ASSESSMENT OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHILDREN LESS THAN 10 YEARS IN URBAN AREA OF WARDHA DISTRICT

Chintu Susan Pallicken, Parvathy Deepak Nair, Aiswarya Sindhu Mohanan, Sharon Kunjummon Chacko

Abstract


Background: Developing countries like India with signicant populous suffer the burden of malnourishment especially prevalent amongst children. Medical organizations and the government alike are trying to mitigate the
problem of undernourishment that rages across the country. This research is concerned with assessing the nutritional status of the children in an urban areas, thereby estimating the progress made in these areas.
Aim: To evaluate the nutritional status of children below 10 years in Wardha district.
Method: A cross-sectional study involving 50 children below 10 years visiting the Urban Health Centre, Wardha. A predesigned questionnaire was used for assessment.
Results: According to our study , 15.4% of total female children were underweight and 84.6% were having normal body mass index
as compared to 37.5% of male children were underweight and 62.5% were having normal body mass index.


Keywords


Nutritional status, Urban Health Center, Children, Undernourishment

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