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Titre : Assessment of nutrition quality of foods and beverages in a sample of primary public school canteens in Muscat Governorate, Oman.

Auteur : Al-Maskariyah, Thuraiya Hafidh Nasser.

Université de soutenance : Sultan Qaboos University

Grade : Master of Science (MS) in Food Science and Nutrition 2021

Résumé partiel
Nutrition for school-aged children is a crucial aspect of their health. Acquired nutritional habits could persist from childhood to adulthood and school is an important environment in children nutrition. Therefore, research into the nutrition quality of foods and beverages in school canteens is of utmost importance and it has not been explored in Oman. The aim of this study was to assess compliance of foods and beverages in primary public school canteens in Muscat Governorate to the Omani Canteen Guidelines (OCG) and to assess their nutritional quality based on various international guidelines. This is a cross-sectional study of foods and beverages collected from 16 primary public schools in four districts in Muscat Governorate. Foods and beverages were collected for five days from each school canteen before or during recess time. All provided foods were collected and transported to Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) for theoretical analysis of the nutritional quality. Foods and beverages were compared to the OCG relevant lists to determine their compliance. The nutrition quality of foods and beverages was assessed based on criteria of international assessment guidelines (USDA Smart Snacks, Pan American Health Organization Nutrient Profile Model (PAHO NPM), UK Nutrient Profiling Model (UK NPM) and National Healthy School Canteen (NHSC) guidelines). Differences in compliance and nutrition quality were examined in districts, categories of food and beverage and canteen management approaches. Chi-square test of association was used to compare the difference in compliance to the OCG within independent variables. Friedman’s test was used to compare the nutrition quality of foods and beverages using different international assessment guidelines collectively and with respect to their compliance to the OCG. Kruskal Wallis test was used to compare the nutrition v quality of foods and beverages between districts, categories of food and beverage and canteen management approaches. A total of 222 foods and 80 beverages were collected from 16 schools.

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