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2024, VOL. 10 ISSUE 2, PART C

Study of malnutrition status of school going boys and girls in Ranikhet Tehsil of Almora District (Uttarakhand)

Author(s): Dr. Parul Bora and Priyanka Arya
Abstract:
The objective of the study was to study the malnutrition status of school going boys and girls aged 11-18 years in Ranikhet tehsil of Almora, district of Uttarakhand. To study the malnutrition status a total of 200 students were selected randomly from the two government and two non-government schools of the study area. Questionnaire method, dietary survey and anthropometric measurements have been used to collect the data. Stunting (short height for age) and wasting (low weight for height) coexist in teenagers, according to data obtained from the use of anthropometric height measuring equipment to assess the degree of malnutrition among students. Adolescents attending government schools were found to exhibit 2% higher rates of stunting and wasting than those attending non-government school. It was discovered that approximately 10% of the students had general malnutrition, 54% had mild malnutrition, 18% had moderate malnutrition and 28% had severe malnutrition after weighing the students and matching it to the Gomez classification.
The study found that 20% of students in non-government schools suffered from general malnutrition, 59% from mild malnutrition, 21% from moderate malnutrition, and 20% from severe malnutrition. When the levels of malnourishment among students attending government and non-government schools were compared, it was discovered that government school students had higher rates of mild malnutrition by 5%, moderate malnutrition by 3% and severe malnutrition by8% in comparison to non-government school students.

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How to cite this article:
Dr. Parul Bora, Priyanka Arya. Study of malnutrition status of school going boys and girls in Ranikhet Tehsil of Almora District (Uttarakhand). Int J Home Sci 2024;10(2):179-182.

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