scholarly journals Nutritional status and nutritional anaemia among adolescent girls: a study of adolescent beneficiaries of SABLA/SAG scheme under ICDS of Banka district of Bihar

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 276-280
Author(s):  
Kusum Bharti ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Pramila Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Haemoglobin Level ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Questionnaire Method

Adolescent girls are the worst sufferers of the ravages of various forms of malnutrition because of their increased nutritional needs and low social power. Scheme of Adolescent Girls, is an important scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India for the improvement of health and nutritional status of Adolescent Girls under the platform of ICDS. Objective: This study aimed at assessing nutritional anaemia of Adolescent girls of rural areas of Banka District receiving the benefits of the nutritional intervention of SABLA/SAG yojna under the ICDS and other related schemes. Method: For this study, Anthropometry measurement, Services of SABLA programme, Haemoglobin Level, SABLA Kishori Card Observation and Questionnaire method as tools were used. Result: Out of 500 AGLs from SABLA of 50 Rural AWCs, 79% are underweight whereas 67 % stunted. The nutritional status of 85% is undernourished i.e. according to the BMI only 15 % girls are in normal range. 78% AGLs are anaemic in which 24% moderate and 9 % are severe anaemic i.e. Hb level <7g/dl. More than 80% AGLs under SABLA at Banka district are undernourished whereas 85 % are anaemic. It may be concluded that this scheme at studied area is not being implemented in a proper way.

scholarly journals Health and nutritional status of adolescent girls: A study of beneficiaries of rural areas of Bihar in India

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 103-107
Author(s):  
Kusum Bharti ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Pramila Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Adequate Diet ◽  
Dietary Recall ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Questionnaire Method

Adolescent girls are the worst sufferers of the ravages of various forms of malnutrition because of their increased nutritional needs and low social power. Scheme of Adolescent Girls, is an important scheme of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India for the improvement of health and nutritional status of Adolescent Girls under the platform of ICDS. Objective: This study aimed at assessing nutritional anaemia of Adolescent girls of rural areas of Banka district receiving the benefits of the nutritional intervention of SABLA/SAG yojna under the ICDS and other related schemes. Method: For this study, Anthropometry measurement, 24h dietary recall method including Take Home Rashan of SABLA programme, Haemoglobin Level, SABLA Kishori Card Observation and Questionnaire method as tools were used. Result :Out of 500 AGLs from SABLA of 50 Rural AWCs, 79 per cent are underweight whereas 67 per cent stunted. The nutritional status of 85 per cent is undernourished i.e. according to the BMI only 15 per cent girls are in normal range. 78 per cent AGLs are anaemic in which 24 per cent moderate and 9 per cent are severe anaemic i.e. Hb level <7g/dl. When the dietary availability of AGLs was assessed, we found that only 32 per cent AGLs are getting adequate diet according to the RDA, whereas 62 per cent girls are getting THR according to the norms of SABLA scheme. The General appearance of only 28 per cent AGLs is normal, whereas 68 per cent are thin and 4 per cent sickly. Only 32 per cent AGLs maintain the personal hygiene and sanitation. More than 80 per cent AGLs under SABLA at Banka district are undernourished whereas 85 per cent are anaemic. It may be concluded that this scheme at studied area is not being implemented in a proper way.

Study of epidemiological determinants of undernutrition among adolescent girls in urban slums of Berhampur, Odisha: a cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sambedana Mohanty ◽  
Manasee Panda
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Folic Acid Supplementation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Urban Slums ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

AbstractBackgroundAdolescent girls are vulnerable to many problems, undernutrition being the most common. This results in growth restriction resulting in stunting, wasting, underweight and last but not the least iron-deficiency anaemia. Nutritional needs are high during puberty which later leads to complications during pregnancy and its outcomes.Materials and methodsA field based cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of the girls and to determine the various factors responsible for undernutrition. After clearance from the Institution Ethical Committee (IEC) and permission from Child Development Programme Officer (CDPO), the study was conducted in the anganwadi centres (AWC) of urban slums in the field practice area of the Department of Community Medicine from the 1st October 2014 to the 31st October 2016. All the adolescent girls enlisted in the seven anganwadi centres were included as study subjects with their consent. A pre-designed, pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on following sections. (a) socio-demographic profile and (b) nutritional status. Dietary intake was taken using the 24-h recall method. Anthropometry was measured and haemoglobin (Hb) was estimated. SPSS version 21 was used for descriptive and analytic statistics.ResultsAmong the 160 girls 98(61.3%), 69(43.1%), 53(33.1%) were underweight, stunted and wasted, respectively. Anaemia was present among 144(90%) of the girls.ConclusionStrict monitoring of weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFS) as well as nutrition education are essential measures to solve the problem of undernutrition among adolescent girls.

