Anthropometrically determinant of undernutrition among selected adolescent girls

Present investigation was carried out on correlation between dietary habit and anaemia among 600 adolescent girls of 16-18years from Parbhani district, Maharashtra. Information regarding socio economic background of selected adolescent girls was collected by personal interview method with a pre-planned questionnaire. The anthropometric status of selected adolescent girls was determined by recording height (cm), weight (kg) and BMI was calculated using value of height and weight. On the basis of BMI, adolescent girls were categorized into different grades of under nutrition. Food intake was assessed by using 24 hours recall method for three consecutive days. Quantity of food stuff consumed by each subject was calculated by weightment method. By using food composition table of ICMR nutrient intake was calculated. The finding of study showed that Almost 40 percent of each adolescent girls from 16 and 17 years were residing at hostel and 54.00 percent and 40.67 percent of 16 and 17 years were residing in home whereas around 20 percent and 5.3 percent girls of 18 years were residing at hostel and home. Urban girls were better in their anthropometric measurements than rural adolescent girls. Height of urban and rural area irrespective of age in comparison of NCHS standard revealed a deficit of 4.73 to 6.94 per cent. The deficit in weight recorded by urban girls was 18 per cent whereas rural girls recorded 20 per cent. When observed age wise high percent of normal girls from 16 years on the contrary majority of 18 years adolescent girls categorized under the grade of mild, moderate and overweight, while 17 years girls were suffering with severe under nutrition. The food intake among urban girls recorded more consumption for cereals, roots and tubers, other vegetables. Whereas among rural girls consumption of nuts and oilseeds, milk and milk products was found to be more. However consumption of pulses, green leafy vegetable, sugar and jaggery was found to almost same in both groups of girls. In case of nutrient intake among urban and rural adolescent girls it was noted that the urban girls recorded more intake for energy, protein, iron, thiamin, folic acid, vitamin C, zinc. However consumption of fat, calcium, β- carotene, riboflavin and niacin was found to be more among rural adolescent.