A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study on the Basis of Signs of Nutritional Deficiency of Anganwadi Children of Urban, Rural and Tribal Area of Udaipur District
Authors/Creators
- 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Government Medical College and attached Hospitals, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
- 2. Assistant Professor, Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College and attached Hospitals, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
- 3. Medical Officer, Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College and attached Hospitals, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
- 4. Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and attached Hospitals, Dungarpur, Rajasthan
Description
Background: Micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals are required in small amounts which is essentials to our health, development and growth. As tiny the amounts are, the consequences of their absence are severe. Micronutrients such as iodine, vitamin A and iron are the most important for global public health; their deficiencies represent a major threat to the health and development specially for children and pregnant women in developing countries. Methodology: Facility based cross sectional study was carried outto compare the status of signs and symptoms of micronutrient deficiencies among children attending Anganwadi centers in urban, rural and tribal areas of Udaipur district through two stage sampling technique. Result: 95.4% urban respondents had normal eyes followed by rural (78.8%) and tribal (60.8%). Most common sign was pale conjunctiva and dry conjunctiva, and these were maximum in tribal children as 19.3% and 18.3% respectively. Chielosis was most common (13.8%) sign of undernutrition followed by dental carries (13.1%). Pale tongue, angular stomatitis and dental carries were more common in tribal children.
Abstract (English)
Background: Micronutrients such as vitamins and minerals are required in small amounts which is essentials to our health, development and growth. As tiny the amounts are, the consequences of their absence are severe. Micronutrients such as iodine, vitamin A and iron are the most important for global public health; their deficiencies represent a major threat to the health and development specially for children and pregnant women in developing countries. Methodology: Facility based cross sectional study was carried outto compare the status of signs and symptoms of micronutrient deficiencies among children attending Anganwadi centers in urban, rural and tribal areas of Udaipur district through two stage sampling technique. Result: 95.4% urban respondents had normal eyes followed by rural (78.8%) and tribal (60.8%). Most common sign was pale conjunctiva and dry conjunctiva, and these were maximum in tribal children as 19.3% and 18.3% respectively. Chielosis was most common (13.8%) sign of undernutrition followed by dental carries (13.1%). Pale tongue, angular stomatitis and dental carries were more common in tribal children.
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2023-09-30
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