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    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Science and Education Publishing</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>American Journal of Food and Nutrition</JournalTitle>
      <Volume>2</Volume>
      <Issue>4</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <ArticleTitle>Assessment of Nutritional Status in Endogeneous Children in Rural Area in Northern Sudan</ArticleTitle>
    <FirstPage>63</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>65</LastPage>
    <Language>EN</Language>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Faroug Bakheit Mohamed</FirstName>
        <LastName>Ahmed</LastName>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Nagah</FirstName>
        <LastName>A.A.Mohamed</LastName>
        <Affiliation>Sudan University of science and technology, Sudan</Affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <ArticleIdList>
      <ArticleId IdType="pii">AJFN2014243</ArticleId>
      <ArticleId IdType="doi">10.12691/ajfn-2-4-3</ArticleId>
    </ArticleIdList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>04</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="revised">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>08</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2014</Year>
        <Month>09</Month>
        <Day>14</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <Abstract>One hundred twenty four children (56 boys &amp; 68 girls) aged 6-7 years old, from Elshagalwa village basic school in Nile state, North Sudan, were invited to assess their nutritional status. Mean± standard deviations of measured anthropometric parameters were (18.7 ± 2.2 kg, 113.4 ± 5.9cm, 15.9±1.3 cm and 8.9 ± 1.6 mm) for body weight, height, mid upper arm circumference and triceps skin fold. Z scores for the level of W/H the values below -2Zscore were recorded in 5.6% of children and all of them were moderately wasted. At the level of W/A; the values below -2Zscore were recorded in 11.3% of children and all of them were moderately under weight, whereas at the level of H/A; the below -2Zscore values were recorded by 20.9% of children of whom 4% were found to be severely stunted and 16.9% moderately stunted. Only 12.8% of the study samples were found suffering from malnutrition. Increases family economic level and inauguration of health education promotion are recommended for prevention of malnutrition in rural communities.</Abstract>
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