World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

COMPARATIVE STUDY THE ANTHROPOMETRIC STATUS BETWEEN SANTAL AND GENERAL PRE-SCHOOL (1-5 YEARS) GIRLS

Subhashis Sasmal and Sankar Kumar Dey*

ABSTRACT

Developing country like India accounts for about 40% undernourished children in the world. It is well documented that chronic undernutrition is associated with slower cognitive development and serious health impairment later in life which reduces the quality of life in children. So the present study suggests the anthropometric status like height, weight, head circumference, chest circumference and mid upper arm circumference between Santal and General Pre-school (1-5 years) girls. The sample for present cross sectional study, the santal and general girls having age range between 1-5 years was selected randomly from different villages of Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur and Bankura districts of West Bengal, India. Results showed that mean height and weight gradually increased with increasing age of both Santal girls and general girls and there is a highly statistical significant difference has been observed in all anthropometric parameters in all studied age group of children. Height in age group one year, height and head circumference in age group four year, there is no statistical differences have been occurred. It may be concluded that santal pre-school children have poor nutritional status compare with general pre-school children. So need to appropriate steps to improve the nutritional status of santal children.

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