Anurag Srivastava|Syed Esam Mahmood|Prateek Srivastava|Ved Prakash Shrotriya|Bhushan Kumar
Nutritional status of school-age children - A scenario of urban slums in India
Institute of Medical Sciences|M.J.P. Rohilkhand University|Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences|Institute of Medical Sciences
one greatest problems india undernutrition among children country still struggling problem malnutrition condition resulting faulty nutrition weakens immune system causes significant growth cognitive delay growth assessment measurement best defines health nutritional status children also providing indirect measurement wellbeing entire population crosssectional study explored nutritional status schoolage slum children analyze factors associated malnutrition help predesigned pretested questionnaire anthropometric measurements clinical examination december 2010 april 2011 urban slums bareilly uttarpradesh india mean height weight boys girls study group lower cdc 2000 centers disease control prevention standards age groups regarding nutritional status prevalence stunting underweight highest age group 11 yrs 13 yrs whereas prevalence wasting highest age group 5 yrs 7 yrs except refractive errors illnesses common among girls gender difference statistically significant anemia rickets risk malnutrition significantly higher among children living joint families children whose mothers education less equal 6th standard children working mothers schoolage slum children study poor nutritional status interventions skillsbased nutrition education fortification food items effective infection control training public healthcare workers delivery integrated programs recommended