Nutritional Status in Children of Urban Slums in Western Rajasthana
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 16, Issue 12
Abstract
Aim: Undernutrition in childhood was observed one of the major factors for child mortality in developing countries. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the nutritional status of children living in urban slums of Jodhpur city in western Rajasthan. Material and methods: The study was cross-sectional and base in an urban slum. The study was conducted in urban slums of Jodhpur city. Children under 5 year of age were involved in the study. Total 416 participants were involved in the study. All data were analyzed with the help of SPSS Version 16. Results: Out of 416 participants 234 (56%) children found malnourished and remaining 182 (44%) of children were not in good health, most of them found in border line cases. Hygiene status was very bad, no proper sanitation and safe drinking water for them. Conclusion: Most the children in this study were poor nutritional status and illiterate. There is an urgent need for developing a program for people living in urban slums such as skills-based nutrition education, fortification of food items, maintain proper hygiene, improved knowledge about proper nutrition and healthy eating habit, the harmful effect of open defecation
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Zakariya Chouhan, Dr. Sneha Maheshwari, Dr. Monica Sindhu, Dr. Sandeep Kishore Singh, Dr. Kritika Mathur
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