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Rajni Tatia (Bafna) ¹, Priti Taneja ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Women & Child Development, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar National Institute of Social Sciences, Mhow, M.P., IN

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of dynamic changes in physical growth, sexual and psychological development. These changes are influenced by genetic as well as environmental factors of which nutrition is an important factor. The growth period is mainly influenced by the nutrient availability. At this stage, adolescents require large amounts of nutrients to support their accelerated growth. Suboptimum nutrient intake will adversely affect the growth rate which will lead to poor performance in their later life.

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Priti Taneja ¹, Rajni Bafna ¹

Affiliations
1 Division of Women and Child Development, Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar National Institute of Social Science, MHOW, Madhya Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Adolescence is a period of profound and significant growth. During this period, 35 per cent of adult weight and 11-18 per cent of adult height is acquired. The growth spurt in girls occurs at approximately 11-14 years. Adolescent girls with height < 145 cm, and weight < 38 kg are at risk for delivering low birth weight babies. Adolescent mothers belonging to poor socio economic strata suffer more because chronic undernutrition retards skeletal growth and maturation. As per 1991 census 55.48 per cent of the total population of Dhar district belonged to scheduled tribes.

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