Nutritional status among children aged one to six years in tribal area

Authors

  • Palle Lokhnath Reddy Department of Community and Family Medicine, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Siddipet, Telangana, India
  • Aluka Anand Chand Department of General Surgery, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203003

Keywords:

Nutrition, Underweight, Stunting, Obesity

Abstract

Background: Nutrition in children is considered as a major concern for good health and also for normal growth and development. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition in 1 to 6 years children.

Methods: This was a community based cross sectional carried out in a south Indian tribal area for a period of 5 years among 1020 children. The anthropometric measurements categorization among children was done using world health organization (WHO) guidelines. Data was analyzed using microsoft excel 2010.

Results: Out of 1020 children, nutritional status based on underweight, stunting and wasting was 30.80%, 26.8% and 15.68% respectively. Severe degree of underweight, stunting and wasting was observed in 76.4%, 64.7% and 5.49% respectively.

Conclusions: Under nutrition was significantly high in infants and it decreased with increasing in age and significantly higher number of female children were stunted and underweight compared to male children.

Author Biographies

Palle Lokhnath Reddy, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Siddipet, Telangana, India

Assistant Professor Department of Community medicine

Aluka Anand Chand, Department of General Surgery, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

GENERAL SURGERY

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2020-06-26

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Reddy, P. L., & Anand Chand, A. (2020). Nutritional status among children aged one to six years in tribal area. International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 7(7), 2715–2717. https://doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20203003

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