Nutritional status of rural non-pregnant non-lactating women in reproductive age.
Indian Pediatr
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1998 Oct; 35(10): 975-83
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-15220
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To find out the degree of current undernutrition in rural reproductive age women.SETTING:
49 villages of two adjoining rural blocks of Varanasi.METHODS:
6130 non-pregnant and non-lactating rural women in the age group 18-45 year were studied for sociodemographic characteristics and anthropometry, i.e., weight, height and midarm circumferance. Their percentiles for age and for weight for height were calculated by using cubic spline method.RESULTS:
The women in 10th centile weighed < 38 kg and those in > 90th centile weighed 47-48 kg; 74.2% had weight < 45 kg. The 50th centile height ranged between 148-150 cm; 13.5% were < 145 cm. For mid arm circumference 50th and 90th centile values were around 22 and 24 cm, respectively. Mid arm circumference and height had significant linear correlation with weight.CONCLUSION:
Around 50% rural UP women in pre-pregnancy state are undernourished. With age these rural women did not change in weight or mid-arm circumference.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Rural Population
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Female
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Humans
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Anthropometry
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Nutritional Status
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Women's Health
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Adolescent
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Age Factors
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Adult
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India
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
1998
Type:
Article
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