Physical Status, Dietary Pattern and Nutrient Intake of the Female Adolescent Garment Workers in Tirupur District
Authors
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Department of Foods and Nutrition, Vellalar College for Women, Thindal, Erode- 638012, Tamil Nadu ,IN
K. Kavitha -
Department of Foods and Nutrition, Vellalar College for Women, Thindal, Erode- 638012, Tamil Nadu ,INK. Sri Subha
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15613/fijrfn/2020/v7i1/203377Keywords:
Biochemical Profile, Dietary Practices and Impact of Nutrition Knowledge, Female Adolescents, Garment Workers, Health and Nutritional Status, Nutrient Intake.Abstract
Adolescence is the period of development that begins at puberty and ends at adulthood. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines adolescence as between 10 and 19 years. The present study is aimed to explore socio-economic status, anthropometric measurement and clinical signs of female adolescent garment workers in Tirupur district. Data was collected from 200 female adolescent garment workers using questionnaire. The data regarding socio economic status, anthropometric measurement, dietary practices, nutrient intake and biochemical profile of the selected female adolescent subjects were collected. From the results it shows that the overall health and nutritional status of all the selected adolescent female subjects are not satisfactory.
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