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. 2020 Oct-Dec;45(4):440-444.
doi: 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_480_19. Epub 2020 Oct 28.

Assessment of Nutritional Status of Mothers of Children Under 3 Years of Age and Its Determinants

Rajesh Kumar Sinha  1 , Sangna Raybardhan  1 , Nidhi Barnwal  1 , Praveen Kumar  2 , Virender Kumar  2
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Assessment of Nutritional Status of Mothers of Children Under 3 Years of Age and Its Determinants

Rajesh Kumar Sinha et al. Indian J Community Med. 2020 Oct-Dec.

Abstract

Objective: The study was conducted to identify associated factors of severe wasting among mothers.

Methodology: A prospective 12 months' study was conducted in 30 randomly selected villages of Khutpani Block of West Singhbhum with a sample of 600 households with children between 0 and 3 years of age using the prevalence of wasting in West Singhbhum district National Family Health Survey, precision of 0.05, design effect of 2 and accounting for error of 10%. Data on socioeconomic status, maternal anthropometry mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC), water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) practices, gender-based violence, and food security were collected. Data collection was done between July 2017 and June 2018.

Results: Wasting and severe wasting prevalence using MUAC criteria among mothers were found to be 60% and 17%, respectively. The study showed higher rate of severe maternal wasting among households facing poverty, food insecurity, poor WASH practices especially related to hand washing and toilet use and women who faced gender-based violence.

Conclusion: Nonnutritional interventions addressing poverty, household food insecurity, gender violence, and WASH practices are required to address maternal wasting, in addition to existing nutritional programs.

Keywords: Food security; Water; gender-based violence; maternal nutrition; sanitation and hygiene (WASH); seasonality; wasting.

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