M. Shibily|Sharanabasappa S. Dhanwadkar|Geethu Sukumarapilla
Prevalence of malnutrition and proportion of anaemia among the malnourished children aged 1-5 years in a rural tertiary care centre, South India
Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College and Hospital|Dr. Somervell Memorial CSI Medical College and Hospital
background pem disease multiple deprivations poverty affecting nearly 150 million children age five years world 120 million children india 75 million estimated suffer visible pem indeed matter great concern numerous studies conducted time time know prevalence malnutrition order target risk population effective intervention programmes implemented fight malnutrition pem identify malnourished develop target based intervention anthropometry provides single portable universally applicable inexpensive noninvasive technique assessing size proportions composition human bodymethods cross sectional study done among 400 children aged 15 years attended opd based systematic random selection socio economic profile subjects anthropometric values taken trained staff measured values compared reference values classified underweight stunted thin wasting per different classifications data analyzed using statistical software spss version 20 results among 400 children 31 children identified underweight iap classification stunting identified 288 children per weight height criteria 27 children identified wasting thinness according bmi classification identified 38 children sex wise difference pem stunting statistically significant study 411 underweight children anemia 461 children stunted anemia among children wasting 37 anemia conclusions study revealed high percentage children aged 15 years malnourished inspite high rate literacy employment status vaccination health care facilities kerala shown relevance anthropometry identifying malnourished children population conventional use underweight low weight age instead z score sole criterion identifying undernourished children may underestimate true incidence severe undernutrition community research done sort appropriate reference system indian population