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Bose, Kaushik
- Defining Malnutrition in India: how much is too Little, how much is too Much?
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1 Department of Anthropology, Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon, North 24 Parganas 743 235, IN
2 Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, IN
1 Department of Anthropology, Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon, North 24 Parganas 743 235, IN
2 Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, IN
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Current Science, Vol 106, No 5 (2014), Pagination: 670-672Abstract
In spite of significant economic growth during the last few decades, India is still suffering from a huge load of malnutrition. Undernutrition in India is amongst one of the highest in the world. India also has a double burden of undernutrition and overnutrition. The cut-off points of measures to define nutritional status and body composition are based on researches mostly on people of non-Indian ancestry. These seem to be inappropriate considering the inherent difference in body composition from the Westerners and also the great Indian population diversity.- Nutritional Status Based on Anthropometry of Tribal Preschool Children in Paschim Medinipur District of West Bengal, India
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There is a paucity of data on nutritional status among tribal preschool children. Therefore a study was conducted to determine the nutritional status based on anthropometry among rural preschool children.
Methods
A community based cross sectional study was conducted during July-August 2009 in a village of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Nutritional status was determined based on weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height and mid upper arm circumference-for-age z-scores method. Prevalence of undernutrition was defined as Z-score <-2.0 SD from the new WHO reference standards.
Results
A total of 65 Munda and Oraon children aged 13-60 months were included in the present study. Overall, the prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 61.5 %,38.5% and 55.4%, respectively. The prevalence of undernutrition was 56.9% based on MUAC, of whom, 44.6% and 12.3% children was moderately and severely undernourished, respectively. It was observed that the MUAC had good agreement (Kappa=0.84) with underweight, followed by moderate agreement with wasting (Kappa=0.53). While poor agreement was found with stunting (Kappa=0.28).
Conclusion
According to WHO criteria for severity of malnutrition, the overall prevalence of stunting was high while underweight and wasting were very high, indicating a critical situation.
Authors
Samiran Bisai
,
Kaushik Bose
,
Tarapada Ghosh
,
Goutam Kumar De
,
R. Khongsdier
,
Slawomir Koziel
,
Dilip Mahalanabis
,
Panchali Mallick
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 1, No 3 (2012), Pagination: 61-79Abstract
ObjectivesThere is a paucity of data on nutritional status among tribal preschool children. Therefore a study was conducted to determine the nutritional status based on anthropometry among rural preschool children.
Methods
A community based cross sectional study was conducted during July-August 2009 in a village of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India. Nutritional status was determined based on weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height and mid upper arm circumference-for-age z-scores method. Prevalence of undernutrition was defined as Z-score <-2.0 SD from the new WHO reference standards.
Results
A total of 65 Munda and Oraon children aged 13-60 months were included in the present study. Overall, the prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 61.5 %,38.5% and 55.4%, respectively. The prevalence of undernutrition was 56.9% based on MUAC, of whom, 44.6% and 12.3% children was moderately and severely undernourished, respectively. It was observed that the MUAC had good agreement (Kappa=0.84) with underweight, followed by moderate agreement with wasting (Kappa=0.53). While poor agreement was found with stunting (Kappa=0.28).
Conclusion
According to WHO criteria for severity of malnutrition, the overall prevalence of stunting was high while underweight and wasting were very high, indicating a critical situation.
Keywords
Malnutrition, Stunting, Tribal, Underweight, Wasting. MUAC- Dilip Mahalanabis (1934–2022)
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1 Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721 102, India, IN
1 Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore 721 102, India, IN