Nutritional status and immunization coverage of the Anganwadi children in the Urban Training Health Centre of Travancore Medical College, Kollam
Journal Title: Public Health Review - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: Adequate nutrition is an indispensable component of healthy life and access to healthy diet and optimum nutrition are key components of physical, mental and social development for a child. Objective: To assess the Nutritional status among the anganwadi children in the Urban Training Health Centre and to observe the details of the immunization coverage among the same population. Materials and Methods: The present cross sectional study was conducted in seven anganwadi centers, which are selected by convenient sampling. Nutritional status and immunization status was assessed among all the children by a pretested structured questionnaire and analyzed by applying SPSS. Results: Undernourished children in the Anganwadis under study were 15%. DPT booster (16-24months) and DT Booster (5-6 years) were 75% and 3% respectively. Conclusion: We recommend that the low coverage of DPT booster must be immediately corrected in a situation where diphtheria outbreaks are reported from different parts of Kerala.
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Sumit Datta, Abraham Jobby
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