Health status of carpet weaving children.
A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the health status of children engaged in carpet weaving factories of Jaipur City. Two hundred and ninety school going boys of similar socio-economic status served as controls. A higher prevalence of signs of nutritional deficiencies was observed in carpet weaving children. Analysis of the presenting complaints and the illness suffered in the past six months also revealed a significantly higher morbidity in these children. A statistically significant difference was also observed in anthropometric measurements of the two groups.
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Department of Pediatrics, Sir Padampat Mother and Child Health Institute, S.M.S. Medical College, Jaipur.
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Pathak
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Sitaraman
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002669:Child Welfare; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*