A study of prevalence and factor associated with protein energy malnutrition in less than six year children at tertiary health centre
Journal Title: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RECENT TRENDS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - Year 2017, Vol 24, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Under-nutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children throughout the world, more so in developing nations. Aims and Objectives: To Study Prevalence and Factor Associated with Protein Energy Malnutrion in Less than Six year Children at Tertiary health Centre. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out in the Pediatric department of a tertiary health care Centre during one year period from June 2014 to July 2015. All the Pediatric Patients were screened for nutritional status by WHO’s criteria to classify under six children into underweight The statistical analysis done by Chi-Square test. Result: Proportion of undernutrition was maximum in13-24 i.e. 70.21% month’s age followed by 25-36 i.e. 68.25; 37-48-69.00%; 49-60-55.26%; and minimum in 61-72-42.11%. Chi-square test was applied to test the difference in age groups of under six children and nutritional status which was highly significant (p<0.0001) proportion of girls suffered from under nutrition was more i.e. 61.87% than boys i.e. 56.96%. No significant difference was observed between boys and girls so far as under nutrition is concerned (p>0.05). Majority of the Factors associated with Underweight in Children were i.e. 59.85% of Lower Socio Economic Status, 55.19% were having In-adequate Immunization; 51.97% were having Frequent diarrheal infections in past one year; 49.46% were having Frequent ARI infections in past one year; 48.38% were having Delayed Colostrum Feeding; 45.87% were have Not –Exclusive Breast feeding ;44.80% were having Late Weaning; 44.08% were having Pre Lacteal feeding; 43.72% were having Inadequate Consumptions of IFA Tablets during ANC by mothers; 42.65% were having Low birth weight; 41.21% were delivered at Home. Conclusion: Overall prevalence found in our study was 58.61% and the risk factors most commonly associated with Underweight children were Lower Socio Economic Status; In-adequate Immunization; Frequent diarrheal infections in past one year; Frequent ARI infections in past one year; Not –Exclusive Breast feeding; Late Weaning; Pre Lacteal feeding; Inadequate Consumptions of IFA Tablets during ANC by mothers; Low birth weight ; deliveries at Home
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Hemant Kumar, H K Jha, C Roy, Suraj Nayak, S D Singh, P K Lal, Veena Roy, Vikash Chandra
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