Anthropometric pattern of school going adolescent girls of Latur district
Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: The term “adolescence” has been defined as including those aged between 10 -19 years. True adolescence, however, being the period of physical, psychological and social maturing from childhood to adulthood. Objective: To assess anthropometric pattern of school going adolescent girls. Material and Methods: present study was a cross-sectional observational study carried out during 2010-2011. Simple random sampling was done and sample size calculated by formula 4pq/L2. Calculated sample size was approximately 700. One urban and one rural school were selected randomly. 350 girls each from rural and urban school were selected. Pre-structured and pre-tested proforma incorporating relevant information was used to collect the data. Statistical analysis was done by using appropriate statistical test. Result: When the height of urban and rural girls was compared, urban girls were significantly taller than rural girls, at the age of 10 and11 years. The rural girls were lighter than urban girls up to 11 years of age. No significant difference was found among the overall mean height and mean weight of urban and rural school girls. Conclusion and Recommendation: When compared with ICMR standards both urban and rural girls were shorter and lighter. Education of girls and parents about intake of balanced diet should be strengthened.
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Chinte L T, Godale L B
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