Sujata Kapil Murarkar|Jayashree Sachin Gothankar|Prakash Prabhakarrao Doke|Prasad Pore|Sanjay Lalwani|Girish Dhumale|Sanjay Quraishi|Reshma Patil|Vivek Waghachavare|Randhir Dhobale|Kirti Rasote|Sonali Palkar|Nandini Malshe
Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among under-five children residing in urban slums and rural area, Maharashtra, India: a community-based cross-sectional study
Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Symbiosis International University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University|Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University
undernutrition among five children india major public health problem despite indias growth economy child mortality rate due undernutrition still high urban rural areas studies focus urban slums scarce hence present study carried assess prevalence determinants undernutrition children five maharashtra indiaa communitybased crosssectional study conducted 16 randomly selected clusters two districts maharashtra state india data collected house house survey interviewing mothers five children total 2929 mothers 3671 five children covered multivariate logistic regression analysis carried identify determinants child nutritional status seperately urban rural areasthe mean age children 238 years sd 136 mean age mothers 2425 years sd 637 overall prevalence stunting among children five 459 wasting 171 354 children underweight prevalence wasting stunting underweight seen urban slum rural area rural areas exclusive breast feeding p 0001 acute diarrhea p 0001 associated wasting children birth order 2 less 2 associated stunting exclusive breast feeding p 005 low maternal education associated underweight whereas urban slums exclusive breast feeding p 005 associated wasting sex child p 005 type family p 005 associated stuntingand low income family p 005 associated underweightfactors like sex child birth orderexclusive breast feedingeconomic status family type familyacute diarrhea maternal education influence nutritional status child improvement maternal education improve nutritional status child strategies needed improve economic status communitytrial registration number ctri201712010881 registration date14122017 retrospectively registered