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This study investigates the prevalence of underweight among teenage adolescent girls in urban slums of Varanasi, India, finding that 49.76% of participants were underweight. Factors associated with being underweight include sociodemographic elements such as caste, parental education, family size, and dietary habits like being vegetarian and having less than three meals a day. The findings highlight the need for targeted public health interventions to address undernutrition in this vulnerable population.

Author

Pees Anggraini

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EN