01427nam a22001937a 4500001001300000003000400013005001700017008004100034100002300075245013200098520074800230580005400978650002201032650002301054650001001077942000701087999001501094952012401109D0001J000306DOH20210324114130.0210324b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d1 aAlesna, Danilo T. 00aNutritional status of Grade IV public school children of Zapatera Elementary School, Cebu City : ba survey /cDanilo T. Alesna3 aA survey was conducted on the nutritional status of 504 Grade IV school children of Zapatera Public Elementary School. Using the weight-for-height standard of the Waterlow classification it was noted that a total of 71 (14.09%) subjects were undernourished. Of these, 70(13.9%) subjects were mildly underweight and one (0.19%) was moderately underweight. There were 234 (46.4%) students with height-for-age deficits. Of these, 203 (40.3%) were mildly stunted, 30(5.9%) was severely stunted. Among the 276 females, 132 (47.8%) were stunted and 43 (15.6%) were wasted. And of the 228 males, 102 (44.7%) and 28 (12.2%) were stunted and wasted, respectively. The results emphasize the prevalence of undernutrition among our public school children.  aCebu Doctors' Proceedings, 1992 8 (2) pages 11-13 2aNutrition Surveys 2aNutritional Status 2aChild  cJA  c3757d3757  00102nlm4070aDOHCLbDOHCLcElectronicResd2021-03-24l0oJ000306pD0001J000306r2021-03-24 00:00:00w2021-03-24yJA