Assessment of Nutritional Status Based on Head Circumference among the Rajbanshi Children of North Bengal, India.

Q3 Arts and Humanities

Mankind Quarterly Pub Date : 2021-03-01 DOI:10.46469/MQ.2021.61.3.15

Kaustuv Debsarma, G. Mandal, J. Nayak

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Malnutrition during childhood is still prevalent in parts of the world, with over three-quarters of the world’s malnourished children living in Southern Asia including India. Childhood malnutrition is a serious concern because it can affect the growth potential and the risk of morbidity and mortality in later life. Head circumference (HC) is one measure for evaluating the nutritional status of children during the first years of life when brain and skull are still growing. The present study assesses the nutritional status of Rajbanshi children in North Bengal by using WHO (2007) recommended cutoff points for head circumference. Age-combined mean HC was slightly higher among boys (46.8 cm) than girls (45.7 cm). We found the expected gradual increase of mean values with rising age of the children. The overall prevalence of age- and sex-combined malnutrition according to WHO cutoffs was 20.5%, 18.8% among boys and 22.2% among girls. The difference between boys and girls was not statistically significant. Regular monitoring of the physical status of children who are at risk of malnutrition is recommended.

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基于头围的印度北孟加拉邦Rajbanshi儿童营养状况评估。

儿童期营养不良在世界部分地区仍然普遍存在，世界上超过四分之三的营养不良儿童生活在南亚，包括印度。儿童营养不良是一个令人严重关切的问题，因为它会影响生长潜力以及日后发病和死亡的风险。头围（HC）是评估儿童在生命最初几年大脑和头骨仍在生长时营养状况的一种指标。本研究采用世界卫生组织（2007）推荐的头围分界点，评估了北孟加拉邦Rajbanshi儿童的营养状况。男孩（46.8厘米）的年龄组合平均HC略高于女孩（45.7厘米）。我们发现，随着孩子年龄的增长，平均值会逐渐增加。根据世界卫生组织的数据，年龄和性别合并营养不良的总体流行率为20.5%，男孩为18.8%，女孩为22.2%。男孩和女孩之间的差异没有统计学意义。建议定期监测有营养不良风险的儿童的身体状况。

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