Assessment of anthropometric measurement among tribal adolescent girls

The study "Assessment of Anthropometric Measurement among Tribal Adolescent Girls" was conducted in the operational villages of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Women in Agriculture (WIA) at Mharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) in Udaipur, Rajasthan. A total of 150 tribal adolescent girls between the ages of 10-19 were studied (30 from each village). In terms of personal data, the findings revealed that around half (50%) of the study's participant population was between the ages of 13 to 15. Eighty-seven per cent of them belonged to the Gameti tribe, with 64% belonging to joint families. The annual family income of the majority of the population (81%), was determined to be less than one lakh rupees. Ninety-six per cent of the study population was vegetarian and around half (50%) of the household heads worked as labourers. According to data based on anthropometric measures, respondents' height was found to be slightly low and their weight was found to be very low when compared to the reference range provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 2020. 90.66 per cent of the girls had BMIs that were within the low BMI (underweight) range, 54 per cent were severely thin and only 9.3 per cent had BMIs that fell within the normal range. Weight-for-Height (WHR) ratios were normal (45.3%) and increased compared to the reference range (54.6%) in respondents. Respondents had Weight-for-Height (WHR) ratios that were normal (45.3%) and in increased category compared to the reference range (54.6%). The results indicate that all of the three age groups received inadequate amounts of nutrients and that their intakes were below the dietary recommendations. Because respondents were primarily vegetarians and did not consume enough fruits, vegetables, milk, or dairy products in their daily diets.