Assessment of the nutritional status and food frequency pattern of the preschooler children in Gaza under the Israeli's blockade.

Type Thesis or Dissertation - PhD
Title Assessment of the nutritional status and food frequency pattern of the preschooler children in Gaza under the Israeli's blockade.
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Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2013
URL http://www.cst-kh.edu.ps/fsc1/images/file/4/04.pdf
Abstract
The goal of the study to assess the nutritional status and consumption pattern of the preschool children and their families under blockade in Gaza. Objectives: to estimate the dietary patterns and identify the child's feeding habits and health related indicators. Methodology: A community based cross sectional study was carried out including the total study sample of 733 preschoolers and their families. A structured interview questionnaire was designed to collect required data. Results: about 44.6% received exclusive breast feeding. About 86% of the preschoolers take chips and biscuits snacks between meals. About 92% of households rely on purchasing water for drinking use, and 85% of them experience lack of gas for cooking. About 94.4% of studied households faced difficulties in access to food products. A few (5.7%) of studied households consumed meat daily and about one quarter 23.2% of them consumed both the poultry and fish rarely. The prevalence of wasting, stunting and underweight among the studied preschoolers was 3.5%, 15%, and 6% respectively. Conclusion: improving nutritional status at international, national and ministerial levels.

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