Dietary diversity in primary schoolchildren of south-central Côte d'Ivoire and risk factors for non-communicable diseases

• Published in: BMC pediatrics 2022-11, Vol.22 (1), p.651-12, Article 651
• Main Authors: Traoré, Sylvain G, Kouassi, Kouadio B, Coulibaly, Jean T, Beckmann, Johanna, Gba, Bomey C, Lang, Christin, Long, Kurt Z, Dao, Daouda, Gerber, Markus, Probst-Hensch, Nicole, Pühse, Uwe, Utzinger, Jürg, Bonfoh, Bassirou
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anaemia; Anemia; Anemia - complications; Child; Children; Children & youth; Cholesterol, LDL; Cote d'Ivoire - epidemiology; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diabetes; Diet; Diseases; Elementary school students; Female; Food; Food and nutrition; Glucose levels (HbA1c); Glycated Hemoglobin; Health aspects; High density lipoprotein; High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C); Humans; Hunger; Infectious diseases; Intervention; Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C); Malaria; Malaria - complications; Male; Malnutrition; Noncommunicable Diseases; Nutrition research; Obesity; Overweight; Overweight - complications; Overweight - epidemiology; Pediatrics; Prediabetes; Prediabetic State - complications; Risk Factors; Rural areas; Thinness - complications; Tropical diseases
• ISSN: 1471-2431; 1471-2431
• DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03684-6

A balanced nutrition is important for children's physical and cognitive development; yet, remains a challenge in many parts of low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Early detection of nutritional deficiency and metabolic syndrome in school-aged children is necessary to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in later life. This study aimed at obtaining baseline data on health, nutritional status, and metabolic markers of NCDs among primary schoolchildren in Côte d'Ivoire. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 620 children from 8 public primary schools located in the south-central part of Côte d'Ivoire. Underweight and overweight were defined as a body mass index (BMI; kg/m2)