IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONAL MEASURES IN CHILDREN AT MALNUTRITION TREATMENT CENTRE OF RANCHI DISTRICT, JHRKHAND

Dr. Asha Kiran; Dr. Manisha Kujur; Dr. Vivek Kashyap

Volume : VI, Issue : XI, November - 2017

IMPACT OF NUTRITIONAL INTERVENTIONAL MEASURES IN CHILDREN AT MALNUTRITION TREATMENT CENTRE OF RANCHI DISTRICT, JHRKHAND

Dr. Asha Kiran, Dr. Manisha Kujur, Dr. Vivek Kashyap

Abstract :

MALNUTRITION TREATMENT CENTRE has been set up with the intention to improve the quality of care being provided to children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) and to reduce child mortality. Aims and Objectives– To determine the impact of nutritional interventional measures undertaken at MTC to improve the nutritional status of admitted children. METHODOLOGY– This was a Descriptive Prospective Study done in Malnutrition Treatment Centre of Mandar, Community Health Centre (CHC) and State Dispensary Doranda (SDD) of Ranchi district of Jharkhand.. RESULT– 145 cases of SAM child were enrolled in this study of which the final result was obtained from 120 admitted SAM children in MTC of Ranchi Distric. Most of children up to age group 13–18 months 43(35.8%) followed by 25–60 months 33(27.5%). Mean age of the children was about 18.82 � 11.339 months. 74 (61.66%) were female and male were 46 (38.33%) belonging to13 – 18 months of age group (34.16%). We found that 73.3% were tribal and 26.70 % children were non–tribal. 60% (72) coming from joint family, 38.3% (46) from nuclear family and 1.7% (2) were from oken family. 5% (6) class II, 14.2% (17) class III, 35% (42) class IV and 45.8% (55) of children belong to class V according revised Prasad�s classification (2016). 61.7% (74) had WFH and 38.3% (46) had WFH+MUAC was Criteria of admission. 82.5% (99) and 17.5% (21) children for 14–28days for7–13 days respectively stay in MTC_S to achieve target weight.CONCLUSION– Present study reflected that Malnutrition Treatment Centers have been playing a key role to cope with malnutrition as demonstrated by high recovery rate.