+1 (629)348-3199Nutritional Assessment of School-Going Children in district Doda of Jammu & Kashmir, India
4th International Conference on Healthcare and Health Management
March 08, 2022 | Webinar
Om Raj Katoch
Government Degree College Batote, University of Jammu, India
Scientific Tracks Abstracts : Biol Med Case Rep
Abstract:
Malnutrition continues to be the principal cause of ill-health and pre-mature mortality and morbidity among children in developing world. The present study is an attempt to assess the overall prevalence of under nutrition using composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among school- going children of district Doda in Jammu & Kashmir. Three educational zones - Assar, Bhagwah & Doda - in the district were chosen purposively for collecting the data. A total of 360 school-going children (184 boys and 176 girls) aged 6-14 years were measured. The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) based on three commonly used under nutrition indicators height for age (HAZ), body mass index for age (BMIAZ) and weight for age (WAZ) was used to evaluate the nutritional status of the children following WHO-2007 reference standard. Results indicated that the overall CIAF for zone Bhagwah, Assar and Doda were reported as 67.5 percent 48.33 percent, and 33.33 percent respectively. Zone Bhagwah is at higher risk in terms of undernourishment as compared to zone Assar and Doda.
Biography:
Om Raj Katoch is an Assistant Professor working at Higher Education Department, Government of Jammu & Kashmir and posted in Government Degree College Batote, J&K, India. He has worked on Child Nutrition to get his Ph.D. degree in Economics from University of Jammu in India. Dr. Katoch has 15 years of teaching experience at graduate level. He has published 14 research papers in reputed international journals. He has also authored two text books for the students at post-graduate and undergraduate levels. He had served in Govt. College for Women Gandhi Nagar, Jammu, Govt. Degree College (boys) Kathua, Govt. Degree College Ramban and presently posted in Govt. Degree College Batote, J&K.
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