Year: 2014 | Month: June | Volume 3 | Issue 1
Prevalence of Nutritional Deficiency Disorders among Rural School-Age Children in Jawan Block of Aligarh District
Abstract:
Children in the age group of 5-15 years are often considered as school age. It is recorded that in India, one fifth population consists of children between 5-14 years, which includes the primary and secondary school-age (1). Adequate micronutrient status is critical for good health and development during childhood. Access to high quality data on nutrition and health indicators in this age group would aid in prioritizing and setting up deliberate, evidence based nutrition intervention programs, targeting the nutritional problems that are of real concern (7). Objectives: 1. to examine the prevalence of clinical signs of nutritional deficiency disorders among school-age children. 2. to find out the difference in prevalence of deficiency disorders among boys and girls.
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