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Nutritional Status and Morbidity Pattern of Girls Residing at Selected Female Halls in Tangail District, Bangladesh

Md. Masud Rana, Aysha Ferdoushi, Sarmin Akter, Fatema-Tuz- Zohora, A.N.M. Kawsar

Abstract


Health and nutritional status of the hostel girls were observed during the January 2014 to December 2014 as a cross sectional study. A total number of 350 girls at the age of 18-25 years old were taken from the university girls’ hostel for the assessment of health, nutritional and morbidity status. A semi structured questionnaire was used to collect relevant information. In this study it was observed that 35.7% girls were under-nourished (BMI ≤ 18.5). 18.0, 5.4 and 1.1% girls were suffering from chronic energy deficiency grade I, II and III respectively. Only 11.1% was found to be overweight and 0.6% of the girls were found to be obese. In the case of morbidity status it was observed that about 42.6% girls were sick in the last 15 days, 31.1% were suffered from fever, 42.9% were having cold/cough, 27.9% were suffering from dental problem, 39.4% had skin diseases, 49.1% were suffering from gastro intestinal diseases, 47.7% had allergy, 42.9% had eye problem, 10.3% were having URT problem, 6.3% had reproductive problem, 15.7% had ENT problem and 12% were having urinary tract problem. The present study calls for health education and nutrition interventions to reduce the serious health problem on priority basis.

Keywords: BMI, thinness, under-nutrition, hostel girls, morbidity pattern

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37628/ijin.v1i1-2.60

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