The nutritional status of children from low income families in public day-care centers in the city of Embu: An analytical crosssectional study

Generally in the city areas of developing countries, children from the poor and low income families are involved in a range of risky, unhealthy, and environmentally hazardous economic activities and trades. One of these common activities concerns collecting recyclable waste form the street or landfill areas. To understand the socioeconomic characteristics of these waste collector children, this study collected data from fifty children who engaged in waste collection in the landfill of Matuail in Dhaka City, Bangladesh. The data were collected by questionnaire guide, and the samples were selected based on convenient random sampling. This study analyses the socioeconomic conditions of these waste collector children by focussing on such characteristics as their demographic profile, economic affiliation, and nature of the waste collection task. This empirical study may inform and illuminate the relevant policy makers and field activists in widening their understanding of the life and living of this vulnerable group.

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The Nutritional Status of the Low-Income Families (Report 1)

The Japanese Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.5264/eiyogakuzashi.20.91 ◽

1962 ◽

Vol 20 (3) ◽

pp. 91-100

Author(s):

S. Nagamine ◽

S. Isobe ◽

Y. Ichinose ◽

A. Kaga

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Low Income ◽

Low Income Families

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STUDIES IN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

PEDIATRICS ◽

10.1542/peds.44.2.243 ◽

1969 ◽

Vol 44 (2) ◽

pp. 243-247

Author(s):

Kannarkat P. Verghese ◽

Roland B. Scott ◽

Gertrude Teixeira ◽

Angella D. Ferguson

Keyword(s):

West Africa ◽

Low Income ◽

North American ◽

Head Circumference ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Stem Length ◽

Middle Income ◽

Physical Measurements ◽

Low Income Families ◽

The City

Physical measurements were obtained from 2,632 healthy North American Negro children of low income families. Their ages ranged from 3 months to 17 years. Comparison with similar studies revealed the height and weight of the Negro children to be similar to those of North American Caucasian children. However, the head circumference and stem length were found to be consistently smaller than Caucasian children. At 1 year of age the weight, head, and chest circumferences of Negro infants of this study were significantly smaller than the same measurements previously reported for infants of the same race from middle income families in the city. Comparison is also made with studies on Negro children in West Africa and Jamaica.

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Nutritional Status of Pre-School Children from Urban Low Income Families

The Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics ◽

10.21048/ijnd.2019.56.3.23702 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 265

Author(s):

R. V. Lakshmi ◽

M. Sylvia Subapriya ◽

Kalaivani Krishnamurthy ◽

Prema Ramachandran

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

School Children ◽

Low Income ◽

Adult Life ◽

Noncommunicable Diseases ◽

Community Based ◽

Z Scores ◽

Low Income Families ◽

Height For Age ◽

Weight For Age

India is currently the home of the largest number of under-nourished and over-nourished children in the world. Data from longitudinal studies in India indicate that both under nutrition and over-nutrition in childhood is associated with higher risk of over-nutrition and noncommunicable diseases in adult life. A community based mixed longitudinal study of underfive children from urban low income families was taken up to assess their nutritional status. Weight was taken every month in all; length was measured every month in infants and height was measured once in three months in 1-5 year children. BMI was computed in all. Nutritional status was assessed using the WHO anthro software package. Between 2012 and 2015, 3888 pre-school children were enrolled (49.4% boys and 50.6% girls); mean age of these children at enrolment was 22.5±16.17 months. The mean Z scores for height for age was - 1.79; weight for age was - 1.41 and -0.47 for BMI for age. Prevalence of stunting was 43.4%; underweight was 31.9%, wasting was 12% and over-nutrition was between 3-5%. The reduction in wasting rate between 0-3 years was mainly due to the increase in prevalence of stunting. With universal screening for early detection of wasting and over-nutrition and effective management of these, it will be possible to achieve the WHA targets of reducing and maintaining wasting below 5% and preventing increase in over-nutrition in this population. This may reduce the risk of over-nutrition and non-communicable diseases in these children during their adult life.

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Nutritional Status and Body Composition in Chilean Preschool Children Attending Day Care Centers

Food and Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1177/15648265020233s149 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 23 (3_suppl1) ◽

pp. 250-253 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Milagros Marcia Velasquez ◽

Gabriela Salazar ◽

Fernando Vio ◽

Jimmy Hernandez ◽

Juana Rojas

Keyword(s):

Body Composition ◽

Preschool Children ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Day Care ◽

Day Care Centers

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Breastfeeding and feeding patterns in three birth cohorts in Southern Brazil: trends and differentials

Cadernos de Saúde Pública ◽

10.1590/s0102-311x2008001500006 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (suppl 3) ◽

pp. s409-s416 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

Cesar G. Victora ◽

Alicia Matijasevich ◽

Iná S. Santos ◽

Aluisio J. D. Barros ◽

Bernardo L. Horta ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Birth Weight ◽

Low Birth Weight ◽

Low Income ◽

Population Based ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Birth Cohorts ◽

Low Birth Weight Babies ◽

Low Income Families ◽

Duration Of Breastfeeding ◽

The City

Breastfeeding is fundamental for child health. Changes in the duration of breastfeeding are compared for three population-based cohorts of children born in 1982, 1993 and 2004 in the city of Pelotas, Southern Brazil. Samples of the 1982 and 1993 children and all of the children from the 2004 cohort study were sought at home when they were aged around 12 months. Both the duration of breastfeeding and the stage at which different kind of foods were regularly introduced were investigated. The median duration of breastfeeding increased from 3.1 to 6.8 months in this period. Exclusive breastfeeding at three months was practically non-existent in 1982 and had reached one third of infants by 2004. The increase was faster after 1993, suggesting an important impact made by promotion activities. Up to about 6-9 months, breastfeeding was more prevalent in high-income families, but after this age it became more common among the poor. Low birth weight babies were breastfeed for shorter durations. The duration of breastfeeding is still far short of international recommendations, justifying further campaigns. Special attention should be given to low birth weight babies and those from low-income families.

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