Ahmed Abdel Magied; Victoria Gabriel Jada; Fadwa Abbas Yousif and Somia Ismaeil Afor (2007). Nutritional Status of Adolescents Case Study: Mayo Displaced Camp (Khartoum State).

Ahmed Abdel Magied; Victoria Gabriel Jada; Fadwa Abbas Yousif and Somia Ismaeil Afor (2007). Nutritional Status of Adolescents Case Study: Mayo Displaced Camp (Khartoum State). School of Health Sciences, Ahfad University for Women. Omdurman.

The study aimed at investigating the nutritional status of adolescents in a displaced camp. Adolescents respondents (300) were randomly selected (160 males and 140 females) within the age group 11-18 years from Mayo Displaced Camp (Khartoum State).

Primary data were collected using a questionnaire for information about nutritional habits of the respondents and anthropometric measurements for Body Mass Index to assess the nutritional status of the adolescents in the study area. The collected data were analyzed manually and the results were presented in the form of frequency and percentage tables.

The results showed that 45% of female respondents and 31% of males were underweight, compared to 45% females and 37% males who were normal.

Malnourished respondents were found to be 10% females and 32% males. These results indicate an alarming nutritional status of the studied group, both male and females.

The recommendations include further investigations on the nutritional status of adolescents in displaced communities to provide enough database for the formulation of strategies and interventions to improve the nutritional and health status of those marginalized communities.