Volume : IV, Issue : XII, December - 2015

NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF THE ANAEMIC SCHOOL GOING ADOLESCENTS IN A RURAL AREA OF TAMILNADU, INDIA

Sivakami Ramalingam, Yegammai Chidambaram

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Adolescent (10 to 19 years) is a crucial period of life with many changes. Relatively few studies are available on nutritional status of adolescents, particularly data on adolescent boys and girls in rural areas. Methodology: A total of 250 students who were studying from 6th to 12th standard in the age group of 10 to 18 years old, both boys and girls residing in the hostel were initially screened for the blood haemoglobin level by Cyanmethaemoglobin method and identified the anaemic adolescents and categorized anaemia as per the WHO (2011) classification. Out of 250, 220 adolescents were anaemic. All those 220 anaemic adolescents were further assessed for nutritional status by recording height, weight and computed Body Mass Index. Results: All the anaemic adolescents belonged to a monthly income of less than Rs.3000. In general girls recorded better BMI than boys. When compared to WHO (2007) growth standards of BMI for age z score (BAZ) 53.9 percent of boys and 75 percent of girls belonged to normal category. The percentage of severe under nutrition was less among girls than boys. The prevalence of anaemia was 88 percent. Among the anaemic adolescents moderate anaemia was found to be 69.1 percent, mild anaemia 27.3 percent, and severe anaemia 3.6 percent. Conclusion: The prevalence of anaemia is alarming hence an effective intervention is required to control and prevent further health consequences of adolescents

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Sivakami Ramalingam, Yegammai Chidambaram Nutritional Status of the Anaemic School Going Adolescents in A Rural Area of Tamilnadu, India International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 12 December 2015

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