Nutritional status and personal hygiene of children living in the orphanages of Bhubaneswar: capital city of Odisha

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dc.contributor.authorReddy, Surendra Babuen_US
dc.contributor.authorJyothula, Nareshen_US
dc.contributor.authorKandula, Indhrajaen_US
dc.contributor.authorChintada, Ganapathy Swamyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:36:26Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:36:26Z
dc.date.issued2019-01
dc.description.abstractBackground: Orphan’s children are vulnerable and neglected group in the society and are more prone to malnutrition. Aim is to assess the nutritional status, personal hygiene and demographic details of the children living in different orphanages in Bhubaneswar city.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the children of age group 6 to 14 years in the selected orphanages in Bhubaneswar from October 2015 to March 2016 using two stage stratified cluster random sample to select the orphanages and simple random sample to select study subjects. A pretested predesigned schedule was used to collect information regarding personal hygiene practices, anthropometric measurements of the children were taken and WHO reference growth charts were used to assess nutritional status. Pearson Chi-Square test was used to determine the association between personal hygiene and nutritional status.Results: Out of 210 children, majority 57.7% were malnourished, 53.3% were stunted and malnutrition was higher among the boys than girls whereas the personal hygiene practices scores were better in girls than boys. Our study revealed a significant association between nutritional status and poor personal hygiene (p<0.05).Conclusions: Malnutrition is highly prevalent in children living in orphanages and needs to be addressed. Nutritional status should be monitored regularly, which helps in early identification and timely intervention and this will improve nutritional status of children living in orphanages.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Paediatrics, Satya Sai Medical College, Ammapettai, Tamil Nadu, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Community Medicine, GSL Medical College, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationReddy Surendra Babu,Jyothula Naresh,Kandula Indhraja,Chintada Ganapathy Swamy . Nutritional status and personal hygiene of children living in the orphanages of Bhubaneswar: capital city of Odisha . International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 Jan; 6(1): 379-385en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201089
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber1en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20185276en_US
dc.subjectOrphanen_US
dc.subjectMalnutritionen_US
dc.subjectOrphanageen_US
dc.subjectPersonal hygieneen_US
dc.titleNutritional status and personal hygiene of children living in the orphanages of Bhubaneswar: capital city of Odishaen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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