Indicators of Malnutrition Among School-Going Children in an Eastern State (West Bengal) of India

Bibliographic Data

ID14722225
AuthorsAnuradha Dutta (0000-0002-2202-4244, Department of Foods & Nutrition, College of Community Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India, corresponding author), Shweta Suri (0000-0003-3014-2096, Amity University), Meenal Rai (Department of Foods & Nutrition, College of Community Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India), Rushda Anam Malik (0000-0002-6177-6561, Department of Foods & Nutrition, College of Community Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India), Ranjana Acharya (Department of Foods & Nutrition, College of Community Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India), Pooja Pandey (0000-0002-4132-6694, Department of Foods & Nutrition, College of Community Science, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India)
Year2024
Volume63
Issue3
Pages229-250
Publication date2024-05-03
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEcology of Food and Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0367-0244 • E-ISSN: 1543-5237
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/03670244.2024.2334064
PMID38526225
OpenAlexW4393145027
LanguageEN
References cited26

This study identified determinants of malnutrition among school children in West Bengal, India. A total of 896 children aged between 4 and 13 years in eight districts were evaluated. BMI, weight, and height-for-age z-scores were used to categorize the stages of malnutrition. The study results revealed that the average height of the boys and girls was as per the standards set by the National Council of Health Sciences. Body mass index of the children ranged between 14.4 and 21.42 kg/m 2 , and stunting was 56.77%. Age and stunting were positively correlated in 5- to 10-year-old children. The most common deficiency was of fluoride

BENGAL · Body mass index · Body weight · Environmental health · Geography · Malnutrition · Socioeconomics · Sociology · West bengal · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Pediatrics