Nutritional Status and Hygiene Practices of Primary School Goers in Gateway to the North Bengal
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Md. Abdul Hakim, Department of Food Technology and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Life Science, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail, Bangladesh.
The study was conducted considering the primary school goers at gateway to the North Bengal in Bangladesh. There were 36.5% girls and 63.5% boys chosen for the study from the 9 upazilas in gateway of the North Bengal using simple random sampling method. Results revealed to have 31.75% healthy and 68.25% underweight respondents at the selected topographic site in Bangladesh. Their basic hygiene practices have noteworthy positive effects on their nutritional status. Almost 100% respondents washed their hand with soap prior to taking meals, 98.41% after taking meals and 95.24% after using toilet. About 76.1% girls and 85% boys brushed their teeth twice daily. The study also found that 91.3% girls and 90% boys were wearing sandals all the day as one of their premier hygiene practices.
Nutritional Status, Hygiene Practices, Primary School Goers, Gateway to the North Bengal
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