Acute malnutrition and under-5 mortality, northeastern part of India.
J Trop Pediatr
; 57(5): 389-91, 2011 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-21098554
We assessed the prevalence of childhood acute malnutrition and under-five mortality rate (U5MR) in Darbhanga district, India, using a two-stage 49-cluster household survey. A total of 1379 households comprising 8473 people were interviewed. During a 90-day recall period, U5MR was 0.5 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.2-1.4] per 10,000 per day. The prevalence of global acute malnutrition among 1405 children aged 6-59 months was 15.4% (NCHS) and 19.4% (2006 WHO references). This survey suggests that in Darbhanga district, the population is in a borderline food crisis with few food resources. Appropriate strategies should be developed to improve the overall nutritional and health status of children.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Mortalidad Infantil
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Desnutrición
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Mortalidad del Niño
Tipo de estudio:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Límite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Trop Pediatr
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido