College of Nursing, Farasan Province, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
J Nutr Sci. 2022 May 24;11:e36. doi: 10.1017/jns.2022.33. eCollection 2022.
The present study was conducted to determine nutritional anaemia using haemoglobin levels of female nursing undergraduates studying at Farasan Island with the purpose to intervene at a point, before the potential problems become serious later in life. In total, 130 apparently healthy, female students of Department of Nursing were recruited by a random sampling method to collect information on socio-demographic, lifestyle and anthropogenic characteristics, and dietary habits including breakfast skipping. Haemoglobin content was estimated using Sahli's Haemoglobinometer and observations were interpreted as per WHO's criteria for anaemia. Body mass index (BMI) was recorded using a digital weighing machine. Correlation between haemoglobin concentration, breakfast skipping and body mass index of study participants was assessed by Pearson's correlation. Data analyses were done using Origin software. Overall, 51⋅6 % ( = 67) students were all together anaemic with 28⋅5 % ( = 37) had mild anaemia, 15⋅4 % ( = 20) moderate and 7⋅69 % ( = 10) had severe anaemia. Of these, 20⋅8 % ( = 27) were underweight, 63⋅8 % ( = 83) normal weight and 15⋅4 % ( = 20) were above normal weight (over weight and obese). The Hb content showed a positive correlation with the BMI and exhibited an increasing trend with increase in the BMI among study participants ( < 0⋅05). Questionnaire analyses revealed that the majority (96⋅9 %, = 126) of students were taking junk food as bulk of their meal. A strong negative correlation was recorded between Hb contents and breakfast skipping tendencies ( = -0⋅987, < 0⋅05). Findings of the present study are of high significance for public health professionals and educators to prioritise actions that could motivate these future nurses to adapt healthy lifestyles to strategically combat nutritional anaemia.
本研究旨在通过血红蛋白水平来确定法尔桑岛女护理本科生的营养性贫血，以便在潜在问题在以后的生活中变得严重之前进行干预。总共通过随机抽样方法招募了 130 名明显健康的护理系女学生，以收集社会人口统计学、生活方式和人体测量特征以及饮食习惯（包括不吃早餐）信息。使用 Sahli 血红蛋白计估计血红蛋白含量，并根据世界卫生组织（WHO）的贫血标准解释观察结果。使用数字体重秤记录体重指数（BMI）。通过 Pearson 相关评估研究参与者的血红蛋白浓度、不吃早餐和体重指数之间的相关性。使用 Origin 软件进行数据分析。总体而言，67 名（51.6%）学生全部存在贫血，其中 37 名（28.5%）患有轻度贫血，20 名（15.4%）患有中度贫血，10 名（7.69%）患有重度贫血。其中，27 名（20.8%）体重不足，83 名（63.8%）体重正常，20 名（15.4%）超重（肥胖）。血红蛋白含量与 BMI 呈正相关，且在研究参与者中，随着 BMI 的增加，Hb 含量呈上升趋势（<0.05）。问卷调查分析显示，大多数（96.9%，=126）学生以垃圾食品为主食。Hb 含量与不吃早餐的趋势呈强烈负相关（= -0.987，<0.05）。本研究的结果对公共卫生专业人员和教育工作者具有重要意义，他们应优先采取行动，激励这些未来的护士采取健康的生活方式，从战略上对抗营养性贫血。
