Chen S T
Asia Pac J Public Health. 1989;3(1):19-25. doi: 10.1177/101053958900300104.
From the start of the school milk feeding programme in February 1985 to October 1986, a total of 2,766 children aged six to nine years from 12 primary schools in Ulu Selangor were followed-up for about two years. The children's weight and height were monitored at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the study. The study shows that there is a reduction in the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition in terms of underweight (15.3% to 8.6%), stunting (16.3% to 8.3%) and wasting (2.6% to 1.7%) from the start of the school feeding programme to two years later. Associated with this there was an improvement in the attendance rate of the children during the same period. As there was no major developmental change in Ulu Selangor during that period, it is likely that the reduction in the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition and the improvement of the attendance rate among the children are due to the impact of the school milk feeding programme.
从1985年2月学校牛奶喂养计划启动至1986年10月，对乌鲁雪兰莪12所小学的2766名6至9岁儿童进行了为期约两年的跟踪调查。在研究开始时、中期和结束时对儿童的体重和身高进行了监测。研究表明，从学校喂养计划开始到两年后，蛋白质 - 能量营养不良的患病率在体重不足（从15.3%降至8.6%）、发育迟缓（从16.3%降至8.3%）和消瘦（从2.6%降至1.7%）方面均有所下降。与此同时，同期儿童的出勤率有所提高。由于在此期间乌鲁雪兰莪没有重大的发展变化，儿童蛋白质 - 能量营养不良患病率的下降和出勤率的提高很可能归因于学校牛奶喂养计划的影响。
