TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2011//
TI  - Nutritional and socioeconomic status in cognitive development of Santal children of Purulia district, India
JO  - Annals of human biology
A1  - Chowdhury, Sutanu Dutta
A1  - Ghosh, Tusharkanti
SP  - 188
EP  - 193
VL  - 38
IS  - 2
N2  - BACKGROUND: Cognitive development of children depends on nutritional and socioeconomic factors. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the present study were to assess the cognitive development and to investigate the relationship of nutritional and socioeconomic status (SES) to cognitive development in 5-12 year old Santal children of Purulia district of West Bengal, India. <br><br>METHODS: The nutritional status of each child was assessed by z-score of height-for-age, weight-for-height and weight-for-age parameters. SES was measured using the updated Kuppusswami scale. Cognitive development was measured by Raven's Coloured Progressive Matrices (RCPM). <br><br>RESULTS: The growth curve of RCPM scores of Santal children remained around the 5(th) percentile values of British children. The RCPM scores of the adequately nourished children and upper-lower SES were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than the children with lower SES and nutritional status. About 42.96% and 27.69% of Santal children were found to be in the intellectually deficient and below average groups, respectively. RCPM scores of Santal children were significantly correlated with nutritional status and socioeconomic factors (p < 0.01). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The surveyed children showed poor cognitive functions. The vulnerable nutritional and socioeconomic statuses of Santal children are the major causes for their poor cognitive development. KW: ISAC<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-4460
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/03014460.2010.506887
ID  - ref1
ER  -