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Epidemiology of under-nutrition in Irular tribal pre-school children in Chengam, Tamilnadu, India

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 Background: Under-nutrition among the Children under the age of five renders them vulnerable to recurrent infections, growth retardation, low efficiency in future and even death. Under-nutrition as a global health problem is indeed of serious concern in tribal community which is a vulnerable sector. Various studies have highlighted the burden of under-nutrition nation-wide among different tribal groups in India. This study is aimed to explore the Malnutrition among Irular tribal Children in Tamilnadu, India. Methods: A Community based cross-sectional survey was designed among the 450 tribal mothers and Children in Chengam, Tamilnadu, India during January to December 2021. Mothers were interviewed with semi-structured Tamil questionnaire with socio-demographic details, nutrition, health-seeking behavior, Clinical and anthropometric examination of Children. Under-nutrition was defined-weight for age (Z-Score) < 2 SD. Median for age and sex-WHO standards. Data was entered in SPSS. Chi Square and Logistic regression were used for analysis. A p<0. 05 was considered as statistically significant. Results: Prevalence of Under-weight was 44%, stunting-28. 4%, wasting-37. 8% and Severe Acute Malnutrition-8. 7%. Majority were females. Overall, the nutritional status was poor. Advancing age, sex, maternal illiteracy, lack of awareness on nutrition, food insecurity and under-utilization of health services were the major underlying determinants. Conclusion: The burden of under-nutrition is indeed a serious concern in the Preschool Children in Irular tribes in Tamilnadu, India wherein the socio-cultural, nutritional determinants and health seeking behavior have to addressed at the level of Primary Health care to combat Malnutrition and prevent morbidities as well as mortality.

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    Saravanakumar, P., Adhilakshmi, A.R., & Megala, M.. (2022). Epidemiology of under-nutrition in Irular tribal pre-school children in Chengam, Tamilnadu, India. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, 8(1), 0-0. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/1126601/en

    Vancouver: Copy

    Saravanakumar P., Adhilakshmi A.R., Megala M.. Epidemiology of under-nutrition in Irular tribal pre-school children in Chengam, Tamilnadu, India. SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH[Internet]. 2022;8(1):0-0. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/1126601/en

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    P. Saravanakumar, A.R. Adhilakshmi, and M. Megala, “Epidemiology of under-nutrition in Irular tribal pre-school children in Chengam, Tamilnadu, India,” SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 0–0, 2022, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/1126601/en

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