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Living Environs and Nutritional Status of Children from an Urban Indian Slum: An Analysis of Associative Factors
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Living Environs and Nutritional Status of Children from an Urban Indian Slum: An Analysis of Associative Factors
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Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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Abstract
Growing urbanization gives rise to slums, which are densely populated peri-urban areas housing underprivileged populations. The nutritional status of children in slum areas can be compromised due to poor living environs despite availability of many urban health care facilities. The present cross- sectional study was undertaken to determine the nutritional status of children residing in slum and analyze the various associative factors. The study area was Ghousianagar, a slum in city of Mysore from South India. A sample of 676 children (2-11 years of age, males, 310 and females, 366) from two schools was chosen for detailed anthropometry. Data were also collected on living conditions, economic and literacy levels of parents and nutritional status of mothers (n=200) through standard techniques. The results revealed that the living conditions of children were highly unhygienic. Only in 36% of families both parents were literate. Children ...
