Outcome Assessment of Children Registered for Special Supplementary Nutrition Programme at Village Child Nutrition Centres (VCNCs) of Taluka Kalol, Gandhinagar
Journal Title: Healthline - Year 2016, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: As per the NFHS 3 in Gujarat, proportions of stunted, wasted and underweight children (< 5 years) were 52%, 19% & 45% respectively.“Mission Balam Sukham” launched in January 2013 targeted undernourished children through supplementary feeds. Objectives: To study change in nutritional status after 1 month and 1 year after the enrolment at village child nutrition centres (VCNC). Method: Children (12 – 47 months) enrolled at 14 VCNCs from 2 PHCs of Gandhinagar were included in study. Demographic/ anthropometric information were taken by trained staff at start (day 0), completion of VCNC stay (1 month) and at 12 months. Data was analysed in MS excel 2007. Results: Of 193 children, based on “weight for age (WFA)” at day 0; 130 (67.5%) were underweight; at1 month, proportion reduced to 61.8% (mean weight gain <5gram/kg/day). However, at 1 year, this proportion increased to69.1%. As per “Weight for Height (WFH)” at day 0,44.8% children were malnourished, at 1 month it reduced to 49.5% but increased to 52.6% at 1 year, it (40/76). Based on “Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)”, 16.6%were undernourished at day 0. At 1 month, this proportion was 12.2% and at 1 year, it decreased further to5.2%. Stunting, as assessed by “Height for age (HFA)”, was 77.9% at day 0, 74.2% at 1 month and 76.3% at 1 year. Conclusion: 3 criteria for under-nutrition (WFA, WFH &HFA) showed agreement amongst themselves while the MUAC did not. In general, children showed some improvement at end of VCNC stay but slumped back to under-nutrition at end of 1 year. Long term benefits of VCNC based intervention as per this study are not very encouraging.
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Gneyaa Bhatt, Manish Rana, Pradeep Kumar
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