Nutritional Status, Nutritional Habit and Breakfast Intake in Relation to IQ among Primary School Children in Baghdad City, Iraq

Authors

  • Hasanain Faisal Ghazi Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Zaleha Md. Isa Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Syed Aljunid United Nations University, International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Azmi Mohd. Tamil Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Mohammed A. Abdalqader Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2012.379.382

Keywords:

Baghdad, breakfast intake, IQ, nutritional habit, nutritional status

Abstract

Nutrition for children especially during the development stage is crucial. A lot of studies have been done to observe the effects of nutrition on child cognition development but the situation in Iraq is absolutely different. A cross-sectional study was carried out in Baghdad city, Iraq to assess the nutritional status and nutritional habit of primary school children and to relate it with their Intelligence Quotient (IQ) score using standardized tools. The prevalence of malnutrition was 12.1% among Iraqi children. Nutritional status, nutritional habit and breakfast intake were significantly associated with children intelligence (p = <0.001, <0.001, <0.001) respectively. Malnutrition among children is still to be a public health issue in Iraq and it is affecting the child cognitive function and academic performance at school.

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Published

15.03.2012

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

Ghazi, H. F., Isa, Z. M., Aljunid, S., Tamil, A. M., & Abdalqader, M. A. (2012). Nutritional Status, Nutritional Habit and Breakfast Intake in Relation to IQ among Primary School Children in Baghdad City, Iraq. Pakistan Journal of Nutrition, 11(4), 379–382. https://doi.org/10.3923/pjn.2012.379.382