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Impact of a School Milk Programme on the Nutritional Status of School Children

Department of Paediatrics Faculty of Medicine University of Malaya 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

From the start of the school milk feeding programme in February 1985 to October 1986, a total of 2, 766 children aged six to nine years from 12 primary schools in Ulu Selangor were followed-up for about two years. The children's weight and height were monitored at the beginning, in the middle and at the end of the study.

The study shows that there is a reduction in the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition in terms of underweight (15.3% to 8.6%), stunting (16.3% to 8.3%) and wasting (2.6% to 1.7%) from the start of the school feeding programme to two years later. Associated with this there was an improvement in the attendance rate of the children during the same period. As there was no major developmental change in Ulu Selangor during that period, it is likely that the reduction in the prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition and the improvement of the attendance rate among the children are due to the impact of the school milk feeding programme.

Key Words: Protein-energy malnutrition • School attendance • School milk programme

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 3, No. 1, 19-25 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/101053958900300104


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