ICDS
Relationship between arm span and stature among children aged 2-5 years of West Bengal, India
By: ARINDAM BISWAS, ARGINA KHATUN, KAUSHIK BOSE – Stature prediction is important in anthropological research and medical jurisprudence. In personal identification, stature is estimated along with age, sex, and ethnicity to create a biological profile. A study was done on 2–5-year-olds in Maynaguri Block, Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India. Sex-specific mean differences were significant for…
Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure among Preschool Children under ICDS of Jalpaiguri District, West Bengal, India -3 and -4
By: ARINDAM BISWAS, ARGINA KHATUN – One among five children under five years are stunted. There are 149.2 million and 45.4 million preschool children are stunted and wasted respectively. According to the Global Hunger Index report 2022, India ranked 107th among 121 countries having serious hunger level. The present study analyses the Composite index of…
Nutritional status of ICDS preschool children of Purulia district, West Bengal, India
By: SHIULE GOPE, KANAK PRABHA MAHATO, SAMIRAN BISAI, SADARUDDIN BISWAS – Malnutrition, especially undernutrition among preschool children is the most serious health problems in developing countries. It seems to be a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. The present study was aimed to assess the nutritional status among the ICDS pre-school children of the…