Strengthening growth monitoring among under-5-year children to fight childhood undernutrition in India

Strengthening growth monitoring among under-5-year children to fight childhood undernutrition in India

Introduction: Growth monitoring of children in India is usually done by Anganwadi workers using weight-for-age growth charts. We wanted to assess the magnitude of various types of undernutrition among under-5 children using multiple growth charts and risk factors of undernutrition. We also wanted to...

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Main Authors: Swaroop Kumar Sahu, Sathish Rajaa, Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Perumal Murthy Sambath, Gautam Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
Growth monitoring
India
under-5 children
undernutrition
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2019;volume=8;issue=1;spage=231;epage=238;aulast=Sahu

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