Nutritional status, food insecurity, and biodiversity among the<scp>K</scp>hasi in<scp>M</scp>eghalaya,<scp>N</scp>orth‐East<scp>I</scp>ndia

Chyne, Daniella Anne L.; Meshram, Indrapal I.; Ananthan, R.; Venkaiah, K.; Getti, Neeraja; Roy, Phrang; Kuhnlein, Harriet V.; Thingnganing, Longvah

doi:10.1111/mcn.12557

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“…Additionally, a national level study conducted in India also indicated that age-appropriate infant and young child feeding practices were associated with child undernutrition [18]. However, while studies from India have reported a high prevalence of delayed introduction of complementary foods [19], as well as a high proportion of stunting among children younger than five years [20,21], there has been no nationally representative studies that investigated the association between delayed introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods and associated factors with stunting in India, nor has there been a documented prevalence of stunting by severity. Nationally representative studies in this context are needed as they provide complete information, as well as highlight the characteristics of childhood stunting to match the country's policy directives and interest [22].…”

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Stunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors

Dhami

Ogbo

Osuagwu

et al. 2019

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Background: Delayed introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods (complementary feeding) and associated factors are related to stunting and severe stunting among children in many low-and middle-income countries. In India, however, there is limited evidence on the relationship between delayed complementary feeding and associated factors with stunting and severe stunting to advocate for policy interventions. Objectives: The present study investigated the relationship between delayed complementary feeding and associated factors with stunting and severe stunting among infants aged 6-8 months in India. Methods: Survey data on 13,548 infants aged 6-8 months were obtained from the 2015-16 National Family Health Survey in India. Logistic regression (Generalized Linear Latent and Mixed Models [GLLAMM] with a logit link and binomial family) models that adjusted for clustering and sampling weights were used to investigate the relationship between delayed complementary feeding and associated factors (community, household, maternal, child and health service factors) with stunting and severe stunting among infants aged 6-8 months in India. Results: The prevalence of stunting and severe stunting was 22.0% (95% CI: 21.0-23.7%) and 10.0% (95% CI: 9.0-11.0%) among infants aged 6-8 months who received no complementary foods, respectively. Delayed introduction of solid, semi-solid or soft foods was associated with stunting (adjusted Odd ratios [aOR] = 1.24, 95% CI: 1.09-1.41) and severe stunting (aOR = 1.21, 95% CI: 1.01-1.45) among infants aged 6-8 months. High maternal education (secondary or higher education) and household wealth (middle, richer and richest) were protective against stunting and severe stunting. Conclusion: Delayed introduction of complementary foods and associated factors were related to stunting and severe stunting among infants aged 6-8 months in India. Reducing the proportion of infants who are stunted in India would require comprehensive national nutrition policy actions that target the sub-population of mothers with no schooling and limited resources.

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Stunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors

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“…The prevalence of stunting in the present study among Meitei children below 5 years was 45%, compared with that of 31% reported in Manipur by NFHS-4. However, the prevalence of stunting in Meitei children was found to be lower than the in Khasi children (Chyne et al, 2017), and higher than in Chakhesang children is better in Manipur when compared with the country's status (NFHS, 2015). Among the school-going children and adolescents of Meitei, the prevalence of thinness, stunting, as well as overweight/obesity was observed in this study.…”

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Dietary adequacy and nutritional status of Meitei community of Manipur, Northeast India

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Ananthan

Madhari

et al. 2020

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Meitei is the main ethnic community that belongs to the north‐eastern state of Manipur in India. This community is bestowed with rich biodiverse resources with indigenous foods still form an integral part of their diet. However, limited data on the food and nutrient consumption as well as nutritional status of this community are available. This study was carried out on the children, adolescents and women of reproductive age (WRA) of this community from 12 villages, to determine their food consumption pattern and nutritional status. Basic anthropometry and 24‐h dietary intake assessment was conducted. The prevalence of underweight was 27%, stunting was 45% and wasting was 12% in children below 5 years. Stunting was observed among 34% of children 5–17 years of age. About 7% of WRA were undernourished, while 28% were overweight or obese. About 55% of 1–7 year‐old children had mean probability adequacy of 12 micronutrients <0.5, and the adequacy of individual micronutrients namely vitamin A, E and calcium were low. Dietary determinants such as low dietary diversity score, dietary species richness and the lowest tertiles of different food groups' intake (except for sugars, fish and sea foods and spices and condiments) predicted micronutrient inadequacy. In addition to a high prevalence of undernutrition in children and adolescents and overnutrition in WRA, the effect of various dietary determinants on micronutrient adequacy in the study group of the Meitei community are reported.

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“…The current study is part of a larger programme that aims to assess agrobiodiversity use and knowledge, dietary diversity, food security, nutritional status, and the well-being of Khasi adults and children in the West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya and in the Phek district in Nagaland (Chyne et al, 2017;Longvah et al, 2017). This qualitative research study, which represents a portion of the larger investigation, aims at exploring the differences in gender roles, gender relations, and women's status between the Indigenous matrilineal Khasi and patrilineal Chakhesang societies.…”

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“…These villages were selected by adopting a random sampling procedure based on the sample applied for the larger study by the National Institute of Nutrition (see Chyne et al, 2017;Longvah et al, 2017).…”

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Changing gender roles and relations in food provisioning among matrilineal Khasi and patrilineal Chakhesang Indigenous rural People of North‐East India

Ellena

Nongkynrih

2017

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Women's position in society, gender roles, and gender division of labour affect household food security, dietary diversity, nutritional status, and well-being of all household members, especially children. Building on both primary and secondary data, this study explores gender roles and relations in food provisioning among the North-East India Indigenous matrilineal Khasi and patrilineal Chakhesang Peoples, amid societal transition. With the use of a combination of ethnographic and ethnobotanical research tools, a total number of 200 informants participated in 20 focus group discussions and 28 key informant interviews. The feminist political ecology framework was used to analyse the structural power relations influencing gender food-provisioning labour. Results show that both matrilineal and patrilineal women play equally crucial roles in agrobiodiversity management, subsistence agricultural production, and household food provisioning. However, customary laws shape different gender relations, women's status, and appreciation of women's work in the two societies. Gender roles appeared more flexible in the matrilineal society and more clearly defined in the patrilineal society, and gender relations more egalitarian among the Khasis while more hierarchical among the Chakhesangs. Household food-provisioning work and engagement in agricultural production did not seem to positively contribute to the social status of Chakhesang women, because these were expected as structural elements of the patriarchy. Current socio-cultural and economic changes in both Indigenous societies have altered the traditional food system, traditional livelihoods, and resource management practices, affecting women's role in household food provisioning and leading to the deterioration of women's status, influencing household dietary diversity, food, and nutritional security.

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Nutritional status, food insecurity, and biodiversity among theKhasi inMeghalaya,North‐EastIndia

Cited by 34 publications

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Stunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors

Stunting and severe stunting among infants in India: the role of delayed introduction of complementary foods and community and household factors

Dietary adequacy and nutritional status of Meitei community of Manipur, Northeast India

Changing gender roles and relations in food provisioning among matrilineal Khasi and patrilineal Chakhesang Indigenous rural People of North‐East India

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