A study of malnutrition among children aged 6 months to 2 years from a resettlement colony of Delhi.
Nutritional status of 1661 children aged 6 months to 2 years who attended the Well Baby Clinic of UHC Gokulpuri, Delhi during the year 2000 was studied. 60.7% of them were malnourished. Undesirable practices of discarding the colostrum, not exclusively breast feeding the child till at least 4 months of age, delayed weaning, dilution of top milk, use of bottle and nipple for feeding the children are still widely prevalent.
Khokhar
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Department of Community Medicine, VMMC & Safdarjang Hospital, 374-A Pocket-II, Mayur Vihar, Phase-I, Delhi 110091, India.
Singh
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Talwar
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Rasania
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Badhan
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Mehra
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D000367:Age Factors; D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*