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Thinness among the Rural Primary School Children of Bali Gram Panchayat, Arambag, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India...
ISSN: 1929 - 5634
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Thinness among the Rural Primary School Children of Bali Gram Panchayat, Arambag, Hooghly District, West Bengal, India...
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Abstract
Background: Primary school age is a dynamic period of physical growth and mental development of the child. Research indicates that nutritional deficiencies and poor health in primary school age children are among the causes of low school enrolment, high absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance. Chronic undernutrition is linked to slower cognitive development and serious health impairments later in life that reduce the quality of life. The thinness (low BMI for age) may be one of the tool to measure the level of undernutrition. Objective: The objective of the present study was to assess the different grades of thinness by using age and sex specific cut off values based on body mass index (BMI). Materials and Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted at Bali-Gram Panchayat, Arambagh, West Bengal, India. The data were collected from 618 rural Bengalee primary school children comprising of both boys (304) a...
