NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN THROUGH ANTHROPOMETRIC ASSESSMENT IN RURAL AREAS OF HAJIPUR
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 93
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the greatest problems in India is undernutrition. Nutrition of primary school children is of paramount importance because the foundation for their lifetime health, strength and intellectual vitality is laid during this period. It is a dynamic period of their physical growth as well as of their mental development. According to National Family Health Survey (2005-2006) in Uttar Pradesh, the prevalence of wasted, stunted and underweight children was 14.8 %, 56.8 % and 42.4% respectively. Aims and Objectives- To assess the nutritional status of the Primary School Children (6-15 years) in rural areas of Hajipur. MATERIALS AND METHODS This school based cross–sectional descriptive study was conducted among 500 school children aged 6-15 years using systemic random sampling technique in rural areas of Hajipur of Katihar district, Bihar, which was carried out during January 2016 to December 2016. RESULTS Out of total 500 students, 267 (53.4%) were boys and 233 (46.6%) were girls. The overall prevalence of underweight, stunting, wasting was 61.6%, 51%, 44.6% respectively. Parent’s education and occupation was found to be statistically significant with the nutritional status of the children. Underweight was found to be 52.2% in joint family and only 9.2% in nuclear family. The prevalence of anaemia is 40.2%, refractive errors 8%, dental caries 19%, throat infection 15.4% CONCLUSION Most of the school-age children in our study had a poor nutritional status. Interventions such as nutrition education, fortification of food items, effective infection control, and training of public healthcare workers and delivery of integrated programs are recommended.
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Jolly Jolly, Mohammad Ahsan Hussain, Anand Kumar, Abdur Rahman Al Adil, Purnendu Kumar Singh, Bijoy Mukherjee
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