Open AccessPrevalence of Malnutrition and Relationship with Scholastic Performance among Primary and Secondary School Children in Two Select Private Schools in Bangalore Rural District (India)
Author(s) -
M R Rashmi,
B M Shweta,
Farah Naaz Fathima,
Twinkle Agrawal,
M Shah,
Raquel L. Sequeira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0218.153871
Subject(s) - malnutrition , pallor , medicine , nigerians , demography , anthropometry , weight for age , test (biology) , pediatrics , paleontology , pathology , sociology , political science , law , biology
Malnutrition is a serious problem among children in developing countries. In India; a school meal program is in place to combat malnutrition, but only in government schools. This study is an attempt to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in primary and secondary school children in private schools and to also assess the relationship between malnutrition and academic performance.