Nutritional status of tribal (garasia) school children of Sirohi District, Rajasthan.
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2009-05
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We conducted this cross-sectional study in the schools of Sirohi district having predominately tribal (Garasia) children. Prevalence of stunting was 44% and 46.9% among boys 1255 and 762 girls aged 5-16, respectively using NCHS reference. Prevalence of thinness was higher among boys (69.7%) than girls (59.3%).
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Garasia, India, Malnutrition, Prevalence, Tribe
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Mandot Sanjay, Mandot Deepika, Sonesh Jityendra Kumar. Nutritional status of tribal (garasia) school children of Sirohi District, Rajasthan. Indian Pediatrics. 2009 May; 46(5): 437-438.