Open AccessComparison of nutritional status of rural and urban school students receiving midday meals in schools of Bengaluru, India: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
C N Sai Shalini,
N S Murthy,
Shweta Shalini,
Dinesh Rajaram,
N S Shivaraj,
S P Suryanarayana
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.132309
Subject(s) - medicine , cross sectional study , rural area , environmental health , family medicine , gerontology , pathology
The objective of the study was to assess the impact of the mid day meal program by assessing the nutritional status of school students aged 5-15 years receiving midday meals in rural schools and compare them with those in urban schools in Bengaluru, India.