Environmental Mapping Framework and Childhood Obesity in Selangor, Malaysia

Hayati Adilin Mohd Abd Majid; Ajau Danis; Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni; Mastura Khalid

doi:10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.201

Authors

Hayati Adilin Mohd Abd Majid Food Service Department, Faculty of Hotel & Tourism Management,UiTM, Dungun Campus, 24300 Terengganu, Malaysia
Ajau Danis Basic Science Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Siti Khuzaimah Ahmad Sharoni Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
Mastura Khalid Nutrition& Dietetic Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, UiTM, Puncak Alam Campus, 42300 Puncak Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.201

Keywords:

Childhood Obesity, Whole-School Environmental Mapping, BMI Status, Rural and Urban Settings

Abstract

The schools environment might be one of the factors that contribute to childhood obesity since children spent most of their time at school. This study aimed to identify the compliance of selected schools in Selangor, Malaysia with whole-school mapping framework and prevalence of obesity among primary school children in rural and urban environmental settings. A total of 1200 children aged 10-11 years from 60 schools in rural and urban area in Selangor involved in this study and their BMI was calculated. The compliance of each school environmental factors was determined by using whole-school environmental mapping framework's questionnaires.

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