to identify the nutritional status among young adolescent tribal girls

Not yet recruiting

Conditions: Checking for malnutrition

Registration Number: CTRI/2020/03/024339

Lead Sponsor: student feed grant from MAHEManipal

Brief Summary: This study is an observational,mixed method,multi- centre study to identify the the malnutrition among adolescent tribal girls between the age group 13-17 years of namkum block in Jharkhand state in India. Duration of this study will be 1 year.Data collection will be conducted between April 2020 to may 2020.Estimated sample size will be 650 .Primary outcome of this study is to identify the level of malnutrition among adolescent tribal girls and secondary outcome will be to improve the quality of life.

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Not Yet Recruiting

Sex: Female

Target Recruitment: 650

Inclusion Criteria

1.All un married non-pregnant and non-lactating young adolescent tribal girls 2.Adolescent girls who are ready to participate 3.Girls aged between the age group 13-17 years 4.Adolescents who reside at Namkum block.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Adolescent who are malnourished due some other life threatening condition 2.Adolescent who are already diagnosed with malnutrition 3.Adolescent who are taking medication for malnutrition.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Early identification of malnutrition among adolescent tribal girls	2 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improving the quality of life	5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (1): all the schools of namkum block.jharkhand
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Ranchi, JHARKHAND, India
all the schools of namkum block.jharkhand
🇮🇳Ranchi, JHARKHAND, India
Litna George
Principal investigator
8521795430
litna.george@gmail.com