Original Research Article
Year: 2022 | Month: January-March | Volume: 7 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 23-28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijshr.20220105
Determine Dietary Diversity and Its Relationship with Nutritional Status of Adolescents Studying in High Schools of Bagalkot
Lakshmavva Gondi*, Utalbasha Dhandargi**, Deelip S Natekar***
*M.Sc. Nursing final Year, Shri B.V.V.S Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Bagalkot, Karnataka
** Professor, Department of Community Health Nursing, Shri B.V.V.S Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences Navanagar Bagalkot, Karnataka, India
*** Principal, Shri B.V.V.S, Sajjalashree Institute of Nursing Sciences, Navanagar, Bagalkot, Karnataka
Corresponding Author: Deelip S Natekar
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Dietary diversity is defined as the number of food groups or items consumed over a reference period. A good diverse diet is necessary to furnish the daily nutritional requirements of body. Inadequate dietary diversity is one of major public health problem and can result in unhealthy physical, emotional and psychological changes among adolescents. Objective of the study was to determine dietary diversity and its relationship with nutritional status of adolescents studying in high school.
Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March 12 to April 03, 2021, among a total of 120 adolescents, selected using the stratified random sampling technique. The study was conducted in Kalidas high school, Bagalkot. A structured and prepared questionnaire was used to collect baseline data. Dietary diversity was measured by Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance (FANTA) 2020 using the food items method. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was employed to identify the association of nutritional status and dietary diversity among adolescents.
Result: Mean age of sample was 15.14 ± 0.81 years. The mean height for age was 1.63 S.D± .880 S.D. The mean BMI for age Z score was 1.73 SD ± .579 SD. The mean BMI for thinness Z score was 2.35 SD ± 1.301SD.Logistic regression analysis revealed that there was no significant association (P< 0.202) found between dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents.
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that only one-third of both (boys and girls) have adequate dietary diversity. Low level of dietary diversification suggested points to the need for strengthening efforts targeting to improve the healthy dietary practice of adolescents by giving due attention to poor households and undernourished adolescents.
Keywords: dietary diversity, nutritional status, adolescents, High school, unhealthy dietary pattern.