Dietary Practices, Nutrient Adequacy, and Nutrition Status among Adolescents in Boarding High Schools in the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania
Table 9
Schools’ ownership and gender vs. energy and nutrient intake.
Nutrients
School ownership
value
Gender
value
Private n (%)
Government n (%)
Male n (%)
Female n (%)
Energy
1.004 (0.316)
5.473 (0.019)
<RDA
78 (89.7)
65 (84.4)
50 (96.2)
93 (83.0)
≥RDA
9 (10.3)
12 (15.6)
2 (3.8)
19 (17.0)
Protein
0.043 (0.836)
15.505 (0.0001)
<RDA
33 (37.9)
28 (36.4)
8 (15.4)
53 (47.3)
≥RDA
54 (62.1)
49 (63.6)
44 (84.6)
59 (52.7)
Fat
3.423 (0.064)
7.131 (0.008)
<RDA
36 (41.4)
43 (55.8)
33 (63.5)
46 (41.1)
≥RDA
51 (58.6)
34 (44.2)
19 (36.5)
66 (58.9)
Carbohydrates
1.380 (0.240)
1.775 (0.183)
<RDA
14 (16.1)
18 (23.4)
7 (13.5)
25 (22.3)
≥RDA
73 (83.9)
59 (76.6)
45 (86.5)
87 (77.7)
Iron
5.949 (0.015)
29.436 (0.0001)
<RDA
72 (82.8)
51 (66.2)
25 (48.1)
98 (87.5)
≥RDA
15 (17.2)
26 (33.8)
27 (51.9)
14 (13)
Vitamin C
0.718 (0.397)
0.007 (0.935)
<RDA
64 (55.2)
52 (44.8)
37 (71.2)
79 (71.0)
≥RDA
23 (47.9)
25 (52.1)
15 (28.8)
33 (29.5)
Calcium
—
—
<RDA
87 (53.0)
77 (47.0)
52 (100)
112 (100)
≥RDA
—
—
—
—
Zinc
0.353 (0.553)
0.164 (0.686)
<RDA
85 (53.5)
74 (46.5)
50 (96.2)
109 (97.3)
≥RDA
2 (40.0)
3 (60.0)
2 (3.8)
3 (2.7)
Significance difference was tested at 95% CI, , independent t-test. Nutrient intake was computed by NutriSurvey for Windows 2007 and the Tanzania Food Composition Table, 2008. RDA represents the Recommended Daily Allowances, >RDA represents above or equal to the RDA, and <RDA represents below the RDA.
