NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME PARENTS IN URBAN AREA OF SIALKOT

Authors

  • Muhammad Javed Asghar Paediatrician, Head of Paediatrics Department, Zohra Memorial Hospital, Sialkot Author
  • Qamar Sohail John Head of Paediatric Department, Memorial Christian Hospital, Sialkot Author
  • Shahzaib Nawaz Medical Officer, Family Care medical Center, Khadim Ali Road, Sialkot Author
  • Muhammad Nawaz Ch Paediatrician, Family Care medical Center, Khadim Ali Road, Sialkot Author
  • Qasim Bilal MBBS Student, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Author
  • Kanwal Abbas MBBS Student, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Author
  • Muhammad Aqib MBBS Student, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Author
  • Huzaifa Khalid MBBS Student, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Author
  • Shahmeer Abbas MBBS Student, Sialkot Medical College, Sialkot Author
  • Umar Imran Bashir House Officer, Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.v2i6.32

Keywords:

nutritional, Sialkot, population

Abstract

The present study is to evaluate the nutritional status of public primary 
school children of low income parents in urban areas of Sialkot.
Methods: 
It is Descriptive population based study, conducted among primary 
school boys at Quaid e Azam Public Higher Secondary School, Doburji,
Sialkot. Sample size comprised of 100 boys. Duration of study is 1 
month. Research tool for data collection is Nutritional Assessment 
Performa, weighing machine, height measuring scale and measuring 
tape for head circumference measurement. 
Result:
The study is conducted among 100 primary school boys in which 57 
were under weight, (57%) and 20 were stunted, (20%) the remaining 
were normal.
Conclusion:
Low socioeconomic status, low literacy rate and large family size seem 
to be associated with poor health status of primary school children. A 
lot more efforts are required on economic, political, educational and 
media fronts to improve the nutritional status of the future generations
of Pakistan.

Published

01.01.2024

How to Cite

NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF PUBLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN OF LOW-INCOME PARENTS IN URBAN AREA OF SIALKOT. (2024). Sial Journal of Medical Sciences , 2(2), 18-21. https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.v2i6.32

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