Nutritional status of tribal (Garasia) school children of Sirohi district, Rajasthan.
We conducted this cross-sectional study in the schools of Sirohi district having predominately tribal (Garasia) children. Prevalence of stunting was 44% and 46.9% among boys 1255 and 762 girls aged 5-16, respectively using NCHS reference. Prevalence of thinness was higher among boys (69.7%) than girls (59.3%).
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Sanjay
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Mandot
Deepika
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Sonesh
Jityendra Kumar
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D000293:Adolescent; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002648:Child; D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012574:Schools; D013334:Students