Mardin Artuklu University/faculty of health sciences/public health nursing, Mardin, Turkey.
Melikşah Ertem (MD), Public of Health, Medicine Faculty, University Of Kyrenia, Kyrenia, Kıbrıs, Turkey.
BMC Public Health. 2024 Sep 11;24(1):2472. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-19791-1.
This study was conducted to examine the prevalence of malnutrition in Syrian immigrant children living in Turkey.
The study was carried out in the city of Mardin, which is one of the cities with a high Syrian immigrant population in Turkey. Height, body weight and BMI values were recorded to determine the malnutrition status of the children. Z-scores of children were calculated using the malnutrition assessment WHOAntro program.
The data show that 30.5% of Syrian children between the ages of 0 and 6 months are male, making up 55.8% of the total, and that 55.3% do not follow a regular breakfast schedule. The percentages of body weight for height, height for age, and BMI for age of Syrian children with a score between - 2 and + 2 SD Number were (89.3%), (74.3%), and (79.3%), respectively. Girls are more likely than boys to experience stunting and low body weight in the context of Syrian children (Stunting OR: 0.855(0.761-1.403), Underweight OR: 0.705(0.609-1,208)). Additionally, there is a link between levels of stunting and underweight and elements like the mother's educational level and the family's income. Contrary to the situation of adequate nutrition, it was discovered that the likelihood of stunting and low body weight in children increased by 0.809 and 1.039 times, respectively, when access to an adequate food supply was not available within the family (p < 0.05).
s According to the results of the study, gender, family income, mother's education level and access to food affected the severity of malnutrition in children. Migration is an imporatnt factor affecting children's health. In this study malnutrition was found high im immigrant children. Programs should be developed to monitor the growth and development of disadvantaged children and to support their nutrition.
本研究旨在检查居住在土耳其的叙利亚移民儿童的营养不良患病率。
该研究在土耳其叙利亚移民人口较多的城市之一马尔丁市进行。记录儿童的身高、体重和 BMI 值，以确定儿童的营养不良状况。使用营养不良评估 WHOAntro 程序计算儿童的 Z 分数。
数据显示，0-6 个月大的叙利亚男童比例为 30.5%，占总数的 55.8%，55.3%的儿童没有规律吃早餐。身高体重 Z 分数、年龄身高 Z 分数和年龄 BMI Z 分数在-2 到+2SD 数之间的叙利亚儿童比例分别为（89.3%）、（74.3%）和（79.3%）。女孩在叙利亚儿童中比男孩更容易出现发育迟缓（发育迟缓 OR：0.855（0.761-1.403））和体重不足（体重不足 OR：0.705（0.609-1.208））。此外，发育迟缓程度和体重不足与母亲的教育水平和家庭收入等因素有关。与营养充足的情况相反，当家庭无法获得充足的食物供应时，儿童发育迟缓的可能性分别增加 0.809 倍和体重不足的可能性增加 1.039 倍（p<0.05）。
根据研究结果，性别、家庭收入、母亲教育水平和食物获取情况影响儿童营养不良的严重程度。移民是影响儿童健康的重要因素。在这项研究中，移民儿童的营养不良情况较高。应制定方案，监测弱势儿童的生长发育情况，并为其提供营养支持。
