Prevalence of Malnutrition in Under-Five Children of Mittapalem Village in Rayalaseema Region
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 7
Abstract
Background: Nutritional status of children is one of the major components of economic development of the country. Annually, about 1.83 million children die before completing their fifth birthday. Majority of such deaths can be prevented by effective screening and timely intervention as deaths are more due to malnutrition. Even-though there is decrease in prevalence of underweight and stunted children from NFHS-3 to NFHS-4, such children were reported more in rural India than urban. So, this study was intended to assess the nutritional status of under-five children in Mittapalem village. Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted from July to September, 2016 in Mittapalem village located about 3 km from Chandragiri Mandal of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. Forty one under-five children were identified and recruited. Nutritional status was assessed by collecting anthropometric measurements of weight, height and Mid Upper Arm Circumference. Results: Prevalence of stunting was observed in 31% of boys and 24 % of girls, while wasting was observed in 6.3% of boys and 16% of girls. 6.3% of boys had chronic energy deficiency while girls had 12%. Boys and girls had undernourishment of 6.3% and 12%, respectively. Conclusion: Prevalence of chronic malnutrition is 5 times higher among boys and 1.5 times among girls than acute malnutrition in under-five children. It can be corrected by improving health and nutritional status of women and children by provision of access to community health services, production of nutritious staple crops and curtailing poverty by providing sustainable livelihood for women.
Authors and Affiliations
Ashok Kumar Reddy Kapu, Venkata Prasad Upadrasta, Shankar Reddy Dudala, Satyendra Nath Ponna, Bharathi S, Hemalatha Bathina, Renuka Sadasivuni, J. J. Babu Geddam, Sri Lasya Karjala
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- DOI 10.26727/NJRCM.2018.7.4.285-289
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