Volume : II, Issue : X, October - 2013

Prevalence of Protein Energy Malnutrition Among Children at Slums of North Chennai

Mrs. Sahbanathul Missiriya

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In new millennium India faces burden of diseases, like Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM). UNICEF (2008) estimated that 146 million children were under weight in the developing world. India accounts for 57 million of them. The objectives were to assess the prevalence of PEM among preschool children and to associate the selected socio demographic variables with prevalence of PEM. Cross sectional descriptive design with simple random sampling was used to select two zones from north Chennai. Totally 1501 children aged between 3–5 years were assessed. The prevalence of underweight was significantly higher in children at 3 years than 4 & 5 years of age. Totally 50% of them were underweight, 32% stunted, 37% wasted and 23% with impaired mid arm circumference. There was significant association between age and sex of the children with PEM at the level of P

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Mrs.Sahbanathul Missiriya / Prevalence of Protein Energy Malnutrition Among Children at Slums of North Chennai / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.10 October 2013

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