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Growth pattern of primary schoolchildren in Benghazi, Libya. | LitMetric

Growth pattern of primary schoolchildren in Benghazi, Libya.

J Sci Res Med Sci

Dean, College of Public Health, Al-Arab Medical University, Benghazi, Libya.

Published: April 2001

AI Article Synopsis

  • The objective of the study was to analyze growth trends in schoolchildren in Benghazi, Libya, and compare these trends to international and local growth charts to help establish national growth standards.
  • A sample of 2,022 pupils (1,160 boys and 862 girls) was measured for height and weight, and data were compared against growth standards from the United States and local standards from Tripoli.
  • Results indicated that while younger children had similar growth patterns to international standards, growth declined in mid-school years, suggesting that school-related factors may negatively impact their nutritional status, warranting further research across the country.

Article Abstract

Objective: To find the growth trends in a sample of schoolchildren in Benghazi (Libya), and to compare it with international and other local growth charts, as a step for setting the national curves.

Method: From 25 February to 31 October 1993, a sample of 2,022 pupils (1,160 boys and 862 girls) were randomly selected from three public primary schools in three different socio-economic areas in Benghazi. A questionnaire consisting of social and scholastic items was distributed to teachers a few days before the examination. The height and weight of all the pupils were measured according to the standards of Jellife, Gorstein, WHO, and de Onis. Data were analysed and compared with both the reference standard of the United States National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS-USA), and the local standards of Tripoli-1986.

Results: The boys and girls in the lowest age-group had a pattern similar to that of the reference population for both height/age and weight/age, but it dropped sharply from mid-school years. The Benghazi curves were consistently higher than those of Tripoli, particularly for height/age.

Conclusion: The nutritional status of these children, which was good before the beginning of schooling, was negatively affected during the school years. This could be attributed either to births in the family and consequent neglect, or to the school's negative effects on the child, such as lack of appetite created by anxiety or other factors. Further studies from different regions of the country are needed to set national growth curves.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5396561PMC

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