title: Nutritional status of Yemeni schoolchildren in Al-Mahweet Governorate.
abstract: The nutritional status of 948 children selected randomly from Al-Mahweet Governorate schools was investigated. Age range was 5-18 years with a mean of 10.6 +/- 2.8 years. Among the children, 3.4% had depleted iron and 43.4% had below average skin-fold thickness. Approximately half of the children were either stunted or chronically underweight and 1 child in 20 was underfed. Depleted fat stores affected two-fifths of the children and approximately one-fifth were anaemic. Urban residents scored significantly higher on nutritional parameters than rural children. Serum ferritin levels were significantly greater among males than females whereas mean height-for-age, weight-for-age and skin-fold thickness were lower.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sana'a, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen.
authors.forename: Y A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Raja'a
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Elkarib
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Mubarak
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018798:Anemia, Iron-Deficiency / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D005293:Ferritins / Q000097:blood; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011203:Poverty; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D013334:Students; D014504:Urban Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015006:Yemen / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins; D005293:Ferritins