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Indicators of Malnutrition Among School-Going Children in an Eastern State (West Bengal) of India.
- Source :
- Ecology of Food & Nutrition; May/Jun2024, Vol. 63 Issue 3, p229-250, 22p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- 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<superscript>2</superscript>, 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MALNUTRITION
BODY mass index
SCHOOL children
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03670244
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Ecology of Food & Nutrition
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177218613
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03670244.2024.2334064