Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut
Malnutrition is one of the largest public health problems in developing countries. India contributes 1/3rd of total malnourished children in the world, with prevalence as high as 29.4%. Chronic malnutrition experi-enced during early life inhibits growth, retards mental development; reduce motivation...
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doaj-f96f5ebe43b24fceaca4229d14eec0fe2020-11-25T02:07:14ZengDeccan College of Medical SciencesJournal of Medical and Allied Sciences2231-16962231-170X2018-01-01813610.5455/jmas.270017270017Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban MeerutAbhishek Agarwal0Seema Jain1Sunil Kumar Garg2Harivansh Chopra3Tanveer Bano4Department of Community Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250002, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Community Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250002, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Community Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250002, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Community Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250002, Uttar Pradesh, India Department of Community Medicine, Lala Lajpat Rai Memorial Medical College, Meerut-250002, Uttar Pradesh, India.Malnutrition is one of the largest public health problems in developing countries. India contributes 1/3rd of total malnourished children in the world, with prevalence as high as 29.4%. Chronic malnutrition experi-enced during early life inhibits growth, retards mental development; reduce motivation and energy level, causing reduction in educational attainments. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of malnutrition with scholastic performance among 8-12 year children in 2 selected private schools in Meerut. This cross sectional study was done among 8-12 year school going children, with sample size of 384, taking the prevalence as 50%, precision as 10%. The private schools were selected randomly from the list of urban schools in Meerut. Malnutrition was assessed using anthropometric measurements and records from school were used to analyze scholastic performance. A total of 483 children across 2 private schools were evaluated wherein 29% of children were found to be malnourished. A significant association between malnutrition and scholastic performance was observed. In conclusion, nutrition have significant impact on the scholastic performance, with all programs running in government schools there is a need for a program in private schools as well. [J Med Allied Sci 2018; 8(1.000): 3-6]http://www.ejmanager.com/fulltextpdf.php?mno=2700178-12 year school childrenMalnutritionPrivate schoolsScholastic performanceUrban Meerut |
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Abhishek Agarwal Seema Jain Sunil Kumar Garg Harivansh Chopra Tanveer Bano Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 8-12 year school children Malnutrition Private schools Scholastic performance Urban Meerut |
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut |
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut |
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut |
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut |
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Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut |
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prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8-12 year children from 2 private schools of urban meerut |
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Deccan College of Medical Sciences |
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Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences |
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Malnutrition is one of the largest public health problems in developing countries. India contributes 1/3rd of total malnourished children in the world, with prevalence as high as 29.4%. Chronic malnutrition experi-enced during early life inhibits growth, retards mental development; reduce motivation and energy level, causing reduction in educational attainments. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of malnutrition with scholastic performance among 8-12 year children in 2 selected private schools in Meerut. This cross sectional study was done among 8-12 year school going children, with sample size of 384, taking the prevalence as 50%, precision as 10%. The private schools were selected randomly from the list of urban schools in Meerut. Malnutrition was assessed using anthropometric measurements and records from school were used to analyze scholastic performance. A total of 483 children across 2 private schools were evaluated wherein 29% of children were found to be malnourished. A significant association between malnutrition and scholastic performance was observed. In conclusion, nutrition have significant impact on the scholastic performance, with all programs running in government schools there is a need for a program in private schools as well. [J Med Allied Sci 2018; 8(1.000): 3-6] |
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8-12 year school children Malnutrition Private schools Scholastic performance Urban Meerut |
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