Undernutrition
Undernutrition and Socio-economic Status: A Cross-sectional Study among Rural Muslim Preschool Children of Purulia-II CD Block in Purulia District, West Bengal, India
By: SK ANAMUL HOQUE, SUMANA DAS, SHAGUFTA NAAZ, MAHFUJ ANSARY, MD ANISUJJAMAN – Child undernutrition is a critical public health emergency in developing nations, including India. Undernourished children suffer from reduced IQ, stunted growth, and increased morbidity and mortality. This study investigates the link between socio-economic status and undernutrition among rural Muslim preschoolers in Purulia-II…
A Systematic Review on Nutritional Status of Women in India: An Outline
By: PRIYANKA, AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, KUNAL KASHYAP, SUBAL DAS, KAUSHIK BOSE – Women’s health and nutrition are of the utmost importance in India, where numerous nutritional programs and policies focus on them. Globally, women are the primary caretakers of their families, and rural women play a crucial role in sustaining their households by ensuring food and…
Use of MUAC and BMI to assess the nutritional status of elderly Gond in Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, India
By: AJAY KUMAR AHIRWAR, AWEDHESH NARAYAN SHARMA, RAJESH KUMAR GAUTAM – Anthropometric techniques have always been the preferred method of assessing nutrition to determine malnutrition, overweight and obesity. The use of BMI and MUAC is widely accepted, although the MUAC requires validation. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 552 elderly respondents…
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…
Anthropometry Based Nutritional Status among the Adult Birhors: A Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group (Pvtg) of Purulia District, West Bengal, India
By: SADARUDDIN BISWAS, LATU LAL MAHATA, SHIULE GOPE, KAILASH CHANDRA – The tribal population is at a higher risk of undernutrition. It which leads to different deficiency diseases and even death by decreasing body immunity. The problem of undernutrition is more severe among pvtgs. Therefore, the present paper aims to investigate the prevalence of undernutrition…
Use of Upper Arm Anthropometry as an Indicator of Nutritional Status and Body Composition among Children
anthropometry, Body composition, midupper arm circumference-forheight, Undernutrition, upper arm muscle area-for-heightBy: DALI DUTTA, SARTHAK SENGUPTA – To provide useful estimations of body composition and nutritional status the upper arm anthropometry has a potential role. This cross-sectional study were to assess body composition and nutritional status of rural school-going children using upper arm anthropometric measures such as upper arm muscle area-by-height (UAMAH) and mid-upper arm circumference…
Overall Prevalence of Undernutrition Measured by Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (Ciaf): A Study among the Rural and Urban Preschool Children of West Bengal, India
By: PRIYO NATH PARUI, MONALI GOSWAMI – Child under-nutrition is the major public health concern in many developing countries as well as India. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the overall prevalence of undernutrition using CIAF among the rural and urban pre-school children of West Bengal. A total of 240 children aged 3-5…
Co-existence of Under-nutrition and Central Obesity among Adult Juangs of Keonjhar District in Odisha, India
By: BINOY KUMAR KUITI, SUBHENDU ACHARYA, KANHU CHARAN SATAPATHY, DILLIP KUMAR BARIK, PRASANNA KUMAR PATRA – Objective: The population in India still faces the burden of undernutrition and non-communicable diseases, and the prevalence of undernutrition and obesity is gradually increasing. The discourse regarding the dual burden of undernutrition and central obesity has not yet been…
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…
Anthropometric assessment of nutritional status among underprivileged children aged 6-12 years in Umariya Dadar and Rigwar Village, Kota, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
By: AAFREEN SIDDIQUI, PRIYANKA, KUNAL KASHYAP, SUBAL DAS – Adequate nutritional status is perhaps best defined as the maintenance of a normal growth pattern and body composition through the consumption of appropriate amounts and types of food. The present Cross-sectional study has been carried out among underprivileged children aged 6-12 years in adopted gram panchayats…
Prevalence of undernutrition among the Bodo boys (3-9 years) of Kokrajhar District, Assam, North-East India
By: LIMI QUEEN BASUMATARY, J.W. DKHAR – Child undernutrition (stunting and wasting) has been a serious global public health problem for the past many decades, especially in developing countries. The present study was carried out among 245 Bodo boys of 3-9 years residing under the Kachugaon Block of Gossaigaon Sub-division of Kokrajhar District, Assam in…
Assessment of Nutritional Status using CIAF Among 2 to 5 Years Preschoolers of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
By: DAMINI SWARNKAR, SUBAL DAS – Undernutrition is still one of the alarming problems of preschool children, particularly in developing countries that enhance the chances of morbidity and mortality in children. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 100 children (50 boys and 50 girls) and data were collected through house-to-house visits during day time using…
Prevalence of undernutrition based on Mid-Upper Arm Circumference among the Preschool Children of India: A Systematic Review
By: SHIULE GOPE, SADARUDDIN BISWAS, SAMIRAN BISAI – Nutritional status during preschool period is a paramount importance because of their rapid growth and this period is the foundation for lifetime health, strength and intellectual vitality. Given the above fact, present review has been undertaken to get an impression of the overall MUAC based undernutrition and…
Index of Anthropometric Failure among 2-5 years Anganwadi Children of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India
By: MANISHA GHRITLAHRE, SUBAL DAS – Background: Nutritional status of children is of paramount interest of all health surveys world-wide. Anthropometry is an important parameter for assessing nutritional status of children of growing age. Severe and acute undernutrition can be easily assessed using anthropometry. Objective: To assess the nutritional status using Composite Index of Anthropometric…