THỰC TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG Ở HỌC SINH LỚP 10 TẠI TRƯỜNG TRUNG HỌC PHỔ THÔNG GANG THÉP THÁI NGUYÊN NĂM 2020

Abstract

Background: High school students are the object of concern because this is the main workforce in the future, this age is the age to continue to improve physically. Therefore, improper nutrition can lead to long-term effects on health, disease, learning ability and reduced ability to work later. Objective: To evaluate the nutritional status of 10th grade students at Gang Thep High School, Thai Nguyen city in 2020. Research subjects and methods: The study was conducted by descriptive method, cross-sectional design on all 10th grade students of Gang Thep High School, Thai Nguyen city. Research results: The rate of students suffering from stunting was quite high 12.7%: Moderate malnutrition accounts for 12.0%, severe malnutrition accounts for only 0.7%. The rate of stunting malnutrition among female students (13.0%) was higher than that of male students (12.2%), but the difference was not statistically significant between the prevalence of stunting between two sexes (p >0.05). The rate of malnutrition and emaciation of students accounts for 6.9%. Female students (7.5%) had a higher rate of malnutrition than male students (6.1%). The rate of overweight and obesity accounted for 13.8%. In which, the rate of overweight and obesity among male students (17.9%) was significantly higher than that of female students (10.6%).