Clinico-Anthropometric Profile of Children from Darjeeling Tea Garden

Objective To assess clinico-anthropometric profile of hospitalized children and their apparently healthy siblings from the Darjeeling tea garden. Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, done at North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India over a period of 6 mo. Consecutively admit...

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Published in:Indian journal of pediatrics 2014-04, Vol.81 (4), p.350-355
Main Authors: Mondal, Rakesh, Sarkar, Sumantra, Hazra, Avijit, Banerjee, Indira, Saren, Abhisek, Mukherjee, Goutam, Chatterjee, Mridula
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
General aspects
Gynecology
Health Status
Humans
India
Male
Medical sciences
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Original Article
Pediatrics
Tea
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Summary:Objective To assess clinico-anthropometric profile of hospitalized children and their apparently healthy siblings from the Darjeeling tea garden. Methods This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study, done at North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India over a period of 6 mo. Consecutively admitted 157 children and their 301 apparently healthy siblings were included. Clinical diagnosis, height/length, weight, BMI were recorded. Results Children ( n  = 157) were mostly admitted for gastroenteritis (36.3 %), respiratory infections (26.75 %), meningo-encephalitis (14.0 %). Among 301 siblings, 30.56 % had nutritional anemia, worm infestation, giardiasis etc . Severe (< −3 Z-score) stunting and wasting were noted in 10 (6.37 %) and 19 (12.1 %) hospitalized children respectively. A quarter of all siblings suffered from moderate malnutrition (stunting 24.92 %, wasting 29.57 %). Distribution of malnutrition in each anthropometric parameter was statistically significant ( p  
ISSN:0019-5456
0973-7693
DOI:10.1007/s12098-013-1165-x