Prevalence and Determinants of Undernutrition and its Trends among Pre-School Tribal Children of Maharashtra State, India

A community-based cross-sectional study carried out in tribal areas of Maharashtra covering 1751 pre-school children to assess nutritional status. Nutritional status was assessed using new WHO Growth Standards. Household wealth index was constructed using principle component analysis. The prevalence...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2012-04, Vol.58 (2), p.125-132
Main Authors: MESHRAM, I. I, ARLAPPA, N, BALAKRISHNA, N, LAXMAIAH, A, MALLIKARJUN RAO, K, GAL REDDY, Ch, RAVINDRANATH, M, SHARAD KUMAR, S, BRAHMA, G. N. V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
General aspects
Health Literacy
Humans
India - epidemiology
Infant
Male
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutritional Status
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Prevalence
Residence Characteristics
Socioeconomic Factors
Thinness - epidemiology
Wasting Syndrome - epidemiology
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Summary:A community-based cross-sectional study carried out in tribal areas of Maharashtra covering 1751 pre-school children to assess nutritional status. Nutritional status was assessed using new WHO Growth Standards. Household wealth index was constructed using principle component analysis. The prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 64, 61 and 29%, respectively. There was a significant (p 
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmr035