• P.KARTHIKA
• A. THIRUMANIDEVI

Objective: Under nutrition in school children is one of the major problems in developing countries especially in India. The Government has introduced such programs like Mid-day-Meal program to overcome under nutrition. The present study was conducted in Government aided middle schools in rural area of Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli district. Methods: The subjects around 200 were randomly selected and the detailed information was collected regarding socioeconomic status; nutritional status includes anthropometry, clinical and dietary pattern by direct interview method and data was statistically analyzed. Results: The results revealed that most of the children belong to a low income family group; anthropometry measurements suggest that children had significantly lower mean values compared to the standard, though it revealed the school children were undernourished. Dietary pattern and consumption of iron intake was also found to be very low. Conclusion: Nutritional status has to be improved by dietary modification, iron supplementation and nutrition knowledge.

"Prevalence of Undernutrition and Poor Health Status in School going Children (7-12 Years) in Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.656-660, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBB06129.pdf

"Prevalence of Undernutrition and Poor Health Status in School going Children (7-12 Years) in Sankarankovil, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp656-660, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIRBB06129.pdf