Evaluation of health and nutritional status of adolescent Muslim of North Dum Dum, West Bengal, India
Journal Title: International Journal of Experimental Research and Review - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 3
Abstract
An anthropometric cross-sectional study of urban Bengalee Muslim boys (n=350) aged 11-17 years of North Dum Dum, West Bengal, was undertaken to study their health and nutritional status. The subjects were classified into seven age groups: 11-11.9 (n = 48), 12-12.9 (n = 53), 13-13.9 (n = 45), 14-14.9 (n = 49), 15-15.9 (n = 51), 16-16.9 (n = 58), 17-17.9 (n = 46). Physical status (estimated by height and weight) was compared with national standard (ICMR, 1989). Nutritional status (undernutrition) was determined following (WHO, 1995) the age and sex specific BMI cut-offs (less than fifth percentile values) based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I). Analyses of the results demonstrated that Bengalee Muslim boys were slightly taller than the national standard at each age and heavier at late adolescence. The overall rate of undernutrition was 53.14%. The rates of undernutrition varied between 41.67% among 11 year olds to 65.31% at age 14 years. There was a gradual increasing trend of undernutrition from 11 to 14 years. Thereafter, there was a slight declining trend in the rates of undernutrition at ages 15 (58.82%), 16 (53.45%) and 17 (52.17%) years. In general, this study provided facts that the urban adolescent Muslims boys had alarming rates of undernutrition. These rates of undernutrition were, in general, agree with the earlier Indian studies but higher than those found among adolescents in several developing countries.
Authors and Affiliations
Mithu Bhadra; Shubhrakanti Baul; Biswajit Mahapatra; Ashish Mukhopadhyay
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