Assessment of nutritional status in pre-school children in Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital, Udaipur (Rajasthan).
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2015-04
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Background: The pre-school age group (2-5 years) was evaluated for nutritional status at Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital Udaipur. Objectives: To study the nutritional status in pre-school children.
Methods: Cross sectional study carried out during February 2014 to June 2014 with 300 children at Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital Udaipur. Body weight, height recorded with age, gender and also interviewing the mother.
Results: The age and sex distribution of 300 children in present study was 52% males and 48% females. The nutritional status in the children was determined as per World Health Organization child growth standards. Result reveals that out of total male children 4.5% were severely stunted and out of total female children 4.2% were severely stunted. Out of total 10.3% of male children and 11.1% of female children were found stunted. Whereas out of total children 3.2% of male children and 4.9% of female children were severely wasted. Out of total children 10.9% of male children and 12.5% of female children were found wasted. Also 7.1% of male children and 5.5% of female children were overweight also found that 1.9% of male children and 0.7% of female children are obese.
Conclusions: There is necessity of more education in reference to nutrition and dietary habits including proper antenatal care and postnatal care of mother to reduce the prevalence of nutrition related abnormalities in children.
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Nutrition, Pre-school, Children nutritional status
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Sharma Sanjeev Kumar, Mathur Harish Narayan, Kumar Dilip L. Assessment of nutritional status in pre-school children in Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital, Udaipur (Rajasthan). International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2015 Apr-June; 2(2): 124-126.