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Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria'

Authors: NGOZI Elizabeth

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: International Journal Of Medical Science And Applied Biosciences

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A total of 240 school children aged 7-12 years were used for this study. 120 were from public school a nd 120 were from private school. Structured questionna ire was administered to obtain information on children’s demographic data, family characteristics and consumption pattern. The height and weight of the children were measured using approved method s. BMI was calculated and WHO reference for height-for-age and BMI-for age were used to classif y the children. Differential statistics were used t o analyze the data. . Frequent consumption of cereal group was higher than other food group in both public school (70%) and (50%) private school. It wa s found that 8.3% of children in the public school do not consume milk at all and low consumption of f ruits and vegetables are common among school children. Effects of family characteristics on BMI were also determined through linear regression analysis. Result obtained showed that stunting was prevalent in both schools as 45.8% had normal height in the public school and 50% had normal heig ht in the private school. Overweight was more prevalent in the private school (50%) than in the p ublic school (16%). However there was a high prevalence of underweight and thinness among the ch ildren from public (20.8% and 16.6%) school compared to private (16.7% and 8.3%). Combine contr ibution of family type, family size and parents occupation had a significant effect on the body mas s index (BMI) of the children from both private and public schools (p<0>

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NGOZI,E. . (2018). Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria', 3 (), 2536-2536.

NGOZI,E. . "Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria'" 3, no (), (2018): 2536-2536.

NGOZI,E. and . (2018). Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria', 3 (), pp2536-2536.

NGOZIE, . Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria'. 2018, 3 ():2536-2536.

NGOZI,Elizabeth , . "Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria'", 3 . (2018) : 2536-2536.

N.Elizabeth , "Body Mass Index and Consumption Pattern of Public and Private School Children in Ilishan- Remo, Ogun State Nigeria'" vol.3, no., pp. 2536-2536, 2018.

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