Nutritional assessment of children in selected government schools of Chengalpatu district

Completed

• Conditions: School children between 5 and 10 years

• Registration Number: CTRI/2023/03/050277
• Lead Sponsor: National /institute of Siddha

Brief Summary

This is a community based cross sectional study to assess the nutritional status of children studying in Government primary schools in Chengalpatu district. 380 children from different schools of Government primary schools in Chengalpatu district will be selected based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Height, Weight and BMI of children are recorded and assessed by standards given by Indian academy of Pediatrics. Data will be collected from the selected subjects using the Subjective Global Nutritional Assessment (SGNA) questionnaire. All collected data will be entered into computer using MS excel software by the investigator. The data will be analyzed using STATA software under the guidance of the Guide and Statistician. The level of significance will be 0.05. Nutritional status of children studying in Government Primary School will be analysed. Relation of nutritional status of Children and their Dietary intake will be obtained.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-31
• Study Start: 2023-06-03
• Study Completion: 2023-06-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 380

Inclusion Criteria

• Government School going children aged between 5-10 years.
• Children willing to participate in the study.
• Children giving consent through parents.

Exclusion Criteria

School going children on treatment for any other illness.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Nutritional status of children studying in Government Primary School will be analysed	6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Relation of nutritional status of Children and their Dietary intake will be obtained	6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Panchayat Union Middle School; 🇮🇳 Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India

Panchayat Union Primary School; 🇮🇳 Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India

Panchayat Union Middle School

🇮🇳Kancheepuram, TAMIL NADU, India

Dr P Abirami

Principal investigator

9884657317

abiramipugaz@gmail.com