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Epidemiological Study on Malnutrition Among Under-five Children in an Urban Slum of Ludhiana, Punjab, IndiaBy Sangeeta Girdhar, Anurag Chaudhary, Rupali Verma, Mahesh Satija
Abstract: Under-nutrition remains a major problem in most developing countries, especially in underserved areas such as urban slums. A cross-sectional study was done to know the role of various factors influencing the nutritional status. The study was conducted in the urban slums of Ludhiana, Punjab, on 425 children and the relation of under-nutrition with age, sex and literacy, was studied. Z-Scores were calculated for different indices. Prevalence of underweight, stunting and …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Life Sciences · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 10–14 Read article →