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Original Research Articles                      Volume : 8, Issue:2, February, 2019

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Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci.2019.8(2): 3236-3245
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.378


Nutritional Assessment of School Going Girls (7-9 Years) Residing In Urban Areas of Bikaner District, India
Shikatoli Wotsa*, Nisha Choudhary and Madhu Goyal
College of Home Science, SKRAU, Bikaner, India
*Corresponding author
Abstract:

School age is the active growing phase of childhood. Primary school age ia a dynamic period of physical growth as well as of mental development of the child. Understanding the nutritional status of children has far reaching implications for the better development of future generations. The present study was undertaken to assess the nutritional status of 90 school going girls by assessing their general information, anthropometric measurements, and dietary assessment. Dietary assessment was done by 24 hour dietary recall method for three consecutive days. Anthropometric measurements were used to construct indices for malnutrition that were compared to reference values. The results of the study revealed that majority of the subjects (75.0 percent) belonged to Hindu religion, MIG and were vegetarian (70.4-81.8%). Height and weight of the subjects were found to be 99.57 - 100.06 percent and 95.08 – 95.5 percent of the NCHS standards respectively. McLaren classification revealed moderate malnutrition (12.2%), mild malnutrition (23.3 %) and overweight (9.0%) based on weight. According to anthropometric indicator of BMI, majority of the subjects (56.7-60%) belonged to normal category BMI with their mean 14.35, 14.42 and 14.64 kg/m² for the age group of 7, 8 and 9 years respectively. The percent adequacy of food intake was ranging from (53.9-98.2 percent). The percent adequacy of nutrient intake ranged from 77.31-132.51 percent. Awareness programs regarding affordable but nutritious foods should be introduced by the government through community participation and other sectors.


Keywords: Nutrition, Malnutrition, Recommended dietary allowances

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Shikatoli Wotsa, Nisha Choudhary and Madhu Goyal. 2019. Nutritional Assessment of School Going Girls (7-9 Years) Residing In Urban Areas of Bikaner District.Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci. 8(2): 3236-3245. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/ijcmas.2019.802.378
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