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Rapid assessment of nutritional status and dietary pattern in a municipal area.
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MalnutritionNutritionNutritional EpidemiologyNutrition DevelopmentPublic Health NutritionNutritional StatusUndernutritionPopulation NutritionPublic HealthDietary PatternMunicipal AreaDiet QualityPediatricsChild NutritionNutritional SciencesHuman NutritionAverage Calorie IntakeResearch QuestionDietary HealthNutrition Assessment
Research question: What is the nutritional status of the children under five years of age and dietary pattern of the families. Objective: Rapid assessment of the magnitude of the problem of malnutrition in a municipal area of North Bengal and also to assess dietary pattern and average calorie intake. Study design: Cross-sectional study based on 30 cluster sampling technique. Settings: Municipal area of Siliguri. Participants: 316 under five children in 30 clusters for assessment of nutritional status and 92 families for assessment of dietary pattern. Results: Prevalence of malnutrition was observed to be 62.97% and prevalence of severe degree of malnutrition was 6.65% more so amongst 12- 23 months of age and amongst females. Average calorie intake was 2271.7 K.cals and nearly half (47.8%) of the studied families were getting less than 2400 K.cals. (authors)