Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2014

Physical Growth Pattern of Girl Children from Deprived Communities

Dr Mrs G. Nagamani

Abstract :

 The present study is made an attempt to study the growth pattern of girls aged 10 to 18 years from different communities.  The selected sample units of 1035 girls both from rural, rural SC, ST, Urban elite and urban slum were selected by adopting multi stage sampling technique.  Girls from main village and forward castes form as rural forward caste girls (RFC) and girls from rural SC and ST colonies form as girls of deprived communities (RSC).  To match these two groups, urban girls from main urban towns of Tirupathi and Chittoor areas of high–socio–economic were acted as control (UE) and girls from different slums formed as fourth group as urban slum (USL).  The height, weight of the girls were assessed by using standards.  The measurements were taken and compared with the standards.All the groups of girls records significantly low levels of heights & weights with NCHS standards.  Only urban elite group of girls who come from better income families are nearer to ICMR standards.  None of the other groups were so nearer as that of U.E. The RFC group is somewhat better than these two worst affected ones.  At all age levels, even during peak growing periods the RSC and USL are most affected than the RFC girls. Hence, the girls of RSC and USL require a very balanced and adequate nutrition in order to achieve full growth potentials.

 

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Dr Mrs G.Nagamani Physical Growth Pattern of Girl Children from Deprived Communities Indian Journal of Applied Research, Vol.IV, Issue. IV

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