PMID- 33209771
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20220418
IS  - 2249-4863 (Print)
IS  - 2278-7135 (Electronic)
IS  - 2249-4863 (Linking)
VI  - 9
IP  - 9
DP  - 2020 Sep
TI  - Factors affecting nutritional status of Anganwadi children: A cross-sectional 
      study.
PG  - 4613-4617
LID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_410_20 [doi]
AB  - INTRODUCTION: As per the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2015-16, 35.7% 
      children below 5 years of age are underweight. In light of Malnutrition rates 
      still remaining alarming in children, it becomes pertinent to elicit the factors 
      that affect nutritional status of children. So, this study was undertaken. 
      MATERIALS AND METHODS: After obtaining ethical approval from institutional ethics 
      committee, data were collected on a pretested questionnaire. Information from 
      mothers of 1085 children attending Anganwadi center in an urban block of Patiala 
      was collected and analyzed. RESULTS: Among females, 35.85% were underweight, 
      whereas the proportion for males was 28.68%. The proportion among immunized 
      children who were underweight was 31.34%, whereas the proportion among 
      unimmunized children was 38.91%. Those who received supplementary nutrition were 
      also in more in numbers in normal weight range than those who did not. 
      CONCLUSION: Gender, birth order, and immunization status of child are 
      significantly associated with nutritional status. This study showed that 
      prevalence of malnutrition was less among those who received supplementary 
      nutrition as compared to ones who did not.
CI  - Copyright: (c) 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care.
FAU - Jain, Ira
AU  - Jain I
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, 
      India.
FAU - Oberoi, Simmi
AU  - Oberoi S
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, 
      India.
FAU - Jain, Ankur
AU  - Jain A
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, 
      India.
FAU - Balgir, Rajinder S
AU  - Balgir RS
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, 
      India.
FAU - Sandhu, Manhardeep K
AU  - Sandhu MK
AD  - Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, 
      India.
FAU - Lugani, Yogita
AU  - Lugani Y
AD  - Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20200930
PL  - India
TA  - J Family Med Prim Care
JT  - Journal of family medicine and primary care
JID - 101610082
PMC - PMC7652108
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Anganwadi
OT  - nutritional status
OT  - socio-demographic factors
OT  - underweight children
COIS- There are no conflicts of interest.
EDAT- 2020/11/20 06:00
MHDA- 2020/11/20 06:01
PMCR- 2020/09/30
CRDT- 2020/11/19 05:47
PHST- 2020/03/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/04/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/06/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2020/11/19 05:47 [entrez]
PHST- 2020/11/20 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2020/11/20 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2020/09/30 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - JFMPC-9-4613 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_410_20 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - J Family Med Prim Care. 2020 Sep 30;9(9):4613-4617. doi: 
      10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_410_20. eCollection 2020 Sep.