Use of WHO Anthro Software for Assessing under Nutrition (Wasting, Stunting & Underweight) amongst Under-Five Children of District Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 1
Abstract
nutrition among urban and rural population of Gujarat using newly developed WHO growth standards. Method: Community based cross-sectional study was done, in which 504 under-five children were studied from Anganwadis in both urban and rural area of Ahmedabad. Z-score was used to determine underweight, stunting, and wasting based on WHO Growth Standard - 2007 using WHO Anthro 2011 software version 3.2.2. Statistical Analysis: Analysis was done by using Epi-info version 7. Chi-square test & Z-test were used to test the significance. Results : Overall in our study, in urban area, 36.9% of under-fives were underweight, 41.7% wasted and 31.4% stunted compared to that, under-fives of rural area 56.3% were underweight, 35.3% wasted and 54.3% stunted. Both male and female children were found undernourished in both urban and rural areas. Among socio demographic factors, maternal educational, working status of the mother, socioeconomic status and rural background of the family had greater impact on nutritional status of the child. Conclusion : We found that almost one third of our under five children are underweight. For attainment of best possible nutrition and growth in children, targeted short-term strategies addressing underlying risk factors and more long-term poverty alleviation strategies may be needed.
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Swarna Rastogi, Chaitanya Maheshwari, Santosh Kr. Raghav, M. K. Lala
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