Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Study of morbidity profile of under fives in migrant population

Dr. Rajesh B. Chaugule, Dr. Viresh A. Nandimath

Abstract :

 Introduction: India has population with various ethnicity, customs, culture, beliefs and behavior. Migrant population is one such population group which is different in various aspects like environmental conditions, migratory nature, attitude towards health facilities. Objectives: (1) To study of morbidity profile of under fives in migrant population.(2) To assess immunization status of under fives in migrant population.(3) To suggest recommendations based on study findings. Materials & Methods: It is Cross–sectional descriptive study carried out in 162 under–five children in migrant population of Sugarcane workers, present at the time of study by Universal sampling method. Results: In the present study 54.94% of under–five children were boys & 45.06 % were girls. 22.22% of children were from 48–60 months age group, 46.30% children suffered from Morbidity in last 2 weeks, of which ARI (62.67%) was most common followed by Diarrhoea (17.33%) & Fever (5.33%). Prevalence of morbidity was maximum in infants (65.52%) and in girls (53.42%). Only 3.71% of children were fully immunized. Immunization status was poor in girls. Conclusion: In the present study there is adverse sex ratio of 820. Morbidity is more in girls and immunization is also poor in girls. 

Keywords :

Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

Cite This Article:

Dr. Rajesh B. Chaugule, Dr. Viresh A. Nandimath, Study of morbidity profile of under fives in migrant population, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume‾7 | Issue‾8 | August‾2017

Number of Downloads : 303

References :