ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional nutritional survey of children belonging to Tamil Nadu State of India, aged 0-3 years was conducted on a representative sample of 2039 children. The collected data was analysed using the recommended indices of height-for-age and weight-for-height based on standard deviation (SD scores) and cross-classified using the SD scores. The nutritional status of these children was compared with the NCHS standard. Prevalence of stunting (27.6%), wasting (9.9%) and simultaneous wasting and stunting (10.7%) was high among the children studied.
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Body Height , Body Weight , Child, Preschool , Developing Countries , Female , Humans , India , Infant , Male , Nutrition Surveys , Protein-Energy Malnutrition/diagnosis , Reference ValuesABSTRACT
Maternal factors comprising of social, obstetric and anthropometric are found to influence LBW. The present study had found association between obstetric risk factors like age of the mother, parity and gravida with LBW. Similar association was also observed between maternal height, and maternal weight with LBW. However, social factors were not found to be associated with LBW. This could probably be due to RUHSA's intervention which requires a further inquiry.
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Adult , Case-Control Studies , Female , Humans , India/epidemiology , Infant, Low Birth Weight , Infant, Newborn , Maternal Age , Middle Aged , Parity , Risk Factors , Socioeconomic FactorsSubject(s)
Adolescent , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , India/epidemiology , Infant , Male , Prevalence , Rural Population , Xerophthalmia/epidemiologyABSTRACT
A total of 328 consecutive births born between July and September 1990 were analysed. The rate of LBW was 24.6%. The mean birth weight was 2.72 kg (+/- 0.44 kg). Association between LBW and parity, mother's age, mother's height, gestational weight, risk status at pregnancy and antenatal care was observed. These results indicate that there is a need to strengthen maternal services to address the problem of LBW in India.