An Assessment of Weight for Height of Slum Dwellers Children Up To Five Years of Age

64 % malnourished children belong to 12 - 60 months of age group in comparison to their counterparts children (37.1 %) of 0 - <12 months of age. This difference on statistical analysis was found significant. Out of 267 males, 109 (40.8 %) were in normal grade of nutrition and 158 (59.2 %) were malnourished in comparison to their female counterparts 117 (40.6 %) normal and 171 (59.4 %) malnourished. These differences of male and female children were more or less similar and on application of statistical analysis the difference found in significant.