Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children in Migrant Population of Udupi District, Karnataka, India

Prevalence of Malnutrition Among Under-Five Children in Migrant Population of Udupi District, Karnataka, India

Background: Protein energy malnutrition (PEM) is the most widespread health and nutritional concern in all the developing countries. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report of 2015 states that, 90% of the world’s chronically malnourished children lived in Asia and Africa. In India, 20% of the...

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Main Authors: Ameeka Shereen Lobo, Binu Margaret, Twinkle Dan Pothiyil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2019-01-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Prevalence
Malnutrition
Under-five
Migrant
Children
Udupi
India
Nutrition status
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.ojhas.org/issue68/2018-4-1.html

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