ANTHROPOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF MALNOURISHED SCHOOL CHILDREN FROM INDIA
Abstract
Background: Recently, India has made considerable progress in addressing some public health issues, but child malnutrition remains a challenging issue.
Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct anthropometric analysis of malnourished children aged 6-12 years.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among children aged 6-12 years at Biliya Boys and Girls Government School in Patan District. Descriptive analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to complete the descriptive analysis.
Results: A total of 339 school children were eligible for evaluation in this study, where maximum (54%) of them being male. The average height, weight, and Body Mass Index (BMI) of male participants’ 128.50 cm, 37.84 kg and 15.41kg/m2, respectively. Most children were classified as underweight.
Conclusion: In this study, the anthropometric measurements including Weight, Height and BMI of the study participants were evaluated. The BMI was consistently noted to be of the underweight category reflecting that these participants were malnourished.
KEYWORDS
School Children, Malnutrition, Underweight, Gujarat.
