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Title: | Comparison of nutritional status of Libyan primary school children in different socioeconomic areas of Tripoli |
Authors: | Bredan, Amin S. Kumar, Nanduri S. Bshiwah, Suad M. |
Year: | 1984 |
Periodical: | Ecology of Food and Nutrition (ISSN 0367-0244) |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 4 |
Pages: | 293-298 |
Language: | English |
Geographic term: | Libya |
Subjects: | children nutrition |
Abstract: | Nutritional status of Libyan primary school children was assessed in higher (Al-Andulus, A-A) and lower (Abu-Saleem, A-S) socio-economic areas of Tripoli. Sample size was 160 and 230 respectively, and ages ranged from 6 years to 9 years and 11 months. Linear growth was higher in A-A children and prevalence of stunting (8.8%) was lower than in A-S children (17.4%). Weight-for-height relationship was similar in the two areas for girls, but it was somewhat higher in A-A boys than in A-S boys. Prevalence of obesity was 9.6% in A-A and 4.6% in A-S children, but wasting was negligible in both the areas. Mean hemoglobin concentration was 13.7 g/dl in both areas for boys. In girls, it was higher in A-A (13.8 g/dl) than in A-S (13.5 g/dl). Prevalence of anemia was 0.6% and 1.3% in A-A and A-S respectively. |