Nutritional status, psychological status and quality of life of adolescents in selected childcare institutions in the Galle district of Sri Lanka

The majority of the subjects in this sample were females. Poor protection in society was the most common reason for entering childcare institutions. The nutritional status of the majority of the subjects was satisfactory whereas the majority of them were not getting recommended servings of cereals/starchy food and pulses. Depression was prevalent in the majority of the subjects, and half of them experienced anxiety. The prevalence of stress was low in this sample. The overall QoL of the adolescents was satisfactory. Three domains of QoL were significantly associated with stress (p < 0.005), and parental status and psychological status were significantly associated (p < 0. 05).