DIARRHOEA AND MALNUTRITION IN CHILDREN: A STUDY FROM KISHANGANJ DISTRICT, BIHAR
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 3, Issue 14
Abstract
[b]INTRODUCTION: [/b]Diarrhoeal diseases are very important cause of malnutrition in children under five years old. Diarrhoea can lead to malnutrition and malnutrition can predispose to diarrhoea. Each episode of diarrhoea deprives the child of the nutrition necessary for growth. [b]OBJECTIVE:[/b] This study was conducted to study the association of diarrhoea and malnutrition in children of one of the rural area of Kishanganj district, Bihar. [b]MATERIALS &[/b] [b]METHODS[/b]: Target sample size of approximate 3742 children, upto 12 years of age were selected for the study. The survey consisted of 30 clusters and each cluster consists of about 125 children. The association of diarrhoea in children were studied in relation to malnutrition. [b]OBSERVATION[/b]: It was observed in our study that the number of children suffering from diarrhoea in each of the nutritional status group, i.e.; Normal, 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree & 4t h degree was 43(5.9%), 79(8.7%), 308(22.3%), 187(28.9%) and 31(39.2%), respectively. [b]CONCLUSION: [/b]The incidence of diarrhoea was found to be high in children suffering from 3rd and 4th degree of malnutrition. [b]RECOMMENDATION[/b]: Strategies should be made to reduce child undernutrition, more effectively, by using experiences gained from successful nutrition programmers. Nutrition education, particularly of the mothers should be made an integral part of health education programs to prevent protein energy malnutrition (PEM), leading to diarrhoea in children.
Authors and Affiliations
Jitendra Singh, Manoj Kumar, Kashif Shahnawaz, Amrit Krishna
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