scholarly journals Socio-demographic and economic factors are associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 205031211984467 ◽  
Author(s):  
Getachew Arage ◽  
Mekonnen Assefa ◽  
Teshager Worku
Keyword(s):  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Northwest Ethiopia ◽  
World Health ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Economic Factors ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
School Girls

Objective: This study was aimed at assessing socio-demographic and economic factors associated with nutritional status of adolescent school girls in Lay Guyint Woreda, Northwest Ethiopia. Methods: The school-based cross-sectional study comprising 362 adolescent girls aged 10–19 years was included in the study. Simple random sampling technique with proportional allocation to size was used to select the participants. An interviewer-administered questionnaire and anthropometric measurement were used to collect the data. An anthropometric measurement was converted to the indices of nutritional status using World Health Organization Anthro Plus software. Result: The overall prevalence of stunting and thinness among adolescent girls were 16.3% and 29%, respectively. Adolescents aged 14–15 years (AOR = 3.65; 95% confidence interval: 1.87, 7.11), adolescents living in rural areas (AOR = 1.34; 95% confidence interval: 1.24, 2.33), and adolescents who did not have snack (AOR = 11.39; 95% confidence interval: 1.47, 17.8) were positively associated with stunting. Whereas mother’s occupation was negatively associated with stunting (AOR = 0.12; 95% confidence interval: 0.17, 0.87). Similarly, being a rural resident (AOR = 2.40; 95% confidence interval: 1.13, 5.08) and adolescents aged 14–15 years (AOR = 6.05; 95% confidence interval: 2.15, 17.04) were positively associated with thinness. Educational status of adolescent girls was negatively associated with thinness (AOR = 0.13; 95% confidence interval: 0.05, 0.35). Conclusion: Stunting and thinness are prevalent among adolescent girls. The age of adolescents, place of residence, having a snack, and mother’s occupation was significantly associated with stunting and thinness. Having at least a one-time snack in addition to the usual diet is strongly recommended.

scholarly journals Nutritional status of adolescent school girls residing in rural areas of Dharwad district, India: a cross sectional study

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (7) ◽  
pp. 2761
Author(s):  
Sreeshma Pavithran ◽  
D. D. Bant
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Anthropometric Measurement ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Nutrition ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Rural Adolescent

Background: Adolescence is a period with rapid growth drive and demands higher nutrition. Improving Nutritional status of rural adolescent girls becomes the cornerstone of community’s nutritional status and target intervention for breaking intergeneration cycle of nutritional deficiencies. The objective of the study was to determine nutritional status and study the demographic factors affecting nutritional status of rural adolescent girls in Dharwad district.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out among 350 adolescent school girls studying in eight high schools in rural area of Dharwad district during July – September 2017. Demographic profile and dietary pattern was obtained. Anthropometric measurement and clinical examination was done. Statistical analysis was done using SSPS package.Results: Study found 14.9% of rural adolescent girls were under- weight for their age. Based on BMI, 25.2% of girls were under-nourished and 3.7% were over nourished. Significant relation with age, type of diet and age of menarche was found at p value <0.05.Conclusions: There is high prevalence of under nutrition among adolescent girls and is under nutrition is associated with micronutrient deficiencies like anaemia. There is need to create awareness to improve the nutritional needs of adolescent girls in rural areas.

scholarly journals Nutritional status of adolescent girls in a rural area of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Begum ◽  
KN Sharmin ◽  
MA Hossain ◽  
N Yeasmin ◽  
T Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Adolescent Girl ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Growth Spurt ◽  
Measuring Instruments ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

The improvement of adolescent nutritional status may help address the reduction of all forms of malnutrition in Bangladesh. This is because at this stage, they experience a growth spurt thus increasing the need for most nutrients, needed for growth and reproductive health. The objective of this research was to assess the nutritional status of adolescent girls in rural areas of Bangladesh and find out the associated factors that affects nutritional status. A cross sectional study was carried out among 106 adolescent girls of Nobabpur village in Comilla district. A questionnaire was developed to obtain demographic information, food intake pattern and anthropometric measures such as weight, height with measuring instruments. About 80% were found normal according to BMI where about 13% adolescent girls were malnourished, below the cut off value 18.5. Place of residence, education of adolescent girls, their family expenditure to food and improper knowledge on food and nutrition were identified as underlying causes. Nutritional profiles of adolescent girl can be improved by implementing effective nutrition education program, providing supplementary food, facilitating primary health care program and creating awareness about nutritional knowledge. Severely malnourished adolescent girl in the selected area should be identified as early as possible and brought under supplementary feeding program.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 52(3), 221-228, 2017

scholarly journals Growth and Nutritional Status of Adolescent School Girls in a Food Insecure Rural Area of Bangladesh: An Anthropometric Perspective

