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Background: The urban slums has diversity, but the universal characteristics refer to overcrowding and congestion, lack of hygiene, extremely poor sanitation, lack of garbage disposal facilities, high density of insects and rodents, makes the dwellers more prone to morbidity. Objectives: To study morbidity profile in urban slum dwellers. Methods: Cross sectional study had been carried out between January 2014 to July 2014 on slum dwellers of Udaipur. Information obtained by interviewing the head and/or other family members of about 76 households. Results: The morbidity rate for both sexes was 33.0%. About 31.2% males and 34.6% females were either suffering from or have a history of one or more illness within previous two weeks. Anemia was found in 11.2% of females. Respiratory tract infections and diarrhea were present in 8.8% and 2.1% of studied population respectively. Among five years above age slum dwellers, 18.9%, 38.3% and 31.2% had a habit of smoking, tobacco chewing and alcohol intake respectively. Conclusions: Slum dwellers were unaware of the effective information on hygiene, health and substance use, education, communication activities along with effective health care delivery measures needed.
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Background: The pre-school age group (2-5 years) was evaluated for nutritional status at Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital Udaipur. Objectives: To study the nutritional status in pre-school children. Methods: Cross sectional study carried out during February 2014 to June 2014 with 300 children at Teetardi village near Geetanjali hospital Udaipur. Body weight, height recorded with age, gender and also interviewing the mother. Results: The age and sex distribution of 300 children in present study was 52% males and 48% females. The nutritional status in the children was determined as per World Health Organization child growth standards. Result reveals that out of total male children 4.5% were severely stunted and out of total female children 4.2% were severely stunted. Out of total 10.3% of male children and 11.1% of female children were found stunted. Whereas out of total children 3.2% of male children and 4.9% of female children were severely wasted. Out of total children 10.9% of male children and 12.5% of female children were found wasted. Also 7.1% of male children and 5.5% of female children were overweight also found that 1.9% of male children and 0.7% of female children are obese. Conclusions: There is necessity of more education in reference to nutrition and dietary habits including proper antenatal care and postnatal care of mother to reduce the prevalence of nutrition related abnormalities in children.