ArticleBMC research notes2019
Under nutrition as a predictor of poor academic performance; the case of Nekemte primary schools students, Western Ethiopia.
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- Associations between exposure to nutrition, WASH interventions and children's academic performance in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
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- The impact of nutritional and socioeconomic status on academic performance of primary urban school children in northern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Impact of Nutrition on Academic Performance of First-cycle Primary School Children in Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2025Article
- Nutritional status and associated factors among school age children in Southeast Ethiopia using a bayesian analysis approach.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association between dietary diversity, nutritional status, and academic performance of school-age children in Southeast Ethiopia using structural equation modelling.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- School-Based Pre- and Post-Intervention Tests Assessing Knowledge about Healthy Lifestyles: A National School Health Awareness Campaign on Children Aged between 3 and 12 Years Old.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Household food insecurity and its association with academic performance among primary school adolescents in Hargeisa City, Somaliland.PloS one · 2024Article
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- Global pattern in hunger and educational opportunity: a multilevel analysis of child hunger and TIMSS mathematics achievement.Large-scale assessments in education · 2023Article
- Effect of school feeding program on body mass index of primary school adolescents in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Impact of malnutrition on the academic performance of school children in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.SAGE open medicine · 2022Review
- Associations between the Chronotypes and Eating Habits of Hong Kong School-Aged Children.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveThough gradual improvements are exist; Ethiopia's learning outcomes are still low in primary schools. Academic achievement of school age children can be affected by several factors such as nutritional status, socio-economic and demographic factors. The aim of this study was to assess predictors of poor academic performance in Nekemte Primary school students, Western Ethiopia.
resultsA total of 362 schoolchildren and their parents were involved in the study. The study involved interviewing the participants and their parents, anthropometric measurement of participants and their document review. The prevalence of stunting and underweight was 30.2% and 45.9% respectively. Of the total study participants, 32.2% of them were poor in academic achievement. Variables like Being underweight (Adjusted odds ratio (AOR): 0.57; 95% Confidence interval (CI) 0.23-0.82), Skipping breakfast (AOR: 2.1; 95% CI 1.42-5.76), stunting (AOR: 0.66; 95% CI 0.12-0.93), being male (AOR: 2.8; 95% CI 1.79-4.52), participants whom mothers didn't attend formal education (AOR: 0.62; 95% CI 0.37-0.92) were significantly associated with academic performance. Thus, Modifiable factors like under nutrition should be a great concern to improve the overall achievement of children in schooling.
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