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Problem of Stunting in an Urban Slum among Pre-School Going Students


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1 Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
2 Department of Paediatrics, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
3 Department of Medicines, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
4 Department of Orthopaedics, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
     

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On analysis of the collected data it was found that 52.6, 5.4 and 10.5% children were stunted, wasted, wasted stunted respectively. Stunting showed an increasing trend as the age advances. It was minimum in children under 6 months of age and maximum among 48 to 60 months old children. As per sex there was no significant difference.

Keywords

Stunt, Wasted, Stunted-Wasted.
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Authors

H. B. Rathi
Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
A. K. Bansal
Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
T. Sinha
Department of Community Medicine, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
B. Baghel
Department of Paediatrics, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
A. Sahu
Department of Paediatrics, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
K. Singh
Department of Medicines, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India
S. Singh
Department of Orthopaedics, Govt. Medical College, Jagdalpur (Bastar), India

Abstract


On analysis of the collected data it was found that 52.6, 5.4 and 10.5% children were stunted, wasted, wasted stunted respectively. Stunting showed an increasing trend as the age advances. It was minimum in children under 6 months of age and maximum among 48 to 60 months old children. As per sex there was no significant difference.

Keywords


Stunt, Wasted, Stunted-Wasted.