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مجله تغذیه و امنیت غذایی، جلد ۹، شماره ۳، صفحات ۴۳۹-۴۴۸
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| عنوان انگلیسی |
Determinants of Undernutrition among Under-Five Children: A Community-Based Study from Eastern India |
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| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Children are prone to undernutrition which adversely affects their health status. Nutritional status of under-five children is a sensitive indicator of nutrition and child health. Hence, the present study is undertaken to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among under-five children in a rural area of West Bengal, India. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 1680 under-five children who were selected by 30 cluster sampling technique to assess the prevalence and determinants of undernutrition. Nutritional status was assessed by means of weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height and mid-upper arm circumference-for-age criteria based on World Health Organization’s child growth standards. Results: The prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting among under-five children was found to be 33.7%, 34.8%, and 21.6%, respectively. Moreover, 39.4% of the studied children had low mid-upper arm circumference-for-age. After adjustment for possible confounders, maternal illiteracy, lower socio-economic status, presence of anemia and any childhood morbidity were found significant determinants of undernutrition. Conclusions: Widespread prevalence of undernutrition among under-five children with anemia and childhood morbidity as important determinants highlights a need for multi-disciplinary integrated approach towards improving the child health and nutrition. Long term measures like improvement of maternal education and poverty alleviation should also be considered in future plans. |
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| کلیدواژه‌های انگلیسی مقاله |
Under-five children, Undernutrition, Nutritional status, Anthropometry |
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| نویسندگان مقاله |
| Manas Patra
Department of Community Medicine, Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, India
| Biplab Kumar Gayen
Departments of General Medicine, Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, India
| Shamima Yasmin
Department of Community Medicine, Kolkata Medical College, Kolkata, India
| Nirmalya Sinha
Department of Community Medicine, Deben Mahata Government Medical College& Hospital, Purulia, India
| Baijayanti Baur
Department of Community Medicine, Jagannath Gupta Institute of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Kolkata, India
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http://jnfs.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-644-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 |
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| زبان مقاله منتشر شده |
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| موضوعات مقاله منتشر شده |
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| نوع مقاله منتشر شده |
orginal article |
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