Anthropometric Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children and Adolescents in Henanigala Indigenous Group, Sri Lanka
By: Tharaka Ananda
Open Access
|Dec 2019Abstract
The prevalence of undernourishment, is often higher among indigenous than non-indigenous children in many countries. However, lesser is known about the nutritional status of the Indigenous (the Veddas) children and adolescents in Sri Lanka. The present study was conducted to assess the nutritional status of the Henanigala Vedda children and adolescents through anthropometric measurements. Stature and weight of a total of 169 children and adolescents (90 girls and 79 boys between 5-18 years of age) were measured and calculated the Body Mass Index (BMI). Subjects were categorized into three age groups, 5-8 years (
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/ijms.v6i2.116 | Journal eISSN: 2465-6380
Language: English
Page range: 8 - 16
Published on: Dec 30, 2019
Published by: Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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