High prevalence of low dietary intake in pregnant women of Kolkata is related with the socioeconomic status

Kuntal Gupta; Kuntal Biswas; Tusharkanti Ghosh

Volume : IV, Issue : X, October - 2015

High prevalence of low dietary intake in pregnant women of Kolkata is related with the socioeconomic status

Kuntal Gupta, Kuntal Biswas, Tusharkanti Ghosh

Abstract :

The nutritional status of the pregnant women of the lower strata of socioeconomic status of Kolkata has not been assessed in recent times but it is related with the birth weight of babies. The aims of the study were to evaluate the dietary intake of pregnant women of Kolkata and to assess the association of dietary intake with different anthropometric parameters and the socioeconomic status. Dietary intake (24–h recall method), anthropometric measurement (height, weight and MUAC) and SES (updated Kuppuswamy�s scale) of pregnant women assessed. Deficiencies of energy (26%), protein (35%), calcium (59%) and iron (55%) during pregnancy with respect to corresponding RDA of ICMR were noted and the deficiencies were increased with lower grade of SES. SES is associated with consumption of energy. Under nutrition exists in the surveyed pregnant women and it is linked with SES.