Morbidity Among Tribal Under-Five Children of Tea Garden Areas in a Block of Darjeeling District, West Bengal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ishore, Kaushik; Bhattacherjee, Sharmistha; Das, Dilip Kumar

doi:10.7860/jcdr/2015/14078.6300

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“…The present study could not find any significant association between the prevalence of morbidity and the gender of the child unlike few other studies. 1,3,4,7 However age of the child was found to be significantly associated with morbidity similar to the findings of other studies. 1,6,12 The prevalence of morbidity was significantly more in children who had at least one sibling against those who had none in the present study which confirms the findings of a longitudinal study done in Kolkata by Sucharita Maji et al 16 Neither literacy nor employment status of mothers have been found to have impact on morbidity among their children as per the present study findings.…”

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“…The most common morbidity affecting the children in the present study was Acute respiratory infections similar to the findings of many other studies. 3,4,[6][7][8]12,13 On the contrary few studies 1,2,11,14 have found diarrhea as the most common morbidity and a couple of others 9,15 have found anemia.…”

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“…The first few years of life represents the most crucial period as during this age there will be accelerated growth and development in the child, which warrants regular monitoring and any adverse influences occurring during this period may result in severe limitations in their development. 1,2 Preschool children constitute approximately 15% of the country's population and are the most vulnerable group which suffers from highest morbidity. These children represent a transition from infancy when the child is protected physically and physiologically by the mother and it is this period during which about 40% of physical growth and 80% of mental development occurs.…”

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Morbidity profile of Preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Mane¹,

Sagar²,

Revathy³

2020

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Introduction: Ensuring healthy growth and development of children should be a prime concern of all the countries as they are the future citizens of a country. Preschool children represents the most vulnerable group and they suffer from highest morbidity. There are geographical differences in the nature and extent of morbidities highlighting the need for area specific strategies and interventions. Materials and Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted for a duration of one year from January 2013 to December 2013 in the catchment area of PHC Aaynoor, Shimoga, Karnataka. Cluster sampling technique was used for sample selection and 400 preschool children were included by house to house visit. Data was collected using a pretested and semistructured questionnaire by interviewing the mothers/guardian. Data thus obtained were entered and analyzed using WHO Epi-info software version 3.5.4. Results:The prevalence of morbidity among study subjects was 20.25%. Acute respiratory infections were the most common morbidities affecting majority of the preschool children. Morbidity was found to be significantly associated with age, number of siblings and the paternal literacy of the child. Conclusion:The present study findings may have important implications for policy-makers and planners seeking to improve child health.

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Morbidity profile of Preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Mane¹,

Sagar²,

Revathy³

2020

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“…According to a study in tea garden of Darjeeling, West Bengal, the prevalence of diarrhoea among under 5 children was found to be 26%. 5 So taking prevalence 26% and with 5% allowable error the sample size calculated to be 296 rounding of 300. Assuming 5% non-response sample size was calculated to be equal to (300+15) 315.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11] Conversely, a study carried out by Kalakheti in the slums of Tansen, Nepal found diarrhoea prevalence to be as high as 40%. 12 Higher rates of prevalence have also been observed by Berhe [13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Such variations may be explained by the varied living micro and macro environment, educational status, accessibility of cost effective health care services to the study subjects and the design of study adopted including sample size, etc.…”

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Prevalence of diarrhoea and child care practices among under-five children in tea gardens of Jorhat district, Assam

Asif¹,

Das²,

Baruah³

2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Globally diarrhoea remains the second leading cause of mortality among children of below five years age. Objective was to find out the prevalence of diarrhoea and child care practices associated with diarrhoea in under five children of tea garden workers of Jorhat district, Assam.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among the under five children of selected tea gardens of Jorhat district of Assam, India from July 2017 to June 2018.Results: Prevalence of diarrhoea among the study participants in last 2 weeks was found to be 26.4%. Out of 315 study participants, 24.1% belonged to the age group of 12-24 months, 55.2% were males. Exclusive breast feeding was recorded in 95.9% of the children. Prevalence of diarrhoea was less among exclusively breast fed children 25.5% as compared to not exclusively breastfed 46.1%. Health advice during diarrhea was sought by 97.8% of the respondents. Available records showed almost all of the children 99.3% got vaccinated with measles vaccine and contrary to this majority 64.4% study participants had not received Rota virus vaccination.Conclusions: Diarrhoea is still a significant public health problem among fewer than five children of tea garden workers with low Rota virus vaccine coverage. Our study findings recommends for the awareness building among the tea garden dwellers in regard to hand hygiene, timely initiation of complementary feeding, importance of vaccinating children with Rota virus vaccine as a part of containment programme.

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Study on Tribal Under-Five Children: Few Concerns

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Morbidity Among Tribal Under-Five Children of Tea Garden Areas in a Block of Darjeeling District, West Bengal: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Morbidity profile of Preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Morbidity profile of Preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Prevalence of diarrhoea and child care practices among under-five children in tea gardens of Jorhat district, Assam

Study on Tribal Under-Five Children: Few Concerns

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