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Name | Assessment of Nutritional Status of School Children in Gulbarga City |
Description | Research article:-Community medicine *S.R.Nigudgi1, Boramma G2, Shrinivasreddy.B3,Kapate.R4 1,2 & 4 Professor, 3 Biostatistician, Department of Community Medicine, M R Medical College Gulbarga,India.
Abstract:- Nutritional status during school age is a major determinant of nutritional and health status in adult life. Health hazards associated with under nutrition and micro nutritional deficiencies remain major public health problems. Majority of the health problems affecting school children are preventable by promotion of hygienic practices. Objective:-To assess the nutritional status of school children, to find out the burden of specific deficiency disorders and to assess the status of personal hygiene among school children Study design:-Cross sectional study. Material Method: - the study was carried out in higher primary schools of Gulbarga city. Results: - Out of 935 school children under study 51.23% were boys and 48.77% were girls. 50.05% children were below average weight for age showing undernourishment. 22.35% children had specific deficiency diseases in which bitot’s spot in 48.80% children and anemia is 10.05%. 91.44% school children had good personal hygiene. Key words:-Weight For Age, Anemia, Bitot’s spots, and Personal Hygiene. |
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