Nutritional status among girl children in rural India: A case study of district Basti, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Shabnam Sayedda

Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2015

Nutritional status among girl children in rural India: A case study of district Basti, Uttar Pradesh.

Dr. Shabnam Sayedda

Abstract :

 Child malnutrition is an enduring problem in India. The study was conducted to ing casual factors of malnutrition’s in the district Basti U.P. The total 414 respondents were selected randomly for the purpose of this study. The researcher has taken interview by the structured questioner from the parents and children. The survey was conducted with the help of a structured questioner & personal observation. The data revealed that 62.9% of female children were taking under nutritious diet, while only 38.1% female children were taking nutritious diet. The major reasons behind the malnutrition and/or under nutrition among female children were lack of awareness (96.1%) and discrimination among male and female child (92.2%). Due to poverty 93.2% of girl children are not getting proper nutrition. The paper further discusses the policy implications to eradicate the malnutrition among the female children in district Basti.