title: Determinants of Nutritional Status of School Children.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A cross sectional study was carried out to determine the nutritional status of school children in Army School, Pune.
  
  
  METHODS
  Anthropometric survey of 760 school children was carried out and compared against the NCHS/WHO reference standards to determine their nutritional status. Associations of nutritional status with socio-economic status, education status of parents, mothers working status and family size were determined.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of stunting was 13.81%, wasting 6.71% and under nutrition 9.87%. Mothers' educational level, wasting, socio economic status and family size were significantly associated with the nutritional status of the child.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Maternal educational status, socio-economic status and family size are important determinants of nutritional status of school children.
authors.affiliation: Officer Commanding, 136 SHO(L), 903136, C/o 56 APO.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.affiliation: Ex-Associate Professor, Armed Forces, Medical College, Pune 411040.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.affiliation: Professor & Head (Department of Community Medicine), Armed Forces, Medical College, Pune 411040.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhalwar
keywords: Maternal education; Nutritional status