Abstract :
Introduction: Globally, there were 821 million undernourished people in 2017 (11% of the total population). Under nutrition is more common in developing countries. In India, even today, after six decades of independence and despite various initiatives, the condition of undernourished children remains a cause of concern in the country. Magnitude of the problem become clearer by our research on assessment of nutritional status of children aged 5-14 years in rural areas of Kanpur.
Materials and Methods: This is a cross sectional study conducted among 410 randomly selected children of age 5 to 14 years in the rural field areas of Rama medical College & Research Centre. Sample size 410 was calculated by using statistical formula n ? 4p q2/L. Data was collected and analyzed by using appropriate statistical software and tools.
Results: The education of the parents of study subjects and their nutritional status was found to be statistically significant (X2=15.66 P=0.001).The association between socioeconomic class of children and their nutritional status was found to be statistically significant (X2=10.284 p=0.016). Under weight children were found more in Joint Family 35%. Overall prevalence of underweight, stunting and thinness (BMI
Keyword :
Undernourished, Children of age 5-14 years, Underweight, Stunting, Thinness.