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 103-111
Author(s):  
Md Azizur Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
The Body ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Growth Reference ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Rural Adolescent

The present study explored the growth and nutritional status among rural adolescent school girls of food insecure Berasub district of Pabna district in Bangldesh. The study was carried out in rural adolescent school girls of 21 government approved High schools of Berasu district of Pabna district, Bangladesh. Anthropometric and socio-demographic information from 2196 adolescent girls were collected during 2011-2012 academic session. Height and weight were measured using standard procedure and the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. BMI was compared to 2007 WHO growth reference. Height- for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ) and BMI-for-age (BMIZ) were used to evaluate stunting, underweight and thinness respectively, based on the National Centre of Heath Statistics (NCHS) < - 2 Z score values. Classification of severity of malnutrition was done based on WHO recommendation. Mean BMI-for-age were less than those of 2007 WHO growth reference for girls at all ages. The overall rate of stunting, underweight and thinness was 33.13%, 28.06% and 17.92% respectively. Based on WHO classification of severity of malnutrition, the overall prevalence of stunting was high (30-39%), whereas those of underweight (≥ 30) and thinness (≥ 15) were very high. The study explores that poor health and nutritional status among the adolescents indicating a major public health problem in food insecure rural areas of Bangladesh. An intensive and comprehensive approach is required to improve the nutritional status of rural adolescent girls of Bangladesh. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hjsa.v6i0.10691   Himalayan Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol.6 2014: 103-111

scholarly journals Relationship between physical activity with dietary intake and nutritional status of adolescent girls attending a private school in Durban

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Roxanne Watson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
High School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Dietary Intake ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Activity Levels ◽  
Normal Range ◽  
Physical Activity Levels ◽  
Private High School

Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate the nutritional status of adolescent girls attending a private high school in Durban and included an investigation of what food the girls consumed on a daily basis and an account of physical activity they participated in within a one-week period to determine a relationship between the variables. Methods Adolescent girls were selected as part of a convenience study at a private high school. A total of 225 adolescent girls aged 13-18 years were surveyed for nutritional status and dietary intake as well as physical activity levels. The parent/ caregiver of each girl who participated was interviewed to ascertain socio-demographic indicators. Data was collected by interviewing the adolescent girls and the parents/ caregivers using pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaires. Weight and height were measured, physical activity levels were identified through the use of a physical activity questionnaire and socio-demographic data was collected by means of a questionnaire. Dietary intake data was gathered over two week days and one weekend day by using a 24-hour recall questionnaire and a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Results The majority of the participants were from well-off, financially stable families with good living conditions and well-educated and employed parents/ caregivers who provided a more than adequate variety of food and regular meals every day. The girls were of normal BMI (72.2%) and collectively had a mean BMI of 21.9, lower than the South African national average found for adolescent girls. There was a surprising number of underweight individuals (12.6%) as compared to overweight girls (10.3%). Furthermore, 99.6 percent of the girls were of normal height-for-age (≥-2 <+3SD) but were consuming far less energy than is required for the allocated age category. Energy came from the normal recommended macronutrient range with fat being on the borderline higher end of the normal range and carbohydrates coming from the lower end of the normal range; protein sources were adequately consumed. Fruit and vegetable consumption was reported to be very low subsequently leading to the poor dietary fibre intake identified across the sample group. Supplementation is taken by nearly a third (32.7%) of the girls which may contribute to their overall nutritional wellbeing. Among the top twenty foods consumed, milk, sugar, bread, tea and lettuce were the top five foods in the order stated. Although a wide variety of foods was consumed across all nine food groups over a week period, a mean daily DDS was lower but still adequate with 5.5 and the quantity of foods consumed were not of a substantial enough amount leading to poor total energy consumed and some micronutrient levels such as calcium, magnesium and folate not being met. All the participants were seen to be fairly physically active, performing a wide variety of sporting activities during school time and after school hours. The girls completed on average 199.64 minutes (SD±134.97) of physical activity per week, which is less than half of the WHO recommended physical activity minutes per week for adolescents. Significant correlations were seen between BMI and physical activity done on the weekend (p=0.041) and BMI and the amount of money spent on food per month (p=0.016) as well as extremely significant correlations between BMI and the number of minutes spent performing physical activities per week (p=0.002), as well as BMI and the amount of sport done over a one week period (p=0.005). Conclusion The results confirm that a relationship does exist between the physical activity levels and nutritional status of the adolescent girls surveyed. The majority of the population had low physical activity levels as well as low energy intake, which was supported by an inadequate quantity of food items consumed; however, anthropometric measurements showed to be majority within normal parameters with cases of underweight girls being more prominent than overweight which may suggest that over- and/ or under-reporting may have occurred. A high dietary diversity indicated a higher nutrient intake suggesting the importance of a diversified diet.

scholarly journals Nutritional status and age of menarche in adolescent girls in urban and rural area schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 355
Author(s):  
Ramamani D. ◽  
Ramyaa Rajendiran ◽  
Iyanar Kannan
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Geographical Area ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pearson Coefficient ◽  
R Value ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Background: There are various factors that influences the age of menarche which includes genetic, nutritional status, socioeconomic status and environmental conditions. Further it has also proved that the malnutrition has delayed the age of menarche. Thus, the present study focuses on the study of relation between the nutritional status and age of menarche among the adolescent girls in a rural and urban area in Tamil Nadu, India.Methods: It is a community based cross-sectional study done in the adolescent girls of age between 11 to 15 years studying in school in the city of Chennai, India and surrounding rural areas. A total of 602 post-menarcheal adolescent girls were included in the study. The participants who were post-menarcheal were asked to recall the year and month of menarche and was noted. To assess the nutritional status, the parameters weight, height and waist circumference were determined.Results: The association between the age of menarche and BMI was studied. The study showed that there was an association with a Pearson coefficient (r) value of - 0.252 which is statistically significant (p˂0.001). The association between the age of menarche and waist to height ratio was studied. The study showed that there was an association with a Pearson coefficient (r) value of - 0.261 which is statistically significant (p˂0.001).Conclusions: This study has confirmed that the nutritional status has association with the age of menarche and is the contribution to the reduction in the mean of age of menarche in this geographical area.

Impact of the health and living conditions of migrant and non-migrant Senegalese adolescent girls on their nutritional status and growth

2003 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 535-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Garnier ◽  
Kirsten B Simondon ◽  
Thierry Hoarau ◽  
Eric Benefice
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Sexual Maturation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Environments ◽  
Living Conditions ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Growth Status ◽  
Biological Determinants

AbstractObjective:To describe the living conditions of Senegalese adolescent girls according to their migration status, and to define the main socio-economic and biological determinants of their nutritional and growth status.Design:Health and living conditions, sexual maturation, and nutritional and growth status of adolescent girls were determined within the framework of a longitudinal study on growth.Settings:The capital city of Senegal (Dakar) and a rural community (Niakhar), 120 km south-east of Dakar.Subjects:Three hundred and thirty-one girls, 14.5–16.6 years of age, were recruited from the same villages. Thirty-six per cent of the sample remained in the villages to attend school and/or to help with household subsistence tasks (non-migrants). The remaining (64%) migrated to cities to work as maids (migrants) and lived in two different socio-economic environments: at the home of a guardian during the night and in the house of the employer during the daytime.Results:Family rural environment and guardian and employer urban environments were socio-economically different (P < 0.001). Living conditions in urban areas were better than in rural areas and the employer's environment was socio-economically more favourable. Migrants had more advanced sexual maturation and higher body mass index (BMI), fat mass index (FMI) and mid-upper arm circumference than non-migrants. However, migrants were smaller than non-migrants. BMI, FMI and weight-for-age were related to socio-economic levels and duration of migration. Schooling was positively related to height and negatively related to BMI.Conclusions:Migrants enjoyed better living conditions than non-migrants. This could be partly due to the better socio-economic environment of the employer. It was associated with earlier puberty and better nutritional status, but not with a better growth.

scholarly journals Status gizi dan perkembangan anak usia 3-5 tahun di Kabupaten Bogor

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Sarah Melati Davidson ◽  
Ali Khomsan ◽  
Hadi Riyadi
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Child Development ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Developmental Disorders ◽  
Child Growth ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Gross Motor ◽  
Active Communication

Background: Malnutrition in children under five causes a variety of developmental disorders. The nutritional need for children aged 3-5 age is very critical to reach optimum growth and development. Objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyse the association between nutritional status using WAZ, HAZ, WHZ index with gross motor, fine motor, passive communication, active communication, cognitive, self-help ability and social behavior development childred aged 3-5 years old. Methods: Data was obtained from a study entitled Improving Child Growth and Development through Nutrition and Psychosocial Intervention in Early Childhood Education (PAUD) Setting in Rural Areas and was fully funded by the Nestle Foundation (NF), Switzerland. The study design was cross-sectional, with 120 children aged 3-5 years old as subjects. Locations and subjects were selected purposively in Bogor District. Nutritional status was assesed by WAZ, HAZ, and WHZ index. Child development was assessed by using Bina Keluarga Balita questionnaire.Results: Most of the subjects had good nutritional status dan development level. WAZ indicator significantly associated with gross motor dan cognitive development (p<0.05). HAZ indicator significantly associated with gross motor, active communication skills and cognitive development (p<0.05). WHZ indicator significantly associated with fine motor and cognitive children (p<0.05). Conclusion: Nutritional status is associated with child development.

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