Abstract In Albania, many children exhibit poor nutritional status, have unhealthy diets and inadequate physical activity. Yet, comprehensive studies on the nutritional status, food and nutrition knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) are largely non-existent for Albanian school-age children. To fill these important gaps, a nationwide survey was conducted in Albania in 2017–2018 to assess the nutritional status and the nutrition-related KAP of Albanian school-aged children. The study consisted of a nationally representative sample of 7578 Albanian schoolchildren from all regions of the country. In addition, 6810 parent questionnaires were collected, along with interviews with the directors of all involved schools, 311 teachers and 53 key informants representing local authorities in all districts of Albania. Data collection consisted of anthropometric measurements of children and structured questionnaires administered to children, their parents, teachers, school directors, and key informants. The survey is unique in both the scope of the respondents involved, and in the breadth of content area covered, and as such, makes an important contribution not only to Albania, but also to the field of research in food, health and nutrition for school-age children. This paper presents the preliminary findings from the KAP survey that will help influence policies for actionable advancement on the commitments and priorities of Albania to improve food security and nutrition. In particular, the study findings will support the development of a national school food and nutrition programme in Albania embedded into the local food system and the design of food and nutrition educational materials and campaigns to promote healthy diets and practices among both school-age children and the Albanian population.

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评估阿尔巴尼亚学童的营养状况和营养相关知识、态度和做法，以支持学校食品和营养政策和计划

摘要 在阿尔巴尼亚，许多儿童营养状况不佳，饮食不健康，体力活动不足。然而，对阿尔巴尼亚学龄儿童的营养状况、食物和营养知识、态度和做法 (KAP) 的综合研究基本上不存在。为了填补这些重要空白，2017-2018 年在阿尔巴尼亚进行了一项全国性调查，以评估阿尔巴尼亚学龄儿童的营养状况和与营养相关的 KAP。该研究由来自全国所有地区的 7578 名阿尔巴尼亚学童的全国代表性样本组成。此外，还收集了 6810 份家长问卷，并采访了所有参与学校的负责人、311 名教师和 53 名代表阿尔巴尼亚所有地区地方当局的关键知情人。数据收集包括对儿童的人体测量和对儿童、他们的父母、教师、学校校长和关键知情人进行的结构化问卷调查。该调查在所涉及的受访者范围和涵盖的内容领域的广度上都是独一无二的，因此，不仅对阿尔巴尼亚，而且对学校食品、健康和营养研究领域做出了重要贡献。 -年龄的孩子。本文介绍了 KAP 调查的初步结果，这些结果将有助于影响阿尔巴尼亚改善粮食安全和营养的承诺和优先事项的可行推进政策。特别是，