Nutritional Status of School Going Children Between the Age Group Of 6-12 Yrs in Rural Area of Bijapur District
Keywords:
School, Malnutrition, Underweight, Stunting, RuralAbstract
Background: Primary school age is a dynamic period of physical growth and mental development of the child. The nutritional problem has a wide spectrum , On one end it is represented by Severe acute malnutrition {Marasmus and kwashiorkor},While the other end is represented by obese children.
Objective of the study was to assess the nutritional status of school children between the age group of 6-12 yrs.
Materials and methods: A cross sectional study was done in the rural area of Bijapur district in the month of December 2013. A total 284 children were examined and data was collected.
Results: Out of 284 children in our study 97 (34.15%) were underweight and 25% were stunted . The socio demographic variables like gender and parents education were checked for association with the underweight of the children and all the variables were found to be statistically insignificant on applying chi square test.
Conclusion: A comprehensive school health programme and Notional programme has to be implemented uniformly and also based on extra needs of micronutritents in certain geographical regions of the country. Educating the parents and community about the local available energy dense food which is readily , cheaply and easily available.
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