Nutritional status and nutrient intake adequacy of Students of Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Bole, Ghana
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Background The provision of meals by colleges of nursing is geared towards meeting the nutrient requirements of students, thereby, improving their nutritional status. However, several studies revealed that the calorie and nutrient content of meals consumed at school frequently fall short of meeting the needs of schoolchildren in terms of nutrition. Methods The study estimated nutritional status and nutrient intake adequacy in a cross-sectional study consisting of 230 student nurses of Bole Nursing and Midwifery Training College-Ghana. Anthropometric measurements were used to determine students’ nutritional status while food frequency questionnaires and weighed food methods were used to assess dietary diversity and nutrient intake. HemoCue1 Hb 201+ was used to determine the haemoglobin concentration of the students. Results About 68% had BMIs within the range of acceptable body weight, whereas 4% and 27.8%, respectively, were underweight or overweight. There was a significant difference in BMI between males and females (p < .001) and among the program of study (p < .001). The anaemia prevalence in the study was 21.5% with the risk greater among females than males (p < .005). The waist-to-hip ratio was larger in 22 per cent of females than in 7.3 per cent of males (χ2 (1)= 6.086, p < .05). Conclusion The study found evidence of the triple burden of malnutrition in the school with undernutrition, overnutrition, and anaemia prevalence. More so, the college’s meals are not diversified and hence contribute less than the needed micronutrient requirements of students.
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