Health Consciousness of School Going Adolescents*

Authors

  • Anu George

Keywords:

Adolescents, Body Mass Index, Health consciousness, Puberty

Abstract

The study was conducted among the school going adolescents in Kerala to assess their socio-personal profile, food consumption pattern and to understand their health consciousness and health status through health indicators like Body Mass Index (BMI). The study revealed that 15.6 per cent of the respondents had symptoms suggestive of some nutritional problems. Regarding BMI, above two-third of the students were included in the underweight category, 1.7 per cent were having overweight and a small percentage were even obese.

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Published

2023-05-31

How to Cite

George, A. (2023). Health Consciousness of School Going Adolescents*. International Journal of Rural Development, Environment and Health Research, 7(3). https://journal-repository.com/index.php/ijreh/article/view/6357