Relationship Between Family Factors, Food Consumption Behaviors, and Nutritional Status Among Muslim School-Age Students in Rural Southern Thailand

Kiatkamjorn Kusol, Pastraporn Kaewpawong School of Nursing and the Excellence Center of Community Health Promotion, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, ThailandCorrespondence: Pastraporn Kaewpawong, School of Nursing and the Excellence Center of Community Health Promotion, Walailak University, Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, Email [email protected]: The double burden of malnutrition, with both undernutrition and overweight threatening school-age children’s development, presents a critical global public health challenge. This research aimed to study the relationships between family factors, food consumption behaviors, and nutritional status among Muslim school-age children in rural southern Thailand.Samples and Methods: This study was cross-sectional descriptive research. The samples included 228 children aged 9– 12 years in Thasala District, Nakhon Si Thammarat. Data were collected using demographic data, Nutritional status assessment, and food consumption behaviors assessment. Data were analyzed using descriptive, chi-square, and binary logistic regression statistics.Results: Overall, 15.8% of the samples were classified as overweight and obese, and 18% were classified as stunted (