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Original Articles · Vol. 14 No. 1-2 (2023)

Assessing the Role of Mid-day Meal (MDM) on the Nutritional Profile of School Going Children: Snapshot of a Suburban School

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CONTENTSVolume 14Number 1 & 2January - July 2023
Editorial
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Use of Pavlik Harness in the Treatment of Infantile Femur Fracture: Clinical and Radiological Outcome
Tafhim Ehsan Kabir, Touhidul Islam, Rahma Binte Anwar, Nafeesa Mubashshira
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Assessing the Role of Mid-day Meal (MDM) on the Nutritional Profile of School Going Children: Snapshot of a Suburban School
Arpita Biswangree, Md Fahadul Islam, Mustari Nailah Tabassum, Rahatil Asyekin Raha, Sakibul Alam, Mohammad Ismail, Md Sharif Imam, Tahmina Banu
24
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Md Nazrul Islam, Shoheli Alam, Mohammad Mahbubul Alam, Taslima Akter, Asma Ul Husna, Sabrina Khan Mou, Pravin Chowdhury, Mohammad Idrish Ali
36
Evaluation of Chronic Gingivitis in Response to Nickel Chromium and Gold Alloy Crown
Mohammadullah, Md Nazrul Islam, Mohammed Mahbub Zaki, Tawfiqur Rahman, Md Immamur Rashid, Mohammad Idrish Ali
39
Congenital choanal atresia - Endonasal endoscopic surgery - Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University
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Md Ruhul Amin, Md Nazrul Islam, Pravin Chowdhury
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Authors

  • Arpita BiswangreeResearch Assistant, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Md Fahadul IslamResearch Intern, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Mustari Nailah TabassumResearch Intern, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Rahatil Asyekin RahaResearch Intern, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Sakibul AlamResearch Assistant, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Mohammad IsmailResearch Assistant, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh
  • Md Sharif ImamAssistant Professor, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Chattogram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College, Agrabad, Chattogram, Bangladesh
  • Tahmina BanuDirector, Chittagong Research Institute for Children Surgery (CRICS), Panchlaish, Chattogram 4203, Bangladesh

Keywords

Mid-Day Meal (MDM) malnutrition school children sub-urban area

Abstract

Background: Children’s well-being has been a critical public health concern and an essential determinant of a nation’s overall growth. Although Government has initiated mid-day meal programs particularly in rural areas to improve school-age children’s health and nutrition, data on the nutritional status of sub-urban school children still remain limited. Objective: The present study investigated the nutritional profile of the children receiving mid-day meal (MDM) in a sub-urban school. Methodology: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted among 181 school students of a suburban school in Chattogram. Students from Kinder Garten (KG) level to Class 5 (aged 5-16 years) were interviewed. Sociodemographic, anthropometric and data related to mid-day meal (MDM) were recorded and analyzed. Descriptive statistics were performed using Microsoft Excel. Results: The mean age of the participants was 9.43 ± 2.76 years. Most of them were girls (62.43%). The basal metabolic rates of day shift students (girls: 1154.817 kcal/day; boys: 1083.628 kcal/day) were consistently higher than those of morning shift students (girls: 1025.149 kcal/day; boys: 906.737 kcal/day), indicating age-related physiological differences. Height-for-age Z-scores revealed that 20.54% of girls and 8.68% of boys were stunted. BMI-for-age analysis indicated that 38.24% of boys and 32.77% of girls were underweight. Severe undernutrition (<−3 SD) was observed in 20.59% of boys and 13.27% of girls. Conclusion: The Mid-day meal (MDM) program in a school contributes to reduce hunger among the students during school period. In this study, 37.68% of boys and 33.04% of girls are underweight, and boys are more likely to suffer from mild to severe malnutrition by height for age and BMI for age metrics, despite getting MDM regularly. It is still insufficient to treat all nutritional issues. In order to determine the efficacy and long-term effects of school feeding programs in Bangladesh, the study emphasizes the necessity for future large scale research.

Journal of Paediatric Surgeons of Bangladesh (2023) Vol. 14 (1 & 2): 24–30

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