Nutritional Status of Adolescent School Girls of Uttarakhand

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ID5221522
AutoresAnuradha Dutta (0000-0002-2202-4244, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, autor de correspondencia), P Shukla (Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), P C Shukla (Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), Neha Tiwari (0000-0002-9310-9018, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), Poonam Singhal (0000-0001-6828-5039, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology), Rabia Khan (0009-0007-7524-3807, Govind Ballabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology)
Año2017
Volumen60
Número1
Páginas9-17
Fecha de publicación2017-10-03
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Ecology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0970-9274 • E-ISSN: 2456-6608
EditorialKamla Raj Enterprises (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1080/09709274.2017.1387373
OpenAlexW2769494498
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas15

India has the highest number of adolescents in the world (20.9%). Nutritional intake of girls is on the decline with serious health implications. The study was conducted in two districts of Uttarakhand to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among adolescent girls in the context of socioeconomic factors. The objective was to assess the nutritional status, deficiency symptoms, and socioeconomic background of girls aged 12-15 years (n=300). The results revealed that three percent of the subjects were severely undernourished, 11.67 percent were moderately undernourished, twenty-one percent were stunted and 21.33 percent were thin. No significant association was found between BMI and variables such as age, family type, family income, food habits and meal pattern. Significant clinical symptoms were pale conjunctiva (24.33%), mottled teeth (23.33%), cavities in teeth (21.33%) and spongy bleeding gums (18.67%). Mean energy intake and several micronutrients were lower than recommended values

Adolescent health · Environmental health · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology