A cross sectional study of nutritional status among first semester adolescents of a polytechnic college in North Karnataka, India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction Adolescence is a period of rapid growth maturity both physiologically psychologically Adult weight of 35 1118 of adult height is acquired during adolescent age Nutrition has a key role to support this rapid growth and development Objective of the study To assess nutritional status among first semester adolescents of a Polytechnic College in North KarnatakaMethodology All the new admissions of a polytechnic college in North Karnataka for the year 2015 were included in the study after Ethical Clearance and permission from the Principal of the college Age of each student was determined by date of birth Weight was recorded by a portable weighing machine without footwear The standing height was recorded by asking the student to stand against the wall heels together without shoes The height was measured with the help of a flexible measuring tape graduated in centimeters and inches Body mass index was calculated using the formula weight in kilogramHeight in metre2 Each student classified according to WHO BMI for age and Height for age Data was analyzed using percentages and Fischer exact testResults Out of 307 admissions of 2015 214 6971 were boys and 93 3029 were girls Majority 6971 were between 17 19 years and 2508 were between 15 16 years Students 20 years were 521 Out of 291 adolescent students between 15 19 years thinness was observed in 2474 and severe thinness in 1959 Regarding height for age stunting was observed in 1890 and severe stunting in 206Conclusion National nutrition mission could be the only answer to solve thinness and stunting in adolescents Keywords Stunting Thinness Adolescents
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Gowri Shankar
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- EP ID EP486588
- DOI 10.18231/2394-6776.2018.0019
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