A Study on Nutritional Status of School - Going Children 10-12 Years of Chennai District

Dr. R Senthil Kumar, M Kavitha

Abstract: Nutritional status is determined from a nutritional assessment of anthropometrics, the study aims to assess the anthropometric measurement of school-going children 10-12 years in Chennai District. In the cross-sectional study,162 (82 boys and 80 girls) children were respondents from Government and private schools in Chennai District. Anthropometric measurements including WFH, WFA, and HFA were assessed by Water Low?s classification, and Gomez?s Classification the results indicate that the majority of the children were underweight, and severe wasting, & Grade II level of Malnutrition, and had No stunted was found in the present study, The nutritional inadequacies influenced by poverty, the literacy level of parents, and the lack of infrastructure. This condition needs careful consideration.

Keywords: Anthropometric, Malnutrition, Nutritional inadequacies, Wasting, Stunning