S. S. Islam|Tulika Goswami Mahanta|Ratna Sarma|Hiranya Saikia
Nutritional status of under 5 children belonging to tribal population living in riverine (Char) areas of Dibrugarh district, Assam
Assam Medical College|Assam Medical College|Assam Medical College|Assam Medical College
bcontextb assams main lifeline brahmaputra river braided nature created numerous sand bars islands known charssapories home 3 million people 90 cultivated land river islands floodprone flood leaves islands completely separated mainland preventing access health infrastructure services aims assess nutritional status 5 children residing char areas dibrugarh district identify factors influencing nutritional status bsettings designb communitybased crosssectional study conducted riverine areas dibrugarh district assam bmaterials methodsb nutritional status assessed using anthropometry undernutrition classified using world health organization recommended z score system data collection done house house visit chars using proportionate allocation bstatistical analysis usedb rates ratios proportions chisquare test bresultsb overall prevalence underweight stunting wasting 29 304 216 respectively prevalence underweight stunting less prevalence underweight 364 stunting 465 assam prevalence wasting assam 137 observed national family health survey3 significant association observed prevalence undernutrition socioeconomic status literacy status parents infant young child feeding practices size family ipi 005 bconclusionsb special focus needed nutritional improvement 5 living char areas prevent preventable morbidities achieve optimum development