A study of nutritional status and personal hygiene among adolescent girls of rural Bikaner
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20173854Keywords:
Adolescent girl, Rural, Personal hygieneAbstract
Background: Adolescent girls form an important vulnerable sector of population that constitute about one tenth of Indian population.
Methods: The study was conducted at Udairamsar village at Bikaner which is the field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner.
Results: Out of 489 girls, 436 were Hindu. 73.21% girls were living in nuclear family and 60.32% girls belonged to socio-economic status IV. Out of 489 girls, 46.42% girls were anaemic and 2.04% girls were having vitamin–B deficiency.
Conclusions: Anaemia was common problem among adolescent girls in rural area. The personal hygiene was good among adolescent girls.Metrics
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