INFLUENCE OF NUTRITION AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS ON SCHOOL PERFORMANCE OF ABORIGINAL CHILDREN

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Abstract
A group of Australian Aboriginal school children living on an isolated settlement was investigated to find the relationships between nutrition, personal hygiene, hearing, the Goodenough‐Harris Draw‐a‐Man Test, and school performance. The scores on the Draw‐a‐Man Test were close to normal levels, anthropometric tests of nutrition showed evidence suggesting undernutrition, and personal hygiene was poor. The results of the Draw‐a‐Man Test did not relate to any other variable, but the school performance was related to anthropometric status, personal hygiene, and absences from school.