IJSR - International Journal of Scientific Research

Rutuja A Muley; Balkrishna B. Adsul

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

Impact of Health Education on Nutritional Status of Primary School Children in Urban Area

Rutuja A Muley, Balkrishna B. Adsul

Abstract :

Malnutrition "image50" "image51" "image52" "image53" "image54" "image55" is linked to slow cognitive development, underweight, wasting, impaired resistance to infections , stunting of growth,reduced work capacity , poor mental and social development. Medical health check up of children was conducted at primary school, where dietary history and anthropometric data were collected.According to weight for age (Z score), 8.3% were under weight, 2.2% were severe underweight and 1.7% were overweight.According to height for age (Z score), 9.4% were stunted and 1.7% were severely stunted.According to BMI for age (Z score), 7.7% were under weight, 1.7% were severe underweight and 2.8% were overweight. There was little increase of optimal calorie intake after health education .The health education follow up sessions led to statistically significant improvement in mean weight ,mean height and BMI of subjects. Findings of nutritional status in this study highlights the needs to undertake various initiatives in relation to health promotion and prevention in primary schools.