Abstract
Good nutrition is a basic criterion for optimum health, productivity, and overall functional efficiency. The children who had malnutrition in their early years secured poor cognitive test scores in school years compared to children with optimal nutrition. The present study aimed to associate the degrees of undernutrition and intelligence among school children. This is a cross-sectional study that included 600 children aged 6 and 12 years, and assessed the anthropometry and intelligence quotient levels through appropriate scales. The results revealed that the higher percentage of stunted, underweight, and thinness were highly associated with below-average intelligence, which was more than two times greater risk compared to the percentage with the degrees of undernutrition to the above-average intelligence. The children’s age, gender, birth weight, and socioeconomic status were also strongly associated with the intelligence quotient level. This study offers new insight for formulating the policies and intervention programs in the future.
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