Assessment of Nutritional Status of School going Children Aged 06 – 14 Years in Sialkot, Pakistan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.60127/sjms.4.14.2025.84Keywords:
School-going children, Nutritional, Status, Anthropometric mea-surements, BMI, MUAC, Academic performanceAbstract
Objective: To assess the nutritional status of school going children (6-14) in Sialkot, Pakistan.
Methodology: Cross sectional study was conducted on May 26, 2025 with a sample size of 104 students of both genders to assess anthropometric measurements e.g. weight, height, mid-arm circumference and calculating BMI on the basis of the variables.
Result: Atotal of 104 students were included in this study. Out of these students, 79 were male and25 were females. According to BMI we concluded that 76.9% of children were underweight while 3.8% were overweight however only 1% were obese.
Conclusion: Majority of school going children are suffering from malnutrition of different grades in Sialkot, Pakistan.
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