Malnutrition continues to be a primary cause of ill health and mortality among children in developing countries. In present study, an attempt was made to find the prevalence of malnutrition (thinness/obesity) among school children aged 14-16 years. Methods: A total of 630 students of DN High School were selected and their nutritional status was assessed by using anthropometric measurements. Results: It was observed that prevalence of Undernutrition was high in boys as compared to girls of all 3 age groups and the percentage of thinness among total boys were 16% (n=60), and that of severe thinness was 11.73% (n=44), whereas, among total girls percentage of thinness was 12.16% (n=31) and that of severely thinness was 3.14% (n=8). When compared with socioeconomic status it was observed that Under nutrition was more prevalent among middle and poor income class adolescents. Conclusion: Prevalence of malnutrition was high among boys as compared to girls especially of middle and poor income class. The study indicated the need for repeated interventions for improvement of nutrition knowledge levels in low-SES children.
Adolescents, Malnutrition, Under nutrition
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