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Subhadeep Shit1, Pranita Taraphdar, Dipta K Mukhopadhyay, Apurba Sinhababu, Akhil B Biswas.
Abstract
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted to find out the prevalence of composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) among 117 slum dwelling under-five children in Bankura town, West Bengal and its relation with some common socio-economic factors. Among study population, the prevalence of underweight was 41.6%, whereas CIAF was 80.3%. CIAF gave a near complete estimation of undernutrition unlike underweight. Children who were unimmunized, with more number of siblings, living in a nuclear family, or with illiterate mothers were more likely to be undernourished.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23354144 DOI: 10.4103/0019-557X.106421
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Indian J Public Health ISSN: 0019-557X