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ASSESSMENT OF BODY MASS INDEXOF CHILDREN IN TRIBAL DOMINATED AREA OF BARKAGAON, HAZARIBAG, JHARKHAND, INDIA Rajendra Kumar, K.K.Gupta, Bipinkumar* and D.N. Sadhu P.G. Department of Zoology & P. G. Department of Geology* VinobaBhave University, Hazaribag - 825319 Jharkhand, India. Email: rajendra.hzb2@gmail.com , kishore_gupta30@yahoo.comand dr.d.n.sadhu@gmail.com
successful implementation of right to food security
Abstract The present study was carried out to determine
act of India.
Body Mass Index(BMI) of 202children (06-14 years age)of Primary School, Gandhoniya and Upgraded Middle School, Potanga, Barkagaon (230
Key words: BMI; School children; Malnutrition; Potable water; Barkagaon
52′5′′N latitude and 850 14′ 15′′ E longitude), Hazaribag,
Jharkhand,
India.The
study
was
conducted between August 2013 to July2015. Ascientific
questionnaire
was
developed
to
correlate the data containing food habits, access to potable
water,
life
style,
medical
history
andeducational level of parents and children of the study area with the BMI. Theresultshowed that most of the children were under weight (<18.5kg, WHO, 2004)due tomalnutrition.Therefore, it is suggested to plan door to door visit forextensive surveyof the area in light of the above factors to draw a meaningful conclusion and necessary steps to be taken for mitigating the problemthrough
Introduction: Nutrition is of fundamental importance to life and plays an important role in the growth and all round development, which is also an important indicator of the state of health (Dar and Rather, 2014). Children are in a continuous phase of growth and development requiring proper supply of nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins and also potable water to keep pace with theincreased metabolic demand of the body. If nutritional inadequacy is continued for a long period of time it causes low weight, small height and low I.Q. (Bhavsaret al., 2012; Kumar and Sadhu, 2015). India is the largest democratic
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