Study of nutritional status of preschool children in areas of Kallur Primary Health Center, Kurnool District

Sreedevi Arepalli; Guthi Visweswara Rao

Article Details

Study of nutritional status of preschool children in areas of Kallur Primary Health Center, Kurnool District

Authors:

Sreedevi Arepalli | Guthi Visweswara Rao

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Malnutrition | under five children | PHC | sociodemographic factors

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.5 Issue 11, pp.2351-2351

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001522184

pISSN:

2320-4664

Keywords:

Abstract:

 Background: The level of undernutrition in children remains unacceptable throughout the world, with 90% of the developing worlds chronically undernourished (stunted) children living in Asia and Africa.
 
 Objective: To study the nutritional status and to reveal the factors influencing the nutritional status among preschool children.
 
 Materials and Methods: This was a community-based cross-sectional study conducted by carrying out a door-to-door survey among 330 preschool children of age between 0 and 6 years in Kallur primary health center area during March 2014 to September 2014. Weight for age was calculated and childs age, gender, mothers education, type of house, type of family, socioeconomic status (modified BG Prasad 2014), religion, and caste of the family were collected.
 
 Result: Most of children in the study area were suffering from grade 1 (34.5%) malnutrition followed by grade 2 malnutrition (33.1%), grade 3 malnutrition (6.1%) and grade 4 malnutrition (1.5%). Severe malnutrition constitutes 7.6%. Significant association was found between malnutrition and childs age, gender, mothers education, religion, type of house, and family.
 
 Conclusion: Severe degree of malnutrition was found only among children of the illiterate mothers. It was also found only among children of families with class 4 and class 5 socioeconomic statuses. Negative association was found between standard of housing and nutritional status.

Article Details

Study of nutritional status of preschool children in areas of Kallur Primary Health Center, Kurnool District

Authors: Sreedevi Arepalli | Guthi Visweswara Rao

Publisher: Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics: Malnutrition | under five children | PHC | sociodemographic factors

Journal: International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.5 Issue 11, pp.2351-2351

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 11/2016

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001522184

pISSN: 2320-4664

Malnutrition

under five children

PHC

sociodemographic factors

Issues

Authors:

Sreedevi Arepalli | Guthi Visweswara Rao

Publisher:

Eldaghayes Publisher, Tripoli, Libya

Main Topics:

Malnutrition | under five children | PHC | sociodemographic factors

Journal:

International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health Vol.5 Issue 11, pp.2351-2351

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

11/2016

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001522184

pISSN:

2320-4664