Frye, Kristin
(2013)
Assessing the Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in Wakiso District Uganda.
Master Essay, University of Pittsburgh.
Abstract
Malnutrition is a quiet pandemic affecting millions of people throughout the world. It has high Public Health significance because of the sheer number of people affected by malnutrition, the fact that vulnerable populations disproportionately suffer the effects of malnutrition, and because these effects are severe, long lasting, and cumulative. Also, malnutrition exacerbates the cycle of poverty inherent in most under-developed countries. This essay designs a community health assessment, which focuses on school-aged children (ages 5-14) in Wakiso District Uganda. The proposed assessment focuses on the first four stages of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model to determine the community’s views about childhood malnutrition, barriers preventing proper nutrition, and the potential modifiable factors related to malnutrition in Wakiso District Uganda. It recommends a social assessment of the target community utilizing surveys, an epidemiological assessment analyzing anthropomorphic measures of malnutrition indicators, and an ecological assessment incorporating Photo voice methodology. The assessment is designed to determine the issues present in the community related to access, availability and utilization of food because modifying these factors through an intervention has the potential to greatly influence the malnutrition of a specific population, according to the UNICEF Model of the Causes of Malnutrition. To achieve these goals, this essay examines the current available literature on the topic of malnutrition, malnutrition assessment, and qualitative and quantitative measures of malnutrition. A gap exists in the literature with regards to the prevalence of malnutrition among school-age children. This essay’s proposed community health assessment for the primary school children of Wakiso District Uganda (ages 5-14) can help to fill that gap.
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Unpublished |
| Creators/Authors: |
| Creators | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID  |
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| Frye, Kristin | | | |
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| Contributors: |
| Contribution | Contributors Name | Email | Pitt Username | ORCID |
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| Committee Chair | Burke, Jessica | jgburke@pitt.edu | JGBURKE | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Keane, Christopher | crkcity@pitt.edu | CRKCITY | UNSPECIFIED | | Committee Member | Picard, Louis A. | picard@pitt.edu | PICARD | UNSPECIFIED |
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| Date: |
17 April 2013 |
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Publication |
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No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Publisher: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Public Health > Behavioral and Community Health Sciences
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs > Public and International Affairs |
| Degree: |
MPH - Master of Public Health |
| Thesis Type: |
Master Essay |
| Refereed: |
No |
| Date Deposited: |
02 Aug 2013 20:44 |
| Last Modified: |
04 Jul 2023 11:56 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/17928 |
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