Evaluation of health and nutritional status of adolescent Muslim of North Dum Dum, West Bengal, India
Keywords:
Adolescent, BMI, muslim, nutritional anthropometry, stature, weight
Abstract
An anthropometric cross-sectional study of urban Bengalee Muslim boys (n=350) aged 11-17 years of North Dum Dum, West Bengal, was undertaken to study their health and nutritional status. The subjects were classified into seven age groups: 11-11.9 (n = 48), 12-12.9 (n = 53), 13-13.9 (n = 45), 14-14.9 (n = 49), 15-15.9 (n = 51), 16-16.9 (n = 58), 17-17.9 (n = 46). Physical status (estimated by height and weight) was compared with national standard (ICMR, 1989). Nutritional status (undernutrition) was determined following (WHO, 1995) the age and sex specific BMI cut-offs (less than fifth percentile values) based on the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I). Analyses of the results demonstrated that Bengalee Muslim boys were slightly taller than the national standard at each age and heavier at late adolescence. The overall rate of undernutrition was 53.14%. The rates of undernutrition varied between 41.67% among 11 year olds to 65.31% at age 14 years. There was a gradual increasing trend of undernutrition from 11 to 14 years. Thereafter, there was a slight declining trend in the rates of undernutrition at ages 15 (58.82%), 16 (53.45%) and 17 (52.17%) years. In general, this study provided facts that the urban adolescent Muslims boys had alarming rates of undernutrition. These rates of undernutrition were, in general, agree with the earlier Indian studies but higher than those found among adolescents in several developing countries.
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Sarkar, S. (2016). Livelihood Strategies of Street children using the urban space: A case study at Sealdah station area, Kolkata. Int.J.Exp.Res.Rev. 7: 44-52.
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Venkaiah, K., Damayanti, K., Nayak, M. U. and Vijayaraghavan, K. (2002). Diet and nutritional status of rural adolescents in India. Eu. J. Clin. Nutr. 56: 1119-1125.
Woodruff, B. A., Slutsker, L. and Cook, S. T. (1998). Prevalence of anemia and low body mass index in adolescents 10-19 y age in Kakuma camp, Kenya. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,G. A.
Woodruff, B. A., Duffield, A., Blanck, H., Larson, M. K., Pahari, S. and Bhatia, R. (1999). Prevalence of low body mass index and specific micronutrient deficiencies in adolescents 10-19 y of age in Bhutanese refugee camps, Nepal, October 1999. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta.
Woodruff, B. A. and Duffield, A. (2002). Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status in adolescent populations in humanitarian emergencies. Eu. J. Clin. Nutr. 56: 1108-1118.
World Health Organization (WHO). (1957). Measuring levels of health. Technical Report Series No. 137, World Health Organization, Geneva.
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World Health Organization (WHO). (1995). Physical Status: The Use and Interpretation of Anthropometry. Technical Report Series No. 854. World Health Organization, Geneva.
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2017-06-30
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Bhadra, M., Baul, S., Mahapatra, B., & Mukhopadhyay, A. (2017). Evaluation of health and nutritional status of adolescent Muslim of North Dum Dum, West Bengal, India. International Journal of Experimental Research and Review, 11, 66-72. Retrieved from https://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/IJERR/article/view/1289
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