title: [Children nutrition and food preparation conditions in orphanages].
abstract: The study was carried out in all orphanages listed in sanitary-epidemiological stations. The main purpose of the study was to assess children nutrition and sanitary-hygienic conditions of meal's preparation in orphanages. Inspectors of Children's and Youth's Hygiene Departments of the sanitary-epidemiological stations assessed, by means of a uniformed questionnaire, the sanitary-hygienic conditions of kitchens and dinning-rooms and quality of diet served in orphanages. From total 327 children's homes (with 16471 inmates aged from 3 days up to 25 years) included in the study, 93% were run by State, 6% by the Church and 1% by Foundations. Results of the study showed that in majority of orphanages the sanitary conditions of meal preparation and consumption were satisfactory. Kitchens with proper equipment were recorded in 301 orphanages (92%), with good ventilation in 316 orphanages (97%) and with sufficient lighting in 304 orphanages (93%). Dietary assessment of children showed that in some orphanages inmates have eaten too few meals a day. In contrary it must be emphasized that in 241 orphanages (73%) the meals were served five times a day. It leads to assumption that in remaining 27% such a way of meals giving should be possible to achieve.
authors.affiliation: Samodzielna Pracownia Higieny Szkolnej, Państwowy Zakład Higieny, Warszawa.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Polus-Szeniawska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D019372:Orphanages; D011044:Poland; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population