Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Ao Naga Children of Nagaland, Northeast India
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Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-01-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The present study was carried out on 571 Ao Naga children including 289 boys and 282 girls aged 8 to 15 years from Mokokchung town, Nagaland.
This study tried to find out the physical growth according to the height and weight and nutritional status according to the body mass index (BMI) following the classification by Cole et al.
Our study revealed that the girls were taller than boys till 13 years and the boys became taller thereafter.
As for weight, the girls were heavier during 10 to 14 years.
The mean height and weight increased as the age advanced in both boys and girls.
The prevalence of underweight was 30.12% and the prevalence of overweight was 2.28% among the Ao Naga children, and the girls were found to have a higher prevalence of overweight and the boys had a higher prevalence of underweight.
This revealed that both underweight and overweight coexisted among the Ao Naga children from Mokokchung town, although the prevalence of overweight was not high.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Longkumer, Temsumongla. 2013. Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Ao Naga Children of Nagaland, Northeast India. Journal of Anthropology،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Longkumer, Temsumongla. Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Ao Naga Children of Nagaland, Northeast India. Journal of Anthropology No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460841
American Medical Association (AMA)
Longkumer, Temsumongla. Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Ao Naga Children of Nagaland, Northeast India. Journal of Anthropology. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460841
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
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BIM-460841