Volume : X, Issue : VI, June - 2020

A study on Malnutrition in school aged children belonging to an urban slum in North India

Dr. Ranu Rawat

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Background: School age is considered as a dynamic period of growth and development and therefore nutritional adequacy should be maintained in thisage group. Objectives: To study the prevalence of malnutrition and its association with age group and gender of school aged children. Methods : A Cross sectional Study comprising of 400 school aged children was carried out in an urban slum in Meerut Results: The overall prevalence of underweight, overweight and obesity and stunting in 5–14 year old females and males was found to be 44.4% and 51.2%, 13.2% and 13.7% and 32.3% and 29.9% respectively. Only age group and overweight/obesity had a significant association (P< 0.001). Conclusion: Malnutrition is highly prevalent in school aged children and needs to be addressed promptly.

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A STUDY ON MALNUTRITION IN SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN BELONGING TO AN URBAN SLUM IN NORTH INDIA, Dr. Ranu Rawat INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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