Abstract
The Ceylon Journal of Medical Science (CJMS) since its re-launch in 2016 is the official journal of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo. The focus of the CJMS is to provide a platform to those involved in diverse fields of medical science to publish high quality research. This will facilitate promotion of evidence based medicine and thereby improve health care. This platform is open to doctors, researchers, scientists in medical sciences and medical education and students in both medical and allied health sciences. The CJMS is an open access, peer-reviewed journal.
Highlights
Polonnaruwa district is situated in North-Central Sri Lanka
The anthropometric status o f children of both settle ments indicates the comparatively poor past and present nutritional status o f the inhabitants com pared to the reference population
In the new settle ment, malnutrition amongst primary school children is more marked as compared to children o f the old settlement
Summary
Polonnaruwa district is situated in North-Central Sri Lanka. The estimated mid-year population of the district in 1997 was 3 6 7 , 0 0 0 comprising mainly rural areas except for two small townships. The estimated number o f primary school children in the new and old settlements were 5000 and 10,300, respectively. The heights o f both male and female children of the new settlement were less than those of children o f the old settle ment.
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