Socio-Demographic Determinants, Dietary Patterns, and Nutritional Status Among School-Aged Children in Thulamela Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa
Rotondwa Bakali, Vivian Nemaungani, Tshifhiwa Cynthia Mandiwana, Lavhelesani Negondeni, Selekane Ananias Motadi · 2025
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Rotondwa Bakali, Vivian Nemaungani, Tshifhiwa Cynthia Mandiwana, Lavhelesani Negondeni, and Selekane Ananias Motadi published a study in 2025 on the double burden of malnutrition among school children in rural Limpopo, South Africa. Too little food stunts growth while too much of the wrong food fattens, and both can strike the same community. The team surveyed 347 children aged eight to twelve in the Thulamela area.
About one child in five was moderately stunted and another fifth severely so, yet a third were overweight and about sixteen percent obese. Family background mattered: parents' education and marital and employment status tracked with the children's nutrition measures. Diet patterns and meal frequency were recorded alongside height and weight. The findings argue for programs that fight both ends of the scale at once.
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| CREATOR | Rotondwa Bakali, Vivian Nemaungani, Tshifhiwa Cynthia Mandiwana, Lavhelesani Negondeni, Selekane Ananias Motadi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |