Assessment for Nutritional Status Among Pre - School Children in South Delhi, India

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dc.contributor.authorAhmad, Anisen_US
dc.contributor.authorMuzammil, Sazinaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohan, Krishnaen_US
dc.contributor.authorKhayyam, Khalid Umeren_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-19T05:00:12Z
dc.date.available2023-08-19T05:00:12Z
dc.date.issued2022-06
dc.description.abstractBackground: Weight is an important metric to measure protein energy status, and women from underdeveloped or developed nations who are heavier at pre - pregnancy deliver heavier babies. Methods: This study was conducted in JJ Colony, Madanpur Khadar Extension of South Delhi and included 50 children each in two groups (between 24 - 35 months and 36 - 47 months of age), with equal number of both genders. Anthropometric measurements of weight and height were measured. Results: Underweight in age 24 - 47 months: 51 (51%), 36 (36% ), 11 (11%) and 2 (2%) children were found to be in the ranges of normal weight, Grade - I, Grade - II, and severely underweight, respectively by Indian Academy of Paediatrics or IAP classification. By Gomez classification, the same were estimated to be 28 (28 %), 45 (45%), 25 (25%), and 2 (2%). Stunting and wasting in age 24 - 47 months: 52 (52%), 11 (11%), 16 (16%), and 21 (21%) children were found to be normal, in Grade - I, Grade - II and in Grade - III stunting respectively in height for age, while 82 (82%), 13 (13 %), 4 (4%), and 1 (1%) children were found to be normal, in Grade - I, Grade - II and Grade - III wasting in weight for height respectively; using the Waterlow classification. Conclusion: The most extensively used markers of nutritional quality in a population are anthropometric measures. In a total of 100 children, three types of assessments based on weight and height were done - weight for age to rule out underweight, height for age to rule out stunting and weight for height to rule out wasting.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Tahaffuzi - Wa - Samaji Tibb, Faculty of Medicine (Unani), Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead, Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Jamia Milia Islamia, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsPhD Scholar, Division of Clinical Research, Department of Biosciences, School of Basic and Applied Sceinces, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsHead, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, National Institute of TB and Respir atory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationAhmad Anis, Muzammil Sazina, Mohan Krishna, Khayyam Khalid Umer. Assessment for Nutritional Status Among Pre - School Children in South Delhi, India. Indian Journal of Medical Research. 2022 Jun; 8(2): 8-11en_US
dc.identifier.issn2454-9894
dc.identifier.issn2454-9886
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/224041
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIbn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine & Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.21276/iabcr.20 2 2 . 8 . 2 . 4en_US
dc.subjectUnderweighten_US
dc.subjectStuntingen_US
dc.subjectIAP classificationen_US
dc.subjectGomez classificationen_US
dc.subjectWaterlow classification.en_US
dc.titleAssessment for Nutritional Status Among Pre - School Children in South Delhi, Indiaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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