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R Mukherjee1, S Chaturvedi2, R Bhalwar3
1Officer Commanding, 136 SHO(L), 903136, C/o 56 APO.
Background:
A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the nutritional status of school children in Army School, Pune.
Methods:
Anthropometric survey of 760 school children was carried out and compared against the NCHS/WHO reference standards to determine their nutritional status. Associations of nutritional status with socio-economic status, education status of parents, mothers working status and family size were determined.
Result:
The prevalence of stunting was 13.81%, wasting 6.71% and under nutrition 9.87%. Mothers' educational level, wasting, socio economic status and family size were significantly associated with the nutritional status of the child.
Conclusion:
Maternal educational status, socio-economic status and family size are important determinants of nutritional status of school children.
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