Primary Surveys of Kolkata Informal Employment

Mukhopadhyay, Ishita

doi:10.1007/978-981-15-0841-7_8

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“…stunting, underweight, and wasting show that there is growth failure in the study population. The prevalence of stunting (26%) was found comparable with the prevalence reported for the lowest three wealth quintiles (23%) in the NFHS‐4 (2015–2016) (Mukhopadhyay & Chakraborty, 2018). Prevalence of stunting (26%) and underweight (24%) among children in the present study was higher than that of the general population as reported in NFHS‐4 (stunting = 20%, underweight = 16%) and the latest NFHS‐5 (stunting = 23%, underweight = 20%) as well (IIPS, 2020; IIPS & ICF, 2017b).…”

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Nutritional status of socioeconomically disadvantaged children below 5 years: A cross‐sectional study from Kerala, India

Jayalakshmi

Kannan

2021

World Med & Health Policy

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Undernutrition among children under the age of five remains untracked in India. One in five children are undernourished even in Kerala, a developed south Indian state well known for its egalitarian development. The aim of this paper is to understand the social, economic, and political dimensions of undernutrition among children of age 6–60 months belonging to low socioeconomic households in Kerala. 468 children (50% girls) were surveyed. The prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting among the study children were 25.6%, 24.4%, and 14.4%, respectively. Acute illnesses, underweight of mothers, low standard of living, and not utilizing Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and Public Distribution System (PDS) increased the risk of children being undernourished. The study found that children below 5 years from low socioeconomic strata had a higher risk of being undernourished, proving the vicious cycle of poverty and undernutrition. The association between the nutritional statuses of mothers and children indicates the vulnerability of multiple members from poor households to be malnourished. The utilization of ICDS and PDS was found to improve nutritional status and hence, the state has to ensure that the benefits of these initiatives are reaching the neediest in adequate quantity and quality.

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Nutritional status of socioeconomically disadvantaged children below 5 years: A cross‐sectional study from Kerala, India

Jayalakshmi

Kannan

2021

World Med & Health Policy

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“…Te discussion of Bengali sweets will be incomplete without mentioning the various pots and pans used in the sweet shop. Tere were four kinds of utensils, namely, khola (pan), karha (round type frying pan), tal (pan), and tawa (frying pan or griddle) [8].…”

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The Essence of Bengal’s Ethnic Sweetmeats: An Exploratory Journey through History, Tradition, and Culture

Sarkar

Salauddin

Paul

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Journal of Food Quality

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The enthralling sweet taste that mesmerizes the eastern part of India, or more specifically the undivided Bengal (West Bengal and Bangladesh) is unveiled. The ethnic sweetmeats that originated in Bengal varied over their primary ingredients, size, shape, and process of production due to variation in the context of geographical, cultural, and religious beliefs. In total, thirty-eight numbers of sweet products that are originated in Bengal are reconnoitered along with their nutritional composition and shelf life. Based on the key ingredients, the sweetmeats can be divided into nine classes, namely, chhana-based, pulse-based, fried, milk-skin-based, extruded rice-based, fermented, khoa-based, fruit-based, and sugar-based. Nutritional heritage comes along with health-related benefits to mankind; the racial sweetmeats produced in undivided Bengal have crucial medicinal and gastronomical importance. The sweetmeats are basically the assimilation of ancestral Bengali tradition, rituals, and convictions through the cascade of time. The classical and folk processing methods practiced from antediluvian times have had a prominent impression on the taste and nutritional comportment of the sweets produced. To the best of our knowledge, this article is the first attempt to scientifically document the integrity of the processing methods, nutritional content, and health benefits of traditional sweetmeats.

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Primary Surveys of Kolkata Informal Employment

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Nutritional status of socioeconomically disadvantaged children below 5 years: A cross‐sectional study from Kerala, India

Nutritional status of socioeconomically disadvantaged children below 5 years: A cross‐sectional study from Kerala, India

The Essence of Bengal’s Ethnic Sweetmeats: An Exploratory Journey through History, Tradition, and Culture

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