Prevalence of multiple nutritional deficiencies among the street children of Khammam City of Telangana State.

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dc.contributor.authorBerad, Aditya Suryabhan
dc.contributor.authorKumar, B P Ravi
dc.contributor.authorMomula Sampat, B P Ravi
dc.date.accessioned2015-11-26T05:30:35Z
dc.date.available2015-11-26T05:30:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: To study the nutritional status of the street children in Khammam city. Methods: Type of study: A prospective and descriptive study. Study Population: All the street children in the city who are less than 18 years of age. 3 Sample size: out of total 384 street children in the city, 250 were included in the study. Selection criteria: Children in different age groups of both sexes were selected. Data regarding nutritional and health status was collected by using pretested structured questionnaire after obtaining proper consent. Results: A total of 250 street children were interviewed. Out of total 250 children included in the study 162 (68.4%) were undernourished (BMI< 18.5).157 (62.8%) were suffering from nutritional anaemia. 38 (15.2%) children had various symptoms of Vitamin A deficiency.( Night blindness 8%, conjunctival xerosis 1.2%, Bitots spots 6%).A total of 62 (24.7%) children had various symptoms of group B vitamins deficiencies. Conclusion: There is an urgent need of coordination among development agents working for the rights of street children and information sharing among all stakeholders to enhance implementation strategies.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBerad Aditya Suryabhan, Kumar B P Ravi, Momula Sampat. Prevalence of multiple nutritional deficiencies among the street children of Khammam City of Telangana State. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2015 June; 3(6): 1405-1407.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/166244
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.msjonline.org/?mno=183775en_US
dc.subjectStreet childrenen_US
dc.subjectmultiple nutritional deficienciesen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of multiple nutritional deficiencies among the street children of Khammam City of Telangana State.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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