemia found 112 schoolchildren severe anaemia associated wasting multivariate analysis revealed age low dietary diversity significantly associated undernutrition findings emphasise need schoolbased health nutrition programmes targeting children beyond age 5 improve nutritional status mitigate potential adverse effects health cognition academic achievement regular assessment nutritional status schoolchildren warranted