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American Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research

Volume 7, Issue 2, 2020
Mcmed International
American Journal of Biological and Pharmaceutical Research
Issn
2348 - 2176 (Print), 2348 - 2184 (Online)
Frequency
bi-annual
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Title
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN OF KORAPUT BLOCK OF KORAPUT DISTRICT, ODISHA, INDIA: ZSCORE ANALYSIS
Author
J Ranjita and Jayanta Kumar Nayak*
Email
jayanta.nayak@rediffmail.com
keyword
Stunting, Underweight, Wasting, Preschool Children.
Abstract
Background: Preschool years are characterized by striking changes in the physical development, language, cognitive and social behaviour. Nutritional anthropometry is widely used for the assessment of the nutritional status of preschool children. Subjects: Three hundred and eight children (o-5 years) were measured for this cross sectional study. Using Z-score value, the underweight, wasting and stunting status was evaluated. Results: Among the sampled children, the indicators of under-nutrition were as follows; underweight (42.9%), wasting (39.6%), and stunting (37.7%). Conclusion: Stunting was lowest among the studied preschool children. A nutrition intervention program should be developed and directed to this vulnerable group, preschool children, to combat these nutritional problems that might predispose children to under nutrition during adulthood.
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