scholarly journals Dietary adequacy and nutritional status of Meitei community of Manipur, Northeast India

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (S3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bidyalakshmi Loukrakpam ◽  
Ananthan Rajendran ◽  
Radhika S. Madhari ◽  
Naveen Kumar Boiroju ◽  
Thingnganing Longvah
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Dietary Adequacy

scholarly journals Thinness as Major Underlying Problem Among Adolescents of Northeast India

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Intervention Program ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
S Model ◽  
Model Approach

Background: Undernutrition is a major public health concern in many of the developing countries of Asia. Due to immense population size, socioeconomic disparities, illiteracy and inadequate access to health facilities prevalence is very high in India. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of age-sex specific thinness (low BMI-for-age) among adolescents residing in rural regions in India. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study has conducted among 1165 adolescent (602 boys; 563 girls) aged 10-18 years of Darjeeling district, West Bengal, India. Anthropometric measurements were height and weight obtained and BMI (weight/height2, kg/ m2) was calculated. The prevalence of thinness was assessed using newly proposed age-sex specific cut-offs of Cole et al. The data were analyzed using chi-square, ANOVA and Least Mean and Square (L,M and S) model approach. Results: Prevalence of overall thinness is 49.10% (51.16% boys, 46.89% girls) among rural adolescents. The boys are found to be more sufferer than girls in the different thinness grades include mild (grade I; 27.41% vs. 27.11%), moderate (grade II; 14.62% vs. 12.08%) and severe (grade III; 9.14% vs. 8.70%) (p>0.05). The age and sex specific smooth percentile curves of BMI were derived using L,M and S model approach for further evaluation of nutritional status. Conclusion: The existence of high prevalence of thinness among adolescents indicates nutritional deprivation among rural Indian adolescents. There is an urgent need of appropriate nutritional intervention program to address the public health problem related to undernutrition especially among nutritionally vulnerable segments of adolescents residing in rural regions to ameliorate the nutritional status DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v34i1.8922    J Nepal Paediatr Soc 2014;34(1):39-47

scholarly journals Nutritional Status among the Urban Meitei Children and Adolescents of Manipur, Northeast India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maibam Samson Singh ◽  
R. K. Neeta Devi
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Eating Habits ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Emotional Factor ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Condition ◽  
Children And Adolescent

Purpose. To determine the nutritional status (underweight and overweight) among Meitei children and adolescents. Methods. Cross-sectional data on 854 subjects (384 boys and 470 girls) were collected during the months of May 2009 to August 2009 following house-to-house survey. An anthropometric rod and a weighing scale were used to measure height and weight. The presence of underweight and overweight has been evaluated using the international cutoff points for children and adolescents. MS-Excel software was used for all statistical analyses. Results. A high prevalence of underweight (30.21%) and overweight (3.12%) in the present study was found among children and adolescent boys, respectively. Among girls, the prevalence of both underweight (33.86%) and overweight (5.18%) was reported higher among children than adolescents, and the differences in the distribution were significant at 0.05 levels. The overall prevalence of underweight (28.29%) was found more or less the same among boys and girls, but overweight (5.10%) was reported higher among girls than boys (2.34%). Conclusion. The possible reasons for both forms of malnutrition among Meitei children and adolescents could be traced through poverty, low dietary intake, socioeconomic condition, nutrition transition, and changing lifestyles. The other possible reasons could be due to peer pressure, eating habits, or emotional factor.

scholarly journals Nutritional status and dietary adequacy in rural communities of a protected area in Gabon

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 1946-1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Blaney ◽  
M Beaudry ◽  
M Latham ◽  
M Thibault
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Vitamin A ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Protected Area ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Dietary Adequacy ◽  
Nutrient Adequacy ◽  
Weighing Method

AbstractObjectiveAs part of a larger study designed to understand how to protect the food and nutrition security of individuals living in a protected area of Gabon, we assessed their nutritional status and its relationship to dietary adequacy and health status.DesignA 7 d food consumption survey was conducted during each of the two major seasons using a weighing method. Data were also collected on weight, height and health of individuals as well as on sociodemographic characteristics and potential determinants of the nutrition situation.SettingFour rural communities were intentionally selected to represent both inland and coastal settings and access to food markets.SubjectsApproximately 500 individuals representing over 90 % of the population of these communities participated in the survey during each season.ResultsUndernutrition was present in the area, particularly among children <5 years of age and the elderly. Health was generally good and under-fives were most frequently ill. Energy, Fe and vitamin A requirements of individuals were generally not satisfied; the opposite was true for protein. The estimated prevalence of inadequate intakes of energy and vitamin A was very high in most age groups. Global nutrient adequacy was associated with nutritional outcome.ConclusionsIndividuals do not eat enough and breast-feeding practices are poor. Many suffer from undernutrition, particularly young children and the elderly. The results confirm the need to investigate the determinants of this poor nutrition situation to ensure that protection of natural resources will not be associated with harm to the well-being of the population.

