Anthropometric Measurements Determinant Nutritional Status of Urban Primary School Children in Selected Areas of Iran and India: A Comparative Study

Hooshmand, Sahar

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“…It is linked to poor mental development and poor academic and school performance and thus becomes a public health burden. This association is due to complex environmental, social and economic factors, in addition to nutritional ignorance [12]. Stunting in children may be the result of chronic lack of adequate nutrition or the effects of chronic or recurrent diseases, stunting as an indicator of chronic malnutrition, or excessive weight gain in early childhood.…”

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Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Mohamed

Alanazi

et al. 2021

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Background: Malnutrition is an underlying factor in many diseases in both children and adults, and it contributes greatly to the disability-adjusted life years worldwide. It is a major public health concern in developing countries among children since it places a heavy burden on already disadvantaged communities. Methods: This is systematic review was carried out, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and EBSCO using the following terms in different combinations: Malnutrition, overweight, underweight, systemic review, primary school children, Saudi Arabia. Results: The review included 9 studies from different countries that assess the level of malnutrition and associated factors among school children. Many of studies reported high prevalence of malnutrition among school children which included overweight, stunting, wasting and underweight. The studies reported that age, gender, regularity of father’s employment, and dietary factors were associated with malnutrition. Also, the type of school attended was found to be associated with malnutrition. Conclusion: This review concluded that there was high malnutrition prevalence among school children in different parts and its affected by many factors like age and gender.

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Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Mohamed

Alanazi

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“…In under-nutrition specifically stunting is associated with impaired mental development and poor school performance and matter of concern is 17% of under five children are severely stunted in Gujarat. 2,4,5 Growth monitoring is very important aspect for measurement of child's well -being and undernutrition and for measurement of the undernutrition, various classifications are used in India. I.A.P.…”

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Impact of supplementary nutrition on the nutritional status of children below six years of age registered under ICDS in Gandhinagar

Chavada

Prajapati

Macwana

et al. 2022

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Under nutrition has significant impact on morbidity and mortality of the children of age group 0-6 years. ICDS is working to combat under nutrition of these children since many years by providing supplementary nutrition. Objective of this study is to determine the progress in the nutritional status of the children of age group 0-6 years registered under ICDS who are taking benefit of supplementary nutrition from anganwadi.Methods: To determine the progress in the nutritional status of the children of age group 0-6 years registered under ICDS who are taking benefit of supplementary nutrition from anganwadi.Results: A cross sectional study was conducted at anganwadi centers under field practice area of urban health and training centre, Sector -24, GMERS Medical College, Gandhinagar in the month of November and December 2019. Total 200 children fit to inclusion and exclusion criteria were enrolled from 3 anganwadi centre. The structured baseline questionnaire was used to include basic socio-demographic detail, detail of anthropometry measurement and regularity in attendance etc. WHO growth chart V 3.2.2 was used to calculate the Z score for the weight for height (wasting), weight for age (underweight) and height for age (stunting).Conclusions: High prevalence of Stunting and wasting in anganwadi children is alarming as may have overall developmental effect in future. Engagement of community and family members and focus on other socio demographic risk factors from childhood malnutrition is need of the ICDS program.

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Vitamin D3 status and insulin resistance in Iraqi patients with osteoarthritis disease in Baghdad governorate-Iraq

Tahir¹,

Akram²,

Al-Rubae’i³

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Anthropometric Measurements Determinant Nutritional Status of Urban Primary School Children in Selected Areas of Iran and India: A Comparative Study

Cited by 4 publications

References 10 publications

Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Impact of supplementary nutrition on the nutritional status of children below six years of age registered under ICDS in Gandhinagar

Vitamin D3 status and insulin resistance in Iraqi patients with osteoarthritis disease in Baghdad governorate-Iraq

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