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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology 11(2):p 147-154, July - Dec 2025. | DOI: /10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.11225.7
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Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Variations among Railway Colony Children in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal: A Cross-Sectional Study
Sarnali Sarkar, Ashish Mukhopadhyay, Farhin Khanam, Mithu Bhadra
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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology 11(2):p 147-154, July - Dec 2025. | DOI: /10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.11225.7
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Sarkar S, Khanam F, Bhadra M, et al. Nutritional status and anthropometric variations among railway colony children in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal: a cross-sectional study. Ind J Res Anthropol. 2025;11(2):147-54.Timeline
Received : June 02, 2025
Accepted : July 21, 2025
Published : December 30, 2025
Abstract
Nutrition plays a crucial role in a child’s growth that has long-term effect in their health. In India malnutrition in children remain a significant public health concern. The children especially who belongs to economically weaker section suffers in this problem. The study aims to investigate how anthropometric measures and nutritional status varies with age among the children of railway colony. A total of 509 children aged 4-10 years were selected from railway colony of North 24 parganas. Result shows that with the increasing of age the nutritional status decline. Based on one-way ANOVA all anthropometric measures and nutritional indicators varied significantly with age ( P<0.001). In the present study it is found that the older age is in nutritionally vulnerable condition than Younger age.
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Sarkar S, Khanam F, Bhadra M, et al. Nutritional status and anthropometric variations among railway colony children in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal: a cross-sectional study. Ind J Res Anthropol. 2025;11(2):147-54.
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DOI: /10.21088/ijra.2454.9118.11225.7
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| Received | June 02, 2025 |
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