scholarly journals Physical Growth and Nutritional Status among Ao Naga Children of Nagaland, Northeast India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Temsumongla Longkumer
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
The Body ◽  
Physical Growth ◽  
The Mean

The present study was carried out on 571 Ao Naga children including 289 boys and 282 girls aged 8 to 15 years from Mokokchung town, Nagaland. This study tried to find out the physical growth according to the height and weight and nutritional status according to the body mass index (BMI) following the classification by Cole et al. Our study revealed that the girls were taller than boys till 13 years and the boys became taller thereafter. As for weight, the girls were heavier during 10 to 14 years. The mean height and weight increased as the age advanced in both boys and girls. The prevalence of underweight was 30.12% and the prevalence of overweight was 2.28% among the Ao Naga children, and the girls were found to have a higher prevalence of overweight and the boys had a higher prevalence of underweight. This revealed that both underweight and overweight coexisted among the Ao Naga children from Mokokchung town, although the prevalence of overweight was not high.

scholarly journals Nutritional status and dietary adequacy amid reproductive aged women in Cumilla, Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 628-634
Author(s):  
Md Hafizul Islam ◽  
Ahmed Jubayer ◽  
Md Moniruzzaman Nayan
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Overweight And Obesity ◽  
Double Burden ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dietary Adequacy ◽  
Fat Consumption ◽  
Total Fat ◽  
Reproductive Aged Women ◽  
Deficiency Diseases

Dietary patterns are evolving greatly during the last years and various diet and lifestyle related diseases are increasing day by day. The prevalence of double burden of malnutrition and various nutritional deficiency diseases among the reproductive aged women, the most vulnerable group has become a severe concern during the last decades. Therefore, the study focused on the nutritional status of reproductive aged women, their dietary food and nutrient intake and the adequacy of these consumed nutrients as compared to their requirements. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the randomly selected 355 households in Cumilla district in Bangladesh. The results showed that only about 32% of the participants were found having a normal BMI range. The percentage of underweight, overweight and obesity among the participants were 13.3% (95% CI: 10.25, 16.36), 35.8% (95% CI: 31.49, 40.12) and 19.6% (95% CI: 16.04, 23.17) respectively. Dietary protein, carbohydrate, total fat consumption was 11.87%, 65.22% and 18.9% of energy. Consumption of vitamin A, C, D, Folic acid, calcium, sodium, riboflavin and potassium was very poor and found below EAR/AI among the most respondents. Thiamin, zinc, iron, phosphorous intake was satisfactory among the most respondents. Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. December 2020, 6(4): 628-634

scholarly journals Assessment of Nutritional Status: A Case of Tribal Children in Assam, Northeast India

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Singh ◽  
N Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Northeast India ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Balanced Diet ◽  
Multi Stage

Introduction: Thinness is a major underlying problem among children and adolescents in the developing countries including India. The present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of nutritional status among the Sonowal Kachari children aged 6-18 years of Dibrugarh district of Assam, Northeast India. Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional data on height and weight measurements were collected among 1343 (670 boys, 673 girls) children belonging to Sonowal Kachari tribal ethnic group using multi-stage stratified sampling procedure. The Body Mass Index {BMI=weight (kg)/height2 (m2)} was calculated. The new international cut-off points of Cole et al. were used to classify the magnitude of thinness. Results: The overall mean BMI was found to be significantly higher among girls than the boys (p<0.01). The overall prevalence of thinness was observed to be 25.99% (28.08% boys, 23.92% girls) (p>0.05). The prevalence of thinness was generally higher in the early age (6-11 years), but thereafter decreased with age in both sexes. Conclusion: The results of the present study clearly indicate that the nutritional status of these children is unsatisfactory. Nutritional intervention in terms of a comprehensive supplementary balanced diet and micronutrient rich or protective foods should be introduced to ameliorate the nutritional status.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v33i1.7404 J Nepal Paediatr Soc. 2013;33(1):1-7.

scholarly journals Feeding practices and nutrient content of complementary meals in rural central Tanzania: implications for dietary adequacy and nutritional status

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kissa B. M. Kulwa ◽  
Peter S. Mamiro ◽  
Martin E. Kimanya ◽  
Rajab Mziray ◽  
Patrick W. Kolsteren
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Feeding Practices ◽  
Nutrient Content ◽  
Dietary Adequacy
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