Author : Obaidullah nasih, naveen. h. simon and abhishek. s. lachyan
Keyword : Nutritional status, urban, rural, school children, developing countries.
Subject : Community medicine
Article Type : Review article
DOI : 10.24327/ijrsr.2021.1204.5911
Article File : Full Text PDF
Abstract : Background: The health and nutritional status of schoolchildren are indicators of a country's commitment in the development of its future workforce. Malnutrition affects a child's physical and cognitive development, as well as their disease susceptibility, and has an indirect negative influence on the country's economic growth. Methodology: A search was conducted through PubMed, Medline, Google school for articles that met the inclusion criteria. PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Metaanalysis) guided the reporting of items. Result: A high prevalence of poor nutrition status/malnutrition (70%& 65% undernutrition) was reported more in rural school children compared to the urban. Over nutrition (overweight& obesity) was more prevalent in Urban school children. Risk factors associated with nutritional status were low socio-economic status, parents’ illiteracy, level of education and employment status Conclusion: In contrast to their urban counterparts, our findings indicate that rural children are nutritionally deficient. This distinction highlights the importance of taking a unique approach to preventing malnutrition in both regions.
Article by : Dr.Abhishek Lachyan
Article add date : 2021-05-06
How to cite : Obaidullah nasih, naveen. h. simon and abhishek. s. lachyan. (2021-May-06). A comparative study of nutritional status of urban and rural schoolchildren in selected developing countries: systematic review. retrieved from https://openacessjournal.com/abstract/714