Determinants of nutritional status among under-five children in the tribal population of The Nilgiris, Southern India: A cross-sectional study

Sunny, Roshina; Elamana, Jiji; Olickal, Jeby Jose

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“…A study by Sunny R et al . [ 30 ] conducted among under-five children reported that age more than 2 years was significantly associated with stunting. Similarly, Purohit L et al ,[ 31 ] in a study among under-five children, had concluded that undernutrition was significantly higher with increasing age among the under-five children.…”

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Undernutrition and its determinants among under-five children in a tribal community of Meghalaya

Singh,

Sundaram,

Ningombam

2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Background and Objectives: Malnutrition among under-five children is a rampant and major public health problem in developing countries. The paucity of studies on undernutrition among tribals made it imperative to determine the prevalence and the factors associated with undernutrition among the tribal under-five children. Materials and Methods: A community-based cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 196 under-five children residing in the village under the rural field practice area of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS), Meghalaya. Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire, and burden of food insecurity was collected using the Food Insecurity Experience Scale Survey Module (FIES-SM). Anthropometric measurements, such as height, weight, and mid-upper arm circumference, were measured for all the children, and Z-scores were calculated for weight for age, height for age, and weight for height. Results: Of the 196 children, the mean age of the children was 36.7 (15.3) months. The prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting was 9.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 5.7%–14.3%), 28.6% (95% CI: 22.5%–35.5%), and 6.1% (95% CI: 3.3%–10.7%), respectively. There was a significant association for girls, birth weight, and age of the mother during first childbirth and immunization status with underweight. Similarly, there was a significant association for girls with wasting and education of the mother and birth weight with stunting. Conclusion and Recommendations: The prevalence of underweight wasting and stunting was lesser with an observable enhancement in the nutritional status of the children; however, the undernutrition status is still alarming, which warrants health and nutritional education along with behavioral change communication.

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Undernutrition and its determinants among under-five children in a tribal community of Meghalaya

Singh,

Sundaram,

Ningombam

2024

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Mapping wasted children using data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys between 2000 and 2019: A bayesian geospatial analysis

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We Don’t Sleep on Rainy Nights

Jayarajan

Gangadharan

2022

Contemporary Voice of Dalit

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Despite years of social mobility, indigenous people in India stand low in most development indices, and the substandard living conditions make them highly vulnerable to natural disasters. In this communication, we unfold the vulnerabilities and coping strategies of the Paniya tribal community of Kerala during the unusual rain and flood that the state faced in 2018 and 2019. The vulnerability arises primarily from food scarcity, malnutrition, low physical well-being, unemployment and financial instability. Climate change and related events seem to heighten the prevailing exposure of the indigenous community, and women are generally more vulnerable to the impacts of natural disasters. The study also points out the psychological impact of the flood and the various coping mechanisms adopted over individual and community levels to alleviate the effect. The community members have an optimistic outlook towards life, even after experiencing catastrophic floods and landslides. Nevertheless, this outlook is not a visionary outcome of the rehabilitation process but rather an optionless strategy for the community to get along.

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Determinants of nutritional status among under-five children in the tribal population of The Nilgiris, Southern India: A cross-sectional study

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Undernutrition and its determinants among under-five children in a tribal community of Meghalaya

Undernutrition and its determinants among under-five children in a tribal community of Meghalaya

Mapping wasted children using data from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys between 2000 and 2019: A bayesian geospatial analysis

We Don’t Sleep on Rainy Nights

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