A survey of the nutritional status of schoolchildren. Relation between nutrient intake and socio-economic factors.

Background: Child malnutrition is one of the most vital global health problems concerning in most of the poor communities leading to high morbidity and mortality. Various studies have highlighted the relation-ship between socioeconomic status and nutrition levels of primary school children. The present study focuses on socioeconomic inequality resulting in risk of malnutrition. Objectives of the Study were to find the Impact of socio-economic factors on nutritional status in primary school children. Methods: A cross sectional survey of 281 children, aged 6-10 years were selected from remote primary school in Purulia were used in the study. the primary schools were randomly selected. The studied variables included; Age, sex of the pupils, parents’ socio-economic status and family size of selected House Holds. Interview of pupils and parents was carried out using prepared Nordic questionnaire template. Weight and height of the children were measured. and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated by standard method. Data was analyzed using Microsoft excel, SPSS version 8.0 .The chi-square significance of association was deter-mined at Level of significance less than 0.05. Results: The proportion of girls and boys are 55.8% and 44.2% respectively. The nutritional status of children from lower socio economic class was poor as com-pared to their counter parts came from upper socio economic class. Children with BMI <5th percentile were 30.9% in low class while in high class it was only 12.1%. Prevalence of malnutrition was 41.9% among children of family size>4 as compare to 16.4% in those of House Holds had family size<5. During comparison of the studied children with children of same age group of overall West Bengal from NNMB survey, 2002, the first group had lower BMI than the second group. Conclusion: Poverty, low literacy rate, large families, food insecurity, food safety, appears to be the important factors responsible for poor health status of children from low socioeconomic class. Efforts should be given for exploring knowledge about nutritional needs during childhood, and creating nutritional and health awareness among young rural children to ensure a better quality of life for the next generation.International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health, Vol 4 No 2 (2014) 15 – 18

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A Comparative Study of age of Menarche between two Generations and Correlation of age at Menarche of present Generation with Nutritional status and Socio Economic Factors

Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology ◽

10.5958/0974-360x.2018.00631.5 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 3423

Author(s):

R Archana ◽

Kumar Sai Sailesh

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Comparative Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Present Generation ◽

Two Generations ◽

Age Of Menarche ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Association between nutritional status, environmental and socio-economic factors and Giardia lamblia infections among children aged 6–71 months in Brazil

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.1016/j.trstmh.2008.10.019 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 103 (5) ◽

pp. 512-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Roberta Ribeiro Silva ◽

Camilo Adalton Mariano da Silva ◽

Cíntia Aparecida de Jesus Pereira ◽

Roney Luiz de Carvalho Nicolato ◽

Deborah Negrão-Corrêa ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Giardia Lamblia ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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The Influence of Gender and Socio-Economic Factors in Nutritional Status of Under Five Children

International Journal of Contemporary Medicine ◽

10.5958/2321-1032.2014.01061.4 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 205

Author(s):

Navinkumar Angadi ◽

D K Mahabalaraju

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Under Five ◽

Under Five Children ◽

Socio Economic Factors

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Differentiating effects of socio-economic factors on relative weight and nutritional status in Polish schoolchildren across intergenerational changes

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980020001706 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (16) ◽

pp. 2904-2914

Author(s):

Natalia Nowak-Szczepanska ◽

Aleksandra Gomula ◽

Slawomir Koziel

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Family Size ◽

Parental Education ◽

Social Factor ◽

Relative Weight ◽

Total Sample ◽

Economic Factors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Mid Upper Arm Circumference ◽

Socio Economic Factors

AbstractObjective:The aim of this study was an assessment of the effects of urbanisation level, family size and parental education on body mass index (BMI) and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) among Polish schoolchildren in cross-sectional surveys conducted between 1966 and 2012.Design:The analysis involved schoolchildren measured in four Polish Anthropological Surveys (1966, 1978, 1988 and 2012). Socio-economic factors involved: urbanisation level (city, town and village), family size (one child, two children, three children, four or more children), and father’s and mother’s education (lower and higher education).Setting:Regions in Poland – cities: Warsaw, Lodz and Wroclaw; towns: Bystrzyca Klodzka, Pinczow, Siemiatycze, Wolsztyn and their rural surroundings.Participants:A total sample consisted of 63 757 children (31 774 boys and 31 983 girls) aged 7–18 years.Results:Between 1966 and 1988, both BMI and MUAC had significantly higher values in children from cities, in families with one child and with higher parental education (P < 0·05). However, MUAC revealed significant differences between particular socio-economic groups more frequently than BMI. In 2012, urbanisation level and parental education ceased to show a differentiating effect on both indicators, while family size remained a significant social factor for both measures (BMI: P < 0·05; MUAC: P < 0·01).Conclusions:Since MUAC reflected socio-economic differences more frequently than BMI, it could be a more sensitive and reliable anthropometric measure revealing the effects of socio-economic factors on children’s nutritional status.

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