Nutritional status of 2–6 year old children of Kankabati grampanchayat, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.

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dc.contributor.authorSinha, Nirmalya Kumar
dc.contributor.authorMaiti, Kartik
dc.contributor.authorSamanta, Pradip
dc.contributor.authorDas, Dulal Chandra
dc.contributor.authorBanerjee, Priyanka
dc.date.accessioned2014-01-08T04:27:02Z
dc.date.available2014-01-08T04:27:02Z
dc.date.issued2012-04
dc.description.abstractObjective: To assess the prevalence of undernutrition (underweight, stunting and wasting) among preschool children of Kankabati grampanchayat, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India Methods: The study was a community based, cross-sectional survey carried out among 410 Bengali Hindu low socioeconomic preschool children (198 boys and 212 girls) of 2 to 6 years. The height and weight of each child were taken. The results were analyzed by Z score values according to height for age, weight for age and weight for height with reference to NCHS. Results: The overall prevalence of undernutrition among these children was: underweight 47%, stunting 43% and wasting 24%. Severe (below –3 Z score) underweight, stunting and wasting was 13.7%, 16.3% and 7.9% respectively. Prevalence of underweight was higher in boys (45.5%) than girls (43.9%); stunting and wasting were also higher in boys (44.9% stunting and 25.3% wasting) than girls (41.5% stunting and 22.6% wasting). Conclusion: The findings of the present study revealed widespread prevalence of undernutrition among preschool children of Kankabati grampanchayat, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSinha Nirmalya Kumar, Maiti Kartik, Samanta Pradip, Das Dulal Chandra, Banerjee Priyanka. Nutritional status of 2–6 year old children of Kankabati grampanchayat, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Sri Lanka Journal of Child Health. 2012 Apr-Jun; 41(2): 60-64.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/149787
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.sljol.info/index.php/SLJCH/article/view/4392en_US
dc.subjectPreschool childrenen_US
dc.subjectcommunity healthen_US
dc.subjectundernutritionen_US
dc.titleNutritional status of 2–6 year old children of Kankabati grampanchayat, Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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