INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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The present study was aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among school going children in selected school, Perinthalmanna. The objectives of the study to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among school going children in selected school and to identify the association between prevalence of malnutrition and selected demographic data. Non-experimental descriptive survey was used to select the 95 school going children at selected school, Perinthalmanna. Non-probability convenient sampling was used to select the samples. The tool used was BMI calculation index to assess the prevalence of malnutrition among school going children. The prevalence of malnutrition was assessed by using body mass index after obtaining the informed consent from participants. The findings of the study showed that Out of 95 samples, 87% of study participants were underweight whereas 1%of study participants were overweight and 12% of study participants were having normal weight.
Key words- Malnutrition, prevalence, body mass index, school going children
Keywords:
malnutrition, Prevalance, body mass index, school going children
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"A STUDY TO ASSESS PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION AMONG SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN AT SELECTED SCHOOL, PERINTHALMANNA.", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.9, Issue 1, page no.a150-a155, January-2024, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2401012.pdf
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2456-4184 | IMPACT FACTOR: 8.76 Calculated By Google Scholar| ESTD YEAR: 2016
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