Prevalence of undernutrition among Kora-Mudi children aged 2–13 years in Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

Bisai, Samiran; Mallick, Chhanda

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“…A similar trend has been reported by Mondal and Sen 12 that the prevalence of thinness decreased with age among rural children of West Bengal, India. It has also been observed that several studies have reported that boys were more affected than girls in thinness among children and adolescents 12,25,27,29,30 31 than the present Sonowal Kachari (Table I). It is however now generally accepted that there is a high prevalence of thinness among Indian communities with more than 50.00% of children is being affected in higher aged groups 32,33 .…”

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Assessment of Nutritional Status: A Case of Tribal Children in Assam, Northeast India

Singh

Mondal

2013

J. Nepal Paedtr. Soc.

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Introduction: Thinness is a major underlying problem among children and adolescents in the developing countries including India. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of nutritional status among the Sonowal Kachari children aged 6-18 years of Dibrugarh district of Assam, Northeast India. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional data on height and weight measurements were collected among 1343 (670 boys, 673 girls) children belonging to Sonowal Kachari tribal ethnic group using multi-stage stratified sampling procedure. The Body Mass Index {BMI=weight (kg)/height2 (m2)} was calculated. The new international cut-off points of Cole et al. were used to classify the magnitude of thinness. Results: The overall mean BMI was found to be significantly higher among girls than the boys (p<0.01). The overall prevalence of thinness was observed to be 25.99% (28.08% boys, 23.92% girls) (p>0.05). The prevalence of thinness was generally higher in the early age (6-11 years), but thereafter decreased with age in both sexes. Conclusion: The results of the present study clearly indicate that the nutritional status of these children is unsatisfactory. Nutritional intervention in terms of a comprehensive supplementary balanced diet and micronutrient rich or protective foods should be introduced to ameliorate the nutritional status.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v33i1.7404 J Nepal Paediatr Soc. 2013;33(1):1-7.

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Assessment of Nutritional Status: A Case of Tribal Children in Assam, Northeast India

Singh

Mondal

2013

J. Nepal Paedtr. Soc.

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“…5,[11][12][13] However, many other studies have found even higher prevalences of undernutrition, which could be due to differences in the study settings, cultural diversity between study populations, different time periods, differences in sampling techniques and data collection tools as well as differences in standards/references used for classifying undernutrition. [14][15][16][17] In the present study, male children were found to be more affected by undernutrition than females contrary the findings of many other studies. 11,15,16,18 NFHS -3 and HUNGaMa surveys however have reported almost equal prevalence of undernutrition among male and female children.…”

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“…[14][15][16][17] In the present study, male children were found to be more affected by undernutrition than females contrary the findings of many other studies. 11,15,16,18 NFHS -3 and HUNGaMa surveys however have reported almost equal prevalence of undernutrition among male and female children. 10, 19 The prevalence of undernutrition was more in children who had low birth weight which conforms to the findings of two other studies.…”

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Prevalence of undernutrition and its determinants among preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Mane

Sagar

Revathy

2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Undernutrition is a major health and nutrition problem in India especially among preschool children. It is an important cause of childhood mortality and morbidity and also leads to permanent impairment of physical and mental growth of those who survive. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of undernutrition among preschool children in the study setting and to determine various factors associated with undernutrition of the child.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 400 preschool children in the field practice area of PHC Aaynoor, Shivamogga, Karnataka. Cluster sampling technique was used for sample selection. Data was collected by interviewing the parent /guardian using a pretested and semistructured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were done as per standard techniques. Statistical analysis was done using WHO Epi-info software version 3.5.4.Results: The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was observed in 38%, 43% and 15.8% of children respectively. The study found significant association between the prevalence of undernutrition and gender, birth weight, birth order, number of siblings, caste, paternal literacy and availability of toilet in the house of the child.Conclusions: The present study revealed that the problem of undernutrition is critical in the study area and identifies multiple risk factors for its causation, thereby signifying a well - coordinated multi sectorial approach to curb the same.

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“…Prevalence of underweight was found to be similar in both sexes similar to our study. Although overall prevalence among koramudi tribal children [2] aged 2-13 years of underweight-52.9%, stunting-49.6% and wasting -22.7% with severe underweight, stunting and wasting was 16.0%, 24.4% and 1.7% respectively, which is much less than our present study and boys had 1.45,1.6 and 2.0 times greater risk of underweight, stunting and wasting contrary to our study where no significant difference was seen reflects no gender bias perse in terms of nutritional care of children. Overall ST population data available at the national level as per NFHS 3 has revealed prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting as 54.5%, 54% and 27.6% respectively which is almost similar to our study except wasting which was high in our study.…”

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“…Many studies across the country have been conducted to know the nutritional status of under five children and also among various tribal communities [2][3][4][5].…”

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Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children of Kadukuruba Tribe: Need to Reach the Unreached

Manjunath

Kulkarni

et al. 2014

JCDR

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Prevalence of undernutrition among Kora-Mudi children aged 2–13 years in Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

Abstract: the nutritional status of Kora-Mudi children in West Bengal is critical. Appropriate measures should be taken by the respective authorities to improve childhood health and nutritional status.

Cited by 40 publications

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Assessment of Nutritional Status: A Case of Tribal Children in Assam, Northeast India

Assessment of Nutritional Status: A Case of Tribal Children in Assam, Northeast India

Prevalence of undernutrition and its determinants among preschool children in a rural community of Shimoga, Karnataka

Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children of Kadukuruba Tribe: Need to Reach the Unreached

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