背景:青少年营养不良是一个主要的公共卫生问题。这个问题在苏丹尤为紧迫,一个关于青少年营养状况的数据很少的非洲国家。在这项研究中,我们旨在评估苏丹东部青少年的营养状况.
方法:在加达里夫进行了基于社区的横断面调查,苏丹东部。问卷被用来收集社会人口统计数据,记录青少年参与者的人体测量(体重和身高).使用WHO人体测量标准计算年龄身高和年龄体重指数Z得分。进行二元和多元多项回归分析。
结果:本次调查共纳入388名青少年,207(53.4%)为女性,男性181人(46.6%)。中位(四分位数)年龄为13.9(12.0-16.0)岁。结果显示,共有29人(7.5%),93(24.0%),33(8.5%),16名(4.1%)青少年发育迟缓,薄,超重,肥胖,分别。没有调查的因素(年龄,性别,父母的教育水平,和职业)与发育迟缓有关。在多元多项式分析中,男性与瘦相关(OR=2.41,95.0%CI=1.47~3.94)。此外,母亲受教育程度低于中等水平的青少年超重/肥胖的风险较低(OR=0。0.35,95.0%CI=0。0.35).
结论:尽管苏丹东部存在营养不良和营养过剩,营养不良更常见。男性和母亲的教育水平与营养不良有关。
BACKGROUND: Malnutrition among adolescents is a major public health issue. This problem is particularly pressing in Sudan, an African country where there is scarce published data on the nutritional status of adolescents. In this study, we aimed to assess the nutritional status of adolescents in eastern Sudan.
METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey was carried out in Gadarif, eastern Sudan. A questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, and the anthropometric measurements (weight and height) of adolescent participants were recorded. Height-for-age and body mass index-for-age Z-scores were calculated using the WHO anthropometric standards. Binary and multivariate multinomial regression analyses were performed.
RESULTS: A total of 388 adolescents were included in this survey, 207 (53.4%) were female, and 181 (46.6%) were male. The median (interquartile) age was 13.9 (12.0-16.0) years. The results showed that a total of 29 (7.5%), 93 (24.0%), 33 (8.5%), and 16 (4.1%) adolescents were stunted, thin, overweight, and obese, respectively. None of the investigated factors (age, sex, parents\' education levels, and occupation) were associated with stunting. In the multivariate multinomial analysis, the male sex was associated with thinness (OR = 2.41, 95.0% CI = 1.47-3.94). Moreover, adolescents whose mothers had an education lower than secondary level were at a lower risk of overweight/obesity (OR = 0. 0.35, 95.0% CI = 0. 0.35).
CONCLUSIONS: While both undernutrition and overnutrition exist in eastern Sudan, undernutrition is more common. Male sex and mothers\' education levels are associated with malnutrition.