Nutritional Status Assessment of Orphanage Children in Rawalpindi

Mehwish Riaz, Naila Azam, Humaira Mehmood, Raima Asif, Nazish Khan, Fatima Ali Raza Mughal

The objective of the study was to evaluate the health and nutritional status of four registered orphanages of Rawalpindi, to find frequency of nutritional deficiencies by physical examination findings and to assess their dietary intake and contrast it with individual recommended daily allowances.

This study found that institutionalized children and adolescents are at risk of developing malnutrition due to financial constraints and ignorance of caregivers, which can lead to ill health of children. Programs are required to be undertaken for nutritional development of the orphanage children. 

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