Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in Babylon Governorate

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the nutritional status of school children.To identify some associated factors of school children related to nutritional status. And To find out some associated factors of school children and their nutritional status.
Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study consisting of (1013)pupil,to assess nutritional status of primary school children in Babylon Governorate.
Result:Analysis of data reveals that there is a 47.4% of children have a normalbody mass index, and 43.0% have underweight, 7.6% overweight, while 2.0% only have obesity. The study showed that 76.4% has normal blood hemoglobin, 21.2% low blood hemoglobin and 2.4% increase blood hemoglobin.
Conclusion:Just under half of children has a normal body mass index and about half of study sample have underweightthis considered as a result of malnutrition of primary school children. And Observed there are high percentage of children have anemia this can be result from many factors contribute in children anemic