Determinants of malnutrition among adolescent females of age 15–19 years in an urban slum of Raipur city

Determinants of malnutrition among adolescent females of age 15–19 years in an urban slum of Raipur city

Context: Adolescent girls suffer the brunt of malnutrition due to increased nutritional needs to facilitate rapid growth spurt including menstruation and increased physical activity. This vulnerable group has low social power and is subjected to peer and social pressures related to body image and we...

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Main Authors: Sakthi Das, Arvind Kumar Shukla, Abhiruchi Galhotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2024-11-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
adolescents
dietary assessment
malnutrition
nutritional status assessment
late adolescent girls
over nourishment
stunting
undernourishment
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1026_24
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