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Abstract
Nutrition plays an important role in life, and no doubt the minute
care and good nutrition lead in the future to get a good health gains. The
body proper lieutenant proper food, and if we are talking about the body
and health building, the most important category must be given to them to
build a strong community are children and adolescents - youth the future -
and given the difficult economic conditions experienced by the state, it is
imperative to repeat assess the nutritional status at frequent intervals to
keep pace with the rapid evolution and change globally at all levels. This
study is designed to include assessment of the nutritional status of
nursing schools students of Haram Hospitals - Giza governorate.
The objectives of this study are:
1-Assessment of the socioeconomic status, nutrients intakes and
anthropometric measurements of a random sample of nursing school
students in Haram Hospitals-Giza Governorate.
2-Assessment of nutrients intakes from food consumption data
collected by the 24 hr. recall method.
3-Estimation of adequacy of the diet as compared to the
recommended dietary allowances, RDA.
4-Obtaining information about the food habits and evaluation of
students knowledge about nutrients and nutrition.
5-Suggesting the necessary recommendations to improve the
nutritional and health status of students.
A random sample has been selected from nursing schools students
of Haram Hospitals - Giza governorate. This sample included 98 female
students aged 15:18 years.
Data was collected through personal interview and questionnaire to
obtain the appropriate information was used different research methods,
such as:
1-Information about socio - economic status , included age , father’s
education level , mother’s education level, father’s job , mother’s job ,
family size, income, and the expenditure on food.
2- Information about anthropometric measurements, included height
(cm), weight(kg), mid-upper arm circumference (cm),triceps skin fold
thickness (mm) , mid-upper arm muscle circumference (cm) and body
mass index (kg/m2). It was used in some of the means appointment of
anthropometric measurements such as measuring tape , balances and a
measurement of the thickness of the skin layer (Caliber). It was the use of
some special mathematical relationships: body mass was made by using
weight and height.
3- food habits to determine the food habits of the members of the
sample, such as the number of meals eaten per day, the main meal,
deleted meal, food and beverage intake between meals, the favorit
amount of sugar and salt , drinking tea, and soft drinks and the time of
drinking .. ................etc.
4- Awareness of food form: which include some questions from
which to determine the degree of nutritional awareness among female
students.
5- Diet history: to determine the degree of preference for
respondents of different types of food and the number of times taken
(daily - weekly - monthly), and lack of preference and eating some types.
6- 24 hours recall form for a period of three consecutive days, until
the evaluation of food intake of total calories, protein, fat, carbohydrates,
fiber, and cholesterol, and minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium,
phosphorus, zinc, sodium, potassium .. ..), vitamins (vitamin A ,D, E,C,
B1, B2, niacin, B6, B12, folate ....). where food analysis for these
elements by the computer program for analysis of food, Faculty of Home
Economics - Menoufiya University.
- The results showed the following:
1- For age groups the percentage of students reached by the different
age groups as follows:
15 - < 16 years → 11.2%, 16 - < 17 years → 50%
17 - < 18 years → 23.5%, ≥ 18 years → 15.3%
2-For the level of education of both parents: it was the highest
percentage of the level of education of fathers is secondary education as a
percentage of 44.9%, the lowest percentage for education preparatory by
2%, while for mothers was the highest percentage of secondary education
also increased by 37.7%, the lowest percentage for the highest level of
education of the university by 5.1% .
3- For height has the percentage of students reached the level of the
lengths of the following:
150 cm - 160 cm → 51% , 160 cm - 170 cm → 43.9%
> 170 cm → 5.1%.
4- For the weight lost percentage weights of female students it
amounted to the following:
< 50 kg → 7.1% , 50 - 60 kg → 49%
60 - 70 kg → 30.6% , > 70 kg → 13.3%
5-For body mass index:
It notes that the percentage of those who suffer from under weight
(<20 kg / m 2) was 15.3%, the percentage of the weight of the ideal (20-
25 kg / m 2) was 56.1%, the percentage of those who suffer from over
weight (25-30 kg / m 2) was 24.5%, while the percentage of those who
are obese (> 30 kg / m 2) was 4.1%.
6-For the main meal:
It was the percentage of breakfast is 17.3%, and the percentage
for lunch 67.4%, while the percentage for dinner 15.3% .
7- For the deleted meal:
It was the percentage of breakfast is 40.6%, and the percentage for
lunch is 16.2%, while the percentage for dinner 43.2% .
8-For the favorite amount of sugar:
It was the percentage of those who do not use sugar 3.1%, and the
percentage for the use of a little amount of sugar, 19.4%, and the
percentage for the use of a medium amount of sugar 62.2%, while the
percentage for the use of an excessive amount of sugar 15.3%.
9- For the favorite amount of salt :
It was the percentage of the use of a little amount of salt 14.3%,
and the percentage for the use of a medium amount of salt 78.6%, while
the percentage for the use of an excessive amount of salt 7.1%.
10- The results of the nutritional status Showed the following:
a-The mean intake of total calories per day (1708.14kcal) and was
representing (77.64%) of the recommended dietary allowances (RDA).
b- The mean intake of plant protein, animal protein and total protein (38.1
gm, 28.9 gm, 67 gm) respectively, and represented the percentage of total
protein intake (152.27%) of the recommended dietary allowances (RDA).
c-The mean intake of carbohydrate and fat (227.12 gm ,59.63 gm)
respectively.
d-Minerals:
The results showed that the mean intake of mineral compared with the
recommended dietary allowances (RDA) as follows:
Calcium (541.65 mg) as a percentage (45.14%) of the RDA, phosphorus
(1048.42 mg) as a percentage (87.37%) of the RDA, total iron (14.89
mg) as a percentage (99.37%) of the RDA, sodium (2454.73 g) as a
percentage ( 102.28%) of the RDA , potassium (1970.25 g) as a
percentage (41.92% ) of the RDA, zinc (7.72 g) as a percentage (64.33%)
of the RDA and magnesium (276.59 g) as a percentage (92.19%) of the
RDA .
e-Vitamins:
The results showed that the mean intake of vitamins compared with the
recommended dietary allowances (RDA) as follows:
Vitamin A (1993.89 μg) as a percentage (249.24%) of RDA ,vitamin C
(64.29 mg) as a percentage (107.15%) of RDA, vitamin D (1.69 μg)
percentage (19.66%) of RDA, vitamin E (20.68 μg) as a percentage
(258.5%) of RDA , vitamin B1 (0.99 mg) as a percentage (90%) of RDA,
vitamin B2 (2.28 mg) as a percentage (175.35%) of RDA, niacin (14.45
mg ) as a percentage (96.33%) of RDA, vitamin B6 (1.22 mg) as a
percentage (81.33%) of RDA, vitamin B12 (2.8 μg)as a percentage
(140%) of RDA, folate (219.4 mg) as a percentage (121.89%) of RDA.