ArticlePublic health challenges2023
School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016-17 and 2019-20.
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- Global assessment of childhood growth monitoring: cross-sectional survey of national policies and practices.Journal of global health · 2026Article
- Tackling type 2 diabetes in Qatar: integrating nutrition, physical activity, and policy reforms for national health advancement.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Identification ofGenes · 2024Article
- School children growth monitoring program in the state of Qatar: Observations from two survey rounds in 2016-17 and 2019-20.Public health challenges · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Growth monitoring surveys provide critical anthropometric data to monitor physical growth and various forms of malnutrition among school age children. In the beginning, growth monitoring programs were introduced to identify the extent of undernutrition among children, which were later considered equally useful in the identification of overweight and obesity among school age children. Observing the shifts in weight categories among school age children provides an important insight to design targeted interventions for improving growth and development of children. Methodology: The study used growth monitoring survey data among 5-19-year school children of two academic years (2016-17 and 2019-20) in Qatar where 2016-17 survey included 186,986 students, whereas 2019-20 survey included 215,279 students. A total of 7514 unique records of students aged 5-14 years available in both survey rounds were included in the final analysis. This study documented shift in BMI- Results: Overall, the proportion of overweight and obese category of students increased from 44% in 2016-17 to 49.3% in 2019-20 with a decrease in the proportion of students in normal BMI- Conclusions: Shift from normal BMI-
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