Noureddin Ahmed Abdulgadir, Koko Abubaker Emadeldin A, Adam Mohammed A, Ahmed Almegdad Sharafaldin M, Mahmoud Ahmed Abdallah A, Abdalhameed Mohammed Almojtaba, Elkhalifa Mohammed, Omer Anoud
Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan.
King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Sudan J Paediatr. 2023;23(1):82-87. doi: 10.24911/SJP.106-1611995163.
Khalawi are non-governmental, traditional educational boarding institutions, widely scattered in Sudan. Many Khalawi are resource-limited with deficient feeding and poor housing conditions, which could seriously affect the students' health. A cross-sectional study was conducted, involving all students of a Khalwa in Sharg Al-Neel Locality, Khartoum State. Demographic data were collected using a structured questionnaire with anthropometric measurements, along with laboratory and clinical assessments for anaemia. The dietary behaviours of students were also assessed using Global School-based Health Survey. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS software. A total of 131 students were included in this study. Their mean age was 13.7 ± 2.7 years, nearly half of them were from Darfur State in western Sudan, and the majority of them are primary school students. Upon assessment, many displayed serious symptoms and signs of anaemia namely: conjunctival pallor, palmar pallor, fatigability, lightheadedness and palpitation. Based on their haemoglobin testing, 95% were anemic and 24% had severe anaemia. Although 63.6% of them had normal body mass index (4.5%), 11.4%, were found 'severely thin' and 'thin', respectively. Regarding their dietary habits, 46.8% of them consumed milk or milk products less than one time per day, while 20.6% did not consume milk products in the past 30 days. Moreover, 39.4%, 44.9% and 39.4% did not consume any vegetables, fruits or fruit juice, respectively, in the past month. Students of Khalwa displayed poor dietary habits, which resulted in nutritional deficiencies. Programmes must be directed towards improving the quality of diet provided at these schools.
卡拉维是分布在苏丹各地的非政府传统教育寄宿机构。许多卡拉维资源有限，饮食供应不足，住房条件差，这可能严重影响学生健康。在喀土穆州舍尔格奈勒地区的一所卡拉维学校，对该校所有学生进行了一项横断面研究。使用结构化问卷收集人口统计学数据，并进行人体测量，同时进行贫血的实验室和临床评估。还通过全球学校健康调查评估学生的饮食行为。使用SPSS软件进行统计分析。本研究共纳入131名学生。他们的平均年龄为13.7±2.7岁，近一半来自苏丹西部的达尔富尔州，大多数是小学生。经评估，许多学生表现出严重的贫血症状和体征，即结膜苍白、手掌苍白、易疲劳、头晕和心悸。根据血红蛋白检测，95%的学生贫血，24%的学生患有严重贫血。虽然63.6%的学生体重指数正常（4.5%），但分别有11.4%和4.5%的学生被发现“严重消瘦”和“消瘦”。关于他们的饮食习惯，46.8%的学生每天饮用牛奶或奶制品少于一次，而20.6%的学生在过去30天内未饮用奶制品。此外，在过去一个月中，分别有39.4%、44.9%和39.4%的学生未食用任何蔬菜、水果或果汁。卡拉维学校的学生饮食习惯较差，导致营养缺乏。必须制定相关计划来改善这些学校提供的饮食质量。
