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Research Paper | Education Management | India | Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023 | Popularity: 4.9 / 10
A Study on Nutritional Status of School - Going Children 10-12 Years of Chennai District
Dr. R Senthil Kumar, M Kavitha
Abstract: Nutritional status is determined from a nutritional assessment of anthropometrics, the study aims to assess the anthropometric measurement of school-going children 10-12 years in Chennai District. In the cross-sectional study,162 (82 boys and 80 girls) children were respondents from Government and private schools in Chennai District. Anthropometric measurements including WFH, WFA, and HFA were assessed by Water Low?s classification, and Gomez?s Classification the results indicate that the majority of the children were underweight, and severe wasting, & Grade II level of Malnutrition, and had No stunted was found in the present study, The nutritional inadequacies influenced by poverty, the literacy level of parents, and the lack of infrastructure. This condition needs careful consideration.
Keywords: Anthropometric, Malnutrition, Nutritional inadequacies, Wasting, Stunning
Edition: Volume 12 Issue 9, September 2023
Pages: 1620 - 1622
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.21275/SR23919104354
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