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Online Published: 20 Nov 2017
 


Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut

Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano.


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Abstract
Malnutrition is one of the largest public health problems in developing countries. India contributes 1/3rd of total malnourished children in the world, with prevalence as high as 29.4%. Chronic malnutrition experi-enced during early life inhibits growth, retards mental development; reduce motivation and energy level, causing reduction in educational attainments. The purpose of this study was to assess the association of malnutrition with scholastic performance among 8–12 year children in 2 selected private schools in Meerut. This cross sectional study was done among 8–12 year school going children, with sample size of 384, taking the prevalence as 50%, precision as 10%. The private schools were selected randomly from the list of urban schools in Meerut. Malnutrition was assessed using anthropometric measurements and records from school were used to analyze scholastic performance. A total of 483 children across 2 private schools were evaluated wherein 29% of children were found to be malnourished. A significant association between malnutrition and scholastic performance was observed. In conclusion, nutrition have significant impact on the scholastic performance, with all programs running in government schools there is a need for a program in private schools as well.

Key words: 8-12 year school children, Malnutrition, Private schools, Scholastic performance, Urban Meerut


 
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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. J Med Allied Sci. 2018; 8(1): 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017

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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. J Med Allied Sci. 2018; 8(1): 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. J Med Allied Sci. (2018), [cited September 12, 2024]; 8(1): 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano (2018) Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. J Med Allied Sci, 8 (1), 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. 2018. Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 8 (1), 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. "Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 8 (2018), 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano. "Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut." Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences 8.1 (2018), 3-6. Print. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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Abhishek Agarwal, Seema Jain, Sunil Kumar Garg, Harivansh Chopra, Tanveer Bano (2018) Prevalence of malnutrition and its impact on scholastic performance among 8–12 year children from 2 private schools of urban Meerut. Journal of Medical and Allied Sciences, 8 (1), 3-6. doi:10.5455/jmas.270017


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