Assessment of Dietary Energy and its Elements among Nursing Students in the Gaza Strip
This study aimed to assess the daily consumption of dietary energy and its elements among nursing students in the Gaza Strip. The study sample consisted of (93) subjects from the faculty of Nursing at the Islamic University-Gaza (IUG), and the other consisted of 61 subjects from Palestine College of...
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| Language: | English |
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An-Najah National University
2007-01-01
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| Series: | مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعية |
| Online Access: | https://journals.najah.edu/media/journals/full_texts/assessment-dietary-energy-and-its-elements-among-nursing-students-gaza-strip.pdf |
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| Summary: | This study aimed to assess the daily consumption of dietary energy and its elements among nursing students in the Gaza Strip. The study sample consisted of (93) subjects from the faculty of Nursing at the Islamic University-Gaza (IUG), and the other consisted of 61 subjects from Palestine College of Nursing (PCN), Khan Younus. Systematic random sample was used in this study to select the subjects from both places. Every student in the sample recorded his normal food intake in a given structural food record for subsequent three days. The student t-test was used to analyze the data. Average daily energy intakes of nursing students at IUG were 2310 (males) and 1740 Kcal (females). The male students had 12.2% lower energy intake than the reference value reported by WHO, whereas the female students exactly met the reference value. In comparison with PCN, the average daily energy intakes were 2250 and 1545 Kcal for males and females. These values were 14.3% and 10.7%, respectively lower than the reference values. The Nursing male students at IUG consumed about 90 g proteins, 321g carbohydrates, and 71 g lipids that contributed to the total daily energy intake by 15.8%, 56.4% and 27.8%, respectively. On the other hand, female students consumed about 68 g proteins, 231g carbohydrates, and 59g lipids that contributed to the total daily energy intake by 15.6%, 53.6% and 30.7%, respectively. In comparison with PCN, male students consumed about 87 g proteins, 327g carbohydrates, and 62 g lipids that contributed to the total daily energy intake by 15.7%, 59.0% and 25.4%, respectively. On the other hand, female students consumed about 66 g proteins, 218 g carbohydrates, and 44 g lipids that contributed to the total daily energy intake by 17.1%, 57.1% and 25.7%, respectively. Based on body weight, the required daily energy intakes among nursing students at IUG were 2824 and 2356 Kcal for males and females respectively. The actual daily energy intakes were lower than these required values by 17.2% and 25.5%, respectively. In comparison with PCN, male and female students’ required daily energy intakes were 2740 and 2320 Kcal/day, respectively. The actual daily energy intake values were lowered from these values by 16.7% and 32.5%, respectively. Based on body weight, the daily protein requirements among nursing students at IUG were 57 and 47 gm for males and females respectively. The actual daily protein intakes were higher than these values by 60% and 43.3% respectively. In comparison with PCN, the protein requirements were 55 (males) and 46 g (females). The actual daily protein intakes were higher than these values by 58.5% and 41.2% for males and females, respectively. |
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| ISSN: | 1727-2114 2311-8865 |