Title:
Analysing the determinants of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Bihar State, India
Authors:
Kumari, Sapna
Year:
2016
PAGE:
xii, 49
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Nutrition
Keywords:
Children, malnutrition, poor health status, Bihar State, India
Abstract:
Background: Undernutrition among children under five years of age is alarming in Bihar State. There has been an improvement in the nutritional status indicators over the last two decades. But still, the present situation is quite alarming. Objective: To analyse the determinants of malnutrition among children under five years of age in Bihar State, India. Methodology: The present study is a literature review of available published and unpublished data. Analysis has been carried out using the Adapted UNICEF conceptual framework. Findings: Study identified that the determinants of undernutrition in Bihar State are multifactorial. These are a poor health status of the children, a poor nutritional status of mothers, inadequate ANC visits, improper child feeding practices, food insecurity at household level, poor health services and poor hygiene and sanitation and flaws in the existing nutritional programme. Conclusion: Improvement in the nutritional status would become evident when child would have adequate access to affordable, nutritional food with a good maternal and childcare practices, availability of a good quality of health services, satisfactory environmental conditions especially safe water supply and sanitation. All these factors are directly or indirectly related to childhood diseases, which, in turn have a strong impact on the nutritional status of children.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute
,
VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institue)
Department:
Health & Education
Country:
India
Region:
South Asia
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2016 Kumari
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
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