To Assess Nutritional Status of Adolescents (10-12 Years) From Non Government Funded Schools (Private) of An Urban Indian City & Kap of Parents/ Teachers Regarding Healthy Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors for Adolescents.
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2013-07
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To assess nutritional status of adolescents (10-12 years) from non government funded schools (private)
of Gujarat, India. Teachers & parents of adolescent children were assessed regarding their knowledge, attitude and
practices of healthy dietary & lifestyle behaviours. School canteen services were also critically evaluated. Parent’s
willingness, to start a nutrition program in the school was also assessed. A cross sectional study was conducted on
adolescents (10-12 years) from two selected private schools. Anthropometric, biophysical and hemoglobin estimations
were done on all children. Lipid and glucose profile was conducted only on over weight (including obese) children.
Results reveal that canteen offered unhealthy food. Teachers and parents had insufficient knowledge about healthy
behaviors. Most (53.5%) of the parents agreed to the changes proposed for canteen menus. About 3/4th of the subjects
were malnourished (78.9%), with more (53.7%) being under weight than over weight and obese (25.2%). Similarly,
more than half (55.1%) of the subjects were anemic. Central obesity as indicated by WHtR & WC was 21.6% and 9.0%
respectively. The burden of sub optimal blood pressure was very high (26.3%) among adolescents (Pre hypertension
13.7% and hypertension 12.6%). Hence, malnutrition along with anemia and high blood pressure were significant
problems in private schools. Schools being the best setting to approach adolescents and parents, multi disciplinary
programs should be part of school policies to prevent and manage triple burden of malnutrition and its adverse
consequences among the adolescents from private schools.
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school health policies, adolescents, triple burden of malnutrition, non government funded schools
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Surabhi Somila, Mehan Meenakshi Bakshi, Nair Sirimavo. To Assess Nutritional Status of Adolescents (10-12 Years) From Non Government Funded Schools (Private) of An Urban Indian City & Kap of Parents/ Teachers Regarding Healthy Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors for Adolescents. International Journal of Applied Biology and Pharmaceutical Technology. 2013 Jul-Sept; 4(3): 124-132.