Predispose Factor: Hunger - Coursework Example

Some children had carried healthy diet while others were being poorly fed by the parents or caregivers. A few had no lunch at all. In the first school with 24 students, 23 of them had taken breakfast, 24 had lunch and only 22 had fruits. In the second school of 27 students, 21 had breakfast, 21 had lunch and none of them had fruits. These statistics show an imbalanced eating habit by the school-age children. According to the nutritionist in the video, food plays a major role in the development of a child. Therefore, if the children do not eat well, they will not have an easy time learning in class. Their learning shall be disturbed by hunger and they may not acquire the knowledge in class. This means that their ignorance shall persist and poverty shall continue in the community. Lack of proper education due to hunger implies that these children may not get good jobs in the future. The community may not produce more doctors and health workers who will treat them. There shall be increasing poverty and diseases with increasing population. Read More