Muhammad Ahmed Abdullah, Babar Tasneem Shaikh, Kashif Rehman Khan, Muhammad Asif Yasin
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BMC health services research
background malnutrition children continues serious public health problem india therefore study aims evaluate prevalence malnutrition assess factors contributing children marginalized slum population india masked metropolitan cities methods retrospective data analysis crosssectional model conducted medical volunteers affiliated rotaract club medicrew organized free pediatric health checkup camp dharavi village mumbai india children five children five years age group either sex residing slums dharavi whose parents consented included study neonates children older five years age children whose parents consent included study excluded pretested prevalidated questionnaire administered statistical analysis done pvalues 005 considered statistically significant results total 126 children included children 109 8650 midarm circumference 125 cm normal 11 873 115 cm 125 cm moderate acute malnutrition five 477 less 115 cm severe acute malnutrition among 126 kids 86 kids age two bmi assessed 36 4419 found underweight 5th percentile 14 163 obese 95th percentile four 465 overweight 85th95th percentile 106 8413 children caregivers mothers others fathers n4 318 grandmothers n5 397 sisters n5 397 aunts n6 476 commenced receiving formal education 39 5571 appropriate grade age mean expenditure food proportion total household income 3640 standard deviation sd 150 singleitem sleep quality scale sleep 36 kids 2858 reported caregivers excellent high proportion medical problems reported children conclusion study reports substantial burden malnutrition among children residing slums dharavi rigorous strengthening conceptualization onground nutritional programs targeted toward slum children done indian healthcare policymakers