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Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps
Nutrition is a public health issue. Amongst populations of refugees, unmet nutritional needs have been identified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of Syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps in Kayseri, Turkey. Socio-demographic data and anthropometric measuremen...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36613171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010849 |
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author | Atayoglu, Ali Timucin Firat, Yagmur Kaya, Nese Basmisirli, Eda Capar, Asli Gizem Aykemat, Yusuf Atayolu, Rumeysa Khan, Hammad Guner Atayoglu, Ayten Inanc, Neriman |
author_facet | Atayoglu, Ali Timucin Firat, Yagmur Kaya, Nese Basmisirli, Eda Capar, Asli Gizem Aykemat, Yusuf Atayolu, Rumeysa Khan, Hammad Guner Atayoglu, Ayten Inanc, Neriman |
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description | Nutrition is a public health issue. Amongst populations of refugees, unmet nutritional needs have been identified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of Syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps in Kayseri, Turkey. Socio-demographic data and anthropometric measurements of the refugees were collected. The relationship between diet quality, which was assessed through the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010), and factors (including the duration of time spent outside the refugee camp, income, obesity, and waist circumference) were measured. Four hundred refugees participated in this study. The majority of refugees (77.8%) reported a ‘poor’ diet, with the remaining filling into the ‘needs improvement’ based on HEI-2010 scores. The average consumption of fruits in the study group was 101.9 g per day (g/day), while the average consumption of vegetables was 142.2 g/day. When the relationships were examined between BMI, HEI-2010 score, the time spent as a refugee, and waist circumference, statistically significant relationships were found (p < 0.001). In the linear regression analysis based on these relationships, when the results were adjusted for age and gender factors, it was observed that for every year spent as a refugee, BMI score increased by 0.17 units, and waist circumference increased by 1.14 units (p < 0.05). As a result, this study showed that refugees have low-income-related nutritional risks. In conclusion, ensuring that refugees have access to adequate nutrient-rich food is essential; therefore, analyzing and improving nutritional standards for refugees are suggested to be part of the strategies of the public and primary health care systems. |
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spelling | pubmed-98194152023-01-07 Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps Atayoglu, Ali Timucin Firat, Yagmur Kaya, Nese Basmisirli, Eda Capar, Asli Gizem Aykemat, Yusuf Atayolu, Rumeysa Khan, Hammad Guner Atayoglu, Ayten Inanc, Neriman Int J Environ Res Public Health Article Nutrition is a public health issue. Amongst populations of refugees, unmet nutritional needs have been identified. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of Syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps in Kayseri, Turkey. Socio-demographic data and anthropometric measurements of the refugees were collected. The relationship between diet quality, which was assessed through the Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010), and factors (including the duration of time spent outside the refugee camp, income, obesity, and waist circumference) were measured. Four hundred refugees participated in this study. The majority of refugees (77.8%) reported a ‘poor’ diet, with the remaining filling into the ‘needs improvement’ based on HEI-2010 scores. The average consumption of fruits in the study group was 101.9 g per day (g/day), while the average consumption of vegetables was 142.2 g/day. When the relationships were examined between BMI, HEI-2010 score, the time spent as a refugee, and waist circumference, statistically significant relationships were found (p < 0.001). In the linear regression analysis based on these relationships, when the results were adjusted for age and gender factors, it was observed that for every year spent as a refugee, BMI score increased by 0.17 units, and waist circumference increased by 1.14 units (p < 0.05). As a result, this study showed that refugees have low-income-related nutritional risks. In conclusion, ensuring that refugees have access to adequate nutrient-rich food is essential; therefore, analyzing and improving nutritional standards for refugees are suggested to be part of the strategies of the public and primary health care systems. MDPI 2023-01-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9819415/ /pubmed/36613171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010849 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Atayoglu, Ali Timucin Firat, Yagmur Kaya, Nese Basmisirli, Eda Capar, Asli Gizem Aykemat, Yusuf Atayolu, Rumeysa Khan, Hammad Guner Atayoglu, Ayten Inanc, Neriman Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title | Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title_full | Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title_fullStr | Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title_full_unstemmed | Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title_short | Evaluation of Nutritional Status with Healthy Eating Index (HEI-2010) of Syrian Refugees Living Outside the Refugee Camps |
title_sort | evaluation of nutritional status with healthy eating index (hei-2010) of syrian refugees living outside the refugee camps |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9819415/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36613171 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010849 |
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