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Prevalence And Determinants Of Malnutrition Among Below Five Age Group Children Of Slums In Mumbai City

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  • Sanjay RODE

    (S.K. Somaiya College, University of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India)

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Child malnutrition affects on the learning abilities, physical growth and future work capacity. The incidence of child malnutrition is higher in urban slums of Mumbai city. This study finds that the incidence of underweight among male and female is high in Sathe Nagar of Mankhurd. The stunting incidence among male in Maharashtra Nagar and Sathe Nagar is high of Mankhurd. The incidence of stunting among female is high in Chheda Nagar and Baiganwadi of Govandi suburb. The stunting and underweight incidence is high in one to two age groups in both suburbs. The household assets, knowledge of women, contraceptive use and health care access is low among women of slums. The child care, supplementary food and treatment are not available in slums. The logistic regression shows that underweight is positively co-related to sex of child and home delivery. It is negatively co-related to age of child, pills taken by women and normal delivery. The stunting is positively co-related to domestic violence and it is negatively co-related to age of child, supplementary food and child care at work. Therefore more supplementary food at anganwadi is recommended in these slums. Government must start the child day care centers at slums as well as at work places. The health services must be provided in kuttcha slums of city. Government must appoint more health staff to visit slums and provide health treatment. Health staff must provide treatment to women and children, counseling, encourage pre and postnatal care, institutional deliveries. Government must change policies towards slums and provide them good infrastructural facilities. It will help to reduce the child malnutrition at significant level in city.

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  • Sanjay RODE, 2014. "Prevalence And Determinants Of Malnutrition Among Below Five Age Group Children Of Slums In Mumbai City," Business Excellence and Management, Faculty of Management, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania, vol. 4(2), pages 12-27, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:rom:bemann:v:4:y:2014:i:2:p:12-27
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