Factors associated with the nutritional status of school age children in selected elementary schools in Indang, Cavite / by Faye Marie D. Delos Santos, Shiela Marie D. Ilao and Sheena Mae A. Lubaton.

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Abstract: FAYE MARIE D. DELOS SANTOS, SHIELA MARIE D. ILAO, SHEENA MAE A. LUBATON, Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of School Age Children in Selected Elementary Schools in Indang, Cavite. Special problem, Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cavite State University , Indang, Cavite. April 2008, advisers Dr. Josefina R. Rint, PHD and Mrs. Vina V., Velasco, RN. This study was conducted to determine the factors that greatly affect the nutritional status and also to identify the level of nutritional status of the school age | children particularly in Indang, Cavite. It focused on 10 — 12 years old school age children each on 5 selected elementary schools, which is consist of 15 respondents from grade IV, V, and VI. A self made questionnaire was used as the research instrument and the respondents were allowed to answer the entire list of questions without any time pressure. Questionnaire used includes query on food preference, water source, daily activities, food preparation, vitamin A rich foods and protein rich foods and the demographic background and the diseases they encountered. Height and weight was also used and given particular attention by the researcher, in order to identify the nutritional of the pupil respondent. Record from the school clinic was also utilized to gather health information of the respondents. Study revealed that the demographic profile is significantly correlated specifically the gender and the mother’s educational attainment of the respondents. The result of the study shows that male respondents has high percentage of malnourishment with 92.1% while females has much higher percentage with 23.5% of normal weight than males. There is also a high percentage of malnourishment in children with mother’s attainment of college degree. The nutritional factors given by the researchers do not affect the nutritional status of the school age children in Indang, Cavite.
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FAYE MARIE D. DELOS SANTOS, SHIELA MARIE D. ILAO, SHEENA MAE A. LUBATON, Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of School Age Children in Selected Elementary Schools in Indang, Cavite. Special problem,

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Cavite State University , Indang, Cavite. April 2008, advisers Dr. Josefina R. Rint, PHD and Mrs. Vina V., Velasco, RN.

This study was conducted to determine the factors that greatly affect the nutritional status and also to identify the level of nutritional status of the school age | children particularly in Indang, Cavite.

It focused on 10 — 12 years old school age children each on 5 selected elementary schools, which is consist of 15 respondents from grade IV, V, and VI.

A self made questionnaire was used as the research instrument and the respondents were allowed to answer the entire list of questions without any time pressure. Questionnaire used includes query on food preference, water source, daily activities, food preparation, vitamin A rich foods and protein rich foods and the demographic background and the diseases they encountered. Height and weight was also used and given particular attention by the researcher, in order to identify the nutritional of the pupil respondent. Record from the school clinic was also utilized to gather health information of the respondents.

Study revealed that the demographic profile is significantly correlated specifically the gender and the mother’s educational attainment of the respondents. The result of the
study shows that male respondents has high percentage of malnourishment with 92.1% while females has much higher percentage with 23.5% of normal weight than males. There is also a high percentage of malnourishment in children with mother’s
attainment of college degree.

The nutritional factors given by the researchers do not affect the nutritional status of the school age children in Indang, Cavite.

Submitted to the University Library 07/08/2008 SP-3834

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