Nutritional Status of children under 5 from Urban and Rural India: Assessment and influencing factors - Softcover

Mathur, Radhika; Velhal, Gajanan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3659167428 ISBN 13: 9783659167423

Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

Nutritional status is one of the basic indicators of the well being of a child and quality of health care in a defined area. A nutritional deficit in the age group under 5 years can greatly hamper the well being and normalcy of the individual in the future. Regular healthcare programs cannot help maintain proper nutritional status of these children because of lack of monitoring. Many developing countries of the world like Africa and India face this problem and there is need to assess the status periodically to help higher bodies revise their plans of action. By means of anthropometric measurements, a clinical examination and a diet history of the subject, an assessment of their condition can be reached. Numerous parameters influence the nutritional status a great deal like socio-economic status, cultural factors, geographic locations, environmental conditions, and accessibility and utilization levels of health services which has been assessed in the present study. Strategic guidelines defined by the study should assist and motivate clinicians and social workers to uplift the healthcare services and pediatric nutritional status of the underprivileged sections of various countries.

About this title

About the Author:

Radhika Mathur is a final year medical student at Topiwala National Medical College and BYL Nair Charitable hospital, Mumbai, India, graduating with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. She is involved in social healthcare programs. Her current acclaimed work aims at uplifting the pediatric health status of the underprivileged.

About this edition

• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 3659167428
• ISBN 13: 9783659167423
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72