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The Role of Nutrition and Psychosocial Factors on Cognitive Function among
School Children in Kuala Terengganu
Nurul Husna Binti Rosli
Supervisor: Dr. Hayati Binti Mohd Yusof
Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)
School of Food Science and Technology
A cross-sectional study will be carried out to investigate the role of nutrition and
psychosocial factors on cognitive function among school children aged 10-11 years old in
Kuala Terengganu. A total of 152 respondents will be involved in this study. Investigation
on food intakes and their psychosocial of socioeconomic factors (parental education,
occupation and income) and sleeping quality will be conducted. This study will also assess
their anthropometric status, urinary iodine, urines’ profile analysis and hemoglobin
concentration. Anthropometric indices will be evaluated using BMI-for-age Z-scores and
height-for-age, while cognitive function will be tested using Raven’s Colored Progressive
Matrices (R-CPM). Urinalysis will be conducted in order to determine risk of infections
while hemoglobin concentration is to diagnose the risk of anemia among respondents.
Nutritional status and psychosocial factors among respondents will be expected to show
correlation (at p< 0.05 as significance level) with their cognitive function.
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