TITLE:
Prevalence of Malnutrition and Trends in Academic Settings: A Case of the National Pedagogical University of Kinshasa
AUTHORS:
Luc Ngandu Ngama, Christophe Nyambi Kaswala, Alphonse Masandi Milondo
KEYWORDS:
Prevalence, Malnutrition, Body Mass Index, National Pedagogical University
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Applied Sciences,
Vol.16 No.10,
October
26,
2026
ABSTRACT: This cross-sectional study screened 614 newly enrolled UPN students using a questionnaire and anthropometric measurements to estimate BMI-based nutritional-status prevalence. Most participants were classified within the normal BMI range, while 9.93% had BMI below 18.5 and 10.11%: (4.56%) overweight (28/614) and (5.55%) obesity (34/614) had BMI ≥ 25 “overnutrition” (62/614). The results showed statistically significant differences (p-value