Morbidity profile of children residing in orphanages - A cross-sectional study in Chitradurga, Karnataka

Health Status of Children Residing at Orphanages in Rural Karnataka

“…In a study done by Reddy and Ramya in Chitradurga, the prevalence of anemia was 37.4% among orphanages children, which was comparable to our study findings. [14] In the study by Deb et al, among children in schools, the most common morbidity was pallor which is sign of anemia. [12] Even in the study done by Gur et al among schoolchildren aged 6-16 years in Istanbul, revealed that the prevalence of anemia was 27.6%, which was comparable to our study findings.…”

A Cross Sectional Survey for Dermatoses in Children and Adolescents Residing in Orphanages in Urban Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

“…Morbidity profiling of various diseases in orphanages has been done in various parts of India and at the world level but a scientific structured study regarding the pattern and prevalence of dermatoses in child orphanages has never been done before in India. [ 1 4 5 6 7 ] All the above-mentioned studies have been done by the department of community medicine, pediatrics, and nursing health and none has been done by dermatologists which is required to make a specific diagnosis about dermatological problems. Also, they described diseases in general terms like skin rashes without any specifications.…”

“…A study in Karnataka, Jammu and Kashmir, and Salem showed 23, 53, and 57% of malnutrition among children residing in orphanages but our study did not show any signs of malnutrition attributing to a healthy and nutritious diet in orphanages in recent years in our state. [ 4 6 11 ] A study had been done exclusively to assess the nutritional status of children living in orphanages in Jammu and Kashmir showing 53% nutritionally deficient children and presented with various dermatoses like depigmentation of hair, conjunctival xerosis, bleeding gums, and so on. [ 11 ] Most of our study inmates are adequately provided with a well-balanced diet as their height to weight ratio and mid-arm circumference were found to be normal and clinical examination also did not reveal signs of malnourishment.…”

Konsep Penginstitusian Rumah Anak Yatim Miskin di Malaysia

“…Setiap negara mempunyai definisi yang berbeza mengenai RAYM (Wisegeek, 2003(Wisegeek, -2015. Di samping itu, rumah anak yatim adalah sebahagian daripada budaya setiap masyarakat (Reddy & V, 2017).…”

“…Justeru itu, Rumah Anak Yatim Miskin adalah anak yang kematian bapa atau kedua-dua ibu bapa (Awang et al, 2004), disisihkan atau tidak dapat memberikan penjagaan (UNICEF, 2008), tidak diketahui asal usulnya (Ashaalan & Al-zeiby, 2016) dan dari keluarga miskin (Bilson & Cox, 2007). Di samping itu, menurut (Reddy & V, 2017) rumah anak yatim adalah sebuah institusi yang dikhaskan untuk penjagaan dan pendidikan anak-anak yatim, anak-anak yang didera, ditinggalkan dan diabaikan, contohnya seperti kanak-kanak yang ibu bapanya enggan atau tidak mampu menjaga mereka. RAYM menyediakan perkhidmatan penginapan, makanan, pakaian (Zimmerman, 2005); penjagaan kesihatan, pendidikan dan aktiviti rekreasi (Ashaalan & Al-zeiby, 2016); bimbingan dan kaunseling untuk memperkasakan kehidupan anak-anak yatim miskin yang tinggal di sana.…”