Nutritional Status of Under-5 Children in Migrant Laborer Settlements of Ernakulam District, Kerala, Southern India - A Mixed Method Study.

IF 0.9 Q4 PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

Indian Journal of Community Medicine Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-30 DOI:10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_750_23

Renjini B Ambika, Sobha George, Jeby Jose Olickal, Akhil X Manuel, Rakesh P Suseela

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Abstract

Background: To assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in migrant laborer settlements and their utilization of Integrated Child Development Scheme services in Ernakulam district, Kerala.

Material and methods: A mixed method study includes a community-based cross-sectional survey among 165 migrant under-5 children selected through a multistage cluster sampling method and 16 In-Depth Interviews among various stakeholders.

Results: Of the children studied, 46% were stunted, 26% were wasted, and 12% had severe wasting. About 72% were aware of the nearest Anganwadi, and 49% and 42% of the eligible children received nutritional supplementation and availed the growth monitoring facilities, respectively. Major barriers to utilizing Anganawadi services were language barrier, inconvenient hours of operation, a lack of nutritional supplementation based on their taste, fear of discrimination from the parents of native children, and frequent family displacements.

Conclusions: Nutritional status of migrant under-5 children is a concern and requires urgent attention.

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印度南部喀拉拉邦Ernakulam地区农民工定居点5岁以下儿童营养状况的混合方法研究

背景：评估喀拉拉邦埃纳库拉姆地区5岁以下农民工聚居区儿童的营养状况及其对儿童综合发展计划服务的利用情况。材料和方法：混合方法研究包括以社区为基础，通过多阶段整群抽样法对165名5岁以下流动儿童进行横断面调查，并对各利益相关者进行16次深度访谈。结果：在所研究的儿童中，46%发育不良，26%消瘦，12%严重消瘦。约72%的儿童知道最近的Anganwadi， 49%和42%的符合条件的儿童分别获得了营养补充并利用了生长监测设施。利用Anganawadi服务的主要障碍是语言障碍、不方便的操作时间、缺乏根据他们的口味补充的营养、害怕受到土著儿童父母的歧视以及频繁的家庭流离失所。结论：流动人口5岁以下儿童的营养状况值得关注，亟待关注。

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Indian Journal of Community Medicine PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-

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1.30

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49 weeks

期刊介绍： The Indian Journal of Community Medicine (IJCM, ISSN 0970-0218), is the official organ & the only official journal of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (IAPSM). It is a peer-reviewed journal which is published Quarterly. The journal publishes original research articles, focusing on family health care, epidemiology, biostatistics, public health administration, health care delivery, national health problems, medical anthropology and social medicine, invited annotations and comments, invited papers on recent advances, clinical and epidemiological diagnosis and management; editorial correspondence and book reviews.