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ArticleAdolescent health, medicine and therapeutics2021

Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nutritional Status, Knowledge and Uptake of Nutritional Services Among Adolescent Girls in Western India.

Somen Saha, Apurvakumar Pandya, Yogini Kandre, Devang Raval, Deepak Saxena

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Somen SahaDepartment of Public Health, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8043-3388
Apurvakumar PandyaParul Institute of Public Health, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0178-3978
Yogini KandreDepartment of Public Health, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Devang RavalDepartment of Public Health, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.
Deepak SaxenaDepartment of Public Health, Indian Institute of Public Health, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India.ORCID 0000-0003-0563-4259
Indian Institute of Public Health Gandhinagar · INInstitute of Public Health Bengaluru · IN

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Abstract

purposeMalnutrition status of adolescent girls remains a major public health problem in India. The present study assessed nutritional status, associated factors contributing to malnutrition and their access to health-care services in Dev Bhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat situated in western part of India. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe study was carried out using descriptive cross-sectional design. A total of 1252 adolescent girls from all four blocks of Dev Bhumi Dwarka district were interviewed by field investigators. The data were collected on socio-demographic characteristics, physical activities, diet, and anthropometry. The WHO classification for body mass index (BMI) was used to assess underweight, overweight, and obesity among adolescent girls. Chi-square analyses were performed to identify significant determinants of under-nutrition.

resultsMean age of the study population was 13.82±2.31. Of the total, around 34% of the adolescent girls were out-of-school. The prevalence of underweight (<-2SD) was 19.6%, 8.9% were overweight, and 2.6% were obese. The mean BMI was 19.77±2.42 kg/m

conclusionExisting nutritional interventions need to focus on nutrition, health and hygiene education. It also reinforces a need for implementation research to understand barriers in uptake of health and nutrition services.

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adolescent nutritionGujaratIndiamalnutrition

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