A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun
Background: Proper nutrition is vital for health and development. A lack of proper nutrition can lead to malnutrition, which is serious public health issue that can have lifelong consequences. Disabled children may have feeding difficulties, which can impact their nutrient intake. This study aims to...
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| author | Akash Krishali Shaili Vyas Abhay Srivastava Neha Sharma |
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Proper nutrition is vital for health and development. A lack of proper nutrition can lead to malnutrition, which is serious public health issue that can have lifelong consequences. Disabled children may have feeding difficulties, which can impact their nutrient intake. This study aims to assess the nutritional status of adolescents with disabilities using anthropometric measurements.
Methodology:
This research employed a school-based cross-sectional descriptive study design and focused on adolescents with disabilities attending special schools in Dehradun district. Nutritional status was evaluated through anthropometric measurements, including height, weight, and skinfold thickness.
Results:
A total of 142 study participants were included, with a mean age of 14.32 (±0.20) years. Notably, 93% of the study subjects had disabilities since birth, indicating congenital malformation. The majority of the participants, accounting for 52.1%, were classified as having a normal BMI, while 18.3% were categorized as overweight or obese.
Conclusion:
We found that the mental disability (38%) was the most common disability among adolescents. A relatively higher prevalence of underweight was seen in adolescent with hearing disability (47.8%). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cdd4653cb7df4bf7914decad4cabcc4f2025-08-20T03:31:35ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632278-71352025-06-011462153215710.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1450_24A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District DehradunAkash KrishaliShaili VyasAbhay SrivastavaNeha SharmaBackground: Proper nutrition is vital for health and development. A lack of proper nutrition can lead to malnutrition, which is serious public health issue that can have lifelong consequences. Disabled children may have feeding difficulties, which can impact their nutrient intake. This study aims to assess the nutritional status of adolescents with disabilities using anthropometric measurements. Methodology: This research employed a school-based cross-sectional descriptive study design and focused on adolescents with disabilities attending special schools in Dehradun district. Nutritional status was evaluated through anthropometric measurements, including height, weight, and skinfold thickness. Results: A total of 142 study participants were included, with a mean age of 14.32 (±0.20) years. Notably, 93% of the study subjects had disabilities since birth, indicating congenital malformation. The majority of the participants, accounting for 52.1%, were classified as having a normal BMI, while 18.3% were categorized as overweight or obese. Conclusion: We found that the mental disability (38%) was the most common disability among adolescents. A relatively higher prevalence of underweight was seen in adolescent with hearing disability (47.8%).https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1450_24adolescentdifferently ableddisabilitynutrition statusspecial school |
| spellingShingle | Akash Krishali Shaili Vyas Abhay Srivastava Neha Sharma A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care adolescent differently abled disability nutrition status special school |
| title | A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun |
| title_full | A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun |
| title_fullStr | A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun |
| title_full_unstemmed | A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun |
| title_short | A cross-sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in District Dehradun |
| title_sort | cross sectional study to assess nutritional status among adolescents with disabilities in district dehradun |
| topic | adolescent differently abled disability nutrition status special school |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1450_24 |
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