Assessment of Undernutrition in Preschool Children of Urban and Rural Field Practice Area
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 8, Issue 12
Abstract
Introduction: Prevalence of child malnutrition in India has remained stubbornly high. This study was conducted to assess malnutrition in preschool children. Methodology: Data collected from mothers of under five children of six angadwadis (total 12) each from ur-ban and rural area in predesigned performa which included registra-tion of child, Screening of the child for undernutrition by weight, height, mid-arm circumference measurement, sensitization of mothers regarding importance of growth chart & nutritional counsel-ling. Results: Out of total 252 beneficiar-ies (83 from urban and 169 from ru-ral area), underweight was more in rural area (40.3%) than urban area (25.3%) with more in children of >2 years of age. Underweight was higher in male in urban area and in female in rural area. Stunted and wasted children were more in rural area. Early initiation of breast feed-ing detected better in rural area. In 7(46.67%) and 15(68.18%) infants been exclusively breast feed in ur-ban and rural area respectively. Conclusion: The prevalence of mal-nutrition was high among under five children of both urban & rural area. Multi pronged approach like maternal and child health care, nu-trition education, growth monitor-ing etc. will be beneficial to combat the problem of malnutrition.
Authors and Affiliations
Sanat K Rathod, Dharmendra V Jankar, Chandresh Pandya, Dipak Solanki, Gaurang A Suthar, Urvashi Panchal
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