Banerjee, S RBharati, PVasulu, T SChakrabarty, SBanerjee, P2008-07-132009-05-272008-07-132009-05-272008-07-13Banerjee SR, Bharati P, Vasulu TS, Chakrabarty S, Banerjee P. Whole time domestic child labor in metropolitan city of Kolkata. Indian Pediatrics. 2008 Jul; 45(7): 579-82http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/13156We conducted this study to explore the socioeconomic conditions, and health and nutritional status of whole time child domestic labor. 330 children engaged in domestic child labor ranging between 8 to 14 years of age from the metropolitan city of Kolkata were studied. Majority of the domestic child laborers were girls and migrants coming from illiterate families. These children were physically, mentally or sexually abused. Further, they suffered from anemia, gastrointestinal tract infections, vitamin deficiencies, respiratory tract infections and skin diseases along with a high prevalence of malnutrition. The study highlights the poor state of domestic child labor in Kolkata, India.engAdolescentCatchment Area (Health)ChildChild AbuseChild WelfareEmploymentFemaleHealth StatusHumansIndia --epidemiologyMaleNutritional StatusTime FactorsJournal Article