Econometric and Existential Understanding of Food: Analysing Economic Growth and Nutritional Status in South India

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 273-288
Author(s):  
V. Sujatha
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Field Data ◽  
South India ◽  
Rural South ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Partial View ◽  
Nutrition Problem

There is much debate on the reasons for the poor nutritional status of the population amidst high economic growth in the country. A profusion of correlations and statistical averages characterizes mainstream nutritional discourses that are based on the notion of food as a thing that could be measured and understood in terms of numerical values. Much as the quantitative approach is necessary to guide public policy and to provide the basic food security to the population, it is a partial view, not adequate to understand the issues surrounding nutrition in all its dimensions. Drawing upon field data on food in rural South India, this article calls for a broader perspective on food that gives scope for people’s concerns about its quality and ecological source. It aims at providing a sociologically informed understanding of the statistical and the existential aspects of the nutrition problem.

scholarly journals Why do financial inclusion policies fail in mobilizing savings from the poor? Lessons from rural south India

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
pp. O201-O219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jann Goedecke ◽  
Isabelle Guérin ◽  
Bert D'Espallier ◽  
Govindan Venkatasubramanian
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Financial Inclusion ◽  
Rural South ◽  
The Poor

scholarly journals EDUKASI MUSNAHKAN GIZI BURUK DI DESA MENGGALA, KABUPATEN LOMBOK UTARA, PROVINSI NUSA TENGGARA BARAT (DAERAH TERTINGGAL) MELALUI TERAPI MERDEKA MADU TRIGONA

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Niswatun Asnawati ◽  
Muh. Efendi Jayadi ◽  
Salwa Afrilia ◽  
M. Sofyandi ◽  
Sri Wahyuni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Service Program ◽  
Good Program ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Keywords Education ◽  
Village Health

ABSTRAKProgram pengabdian ini ditujukan untuk memberikan informasi dan menumbuhkan kesadaran masyarakat di Desa Menggala, Kabupaten Lombok Utara, Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat akan potensi madu trigona dan pengembangan budidayanya dalam menyelesaikan masalah gizi buruk. Usaha peningkatan kualitas sumber daya manusia dari Desa Menggala terkendala rendahnya kualitas kesehatan penduduk di Desa Menggala, hal ini dapat diketahui dari banyaknya penduduk di Desa Menggala memiliki status gizi buruk. Program pengabdian ini dilakukan untuk memperbaiki status gizi buruk dari masyarakat di Desa Menggala. Usaha peningkatan tersebut dilakukan dengan mengadakan edukasi, diskusi tentang potensi madu trigona dan pengembangan budidayanya dalam menyelesaikan masalah gizi buruk. Tahapan pelaksaanaan kegiatan meliputi observasi awal (1 September 2021) dan edukasi (2 September 2021). Walaupun tidak seluruh anggota masyarakat di Desa Menggala dikumpulkan untuk edukasi dikarenakan mengikuti protokol Covid-19, namun pada pelaksanaannya para keluarga yang memiliki anggota keluarga berstatus gizi buruk dan kader-kader kesehatan desa dapat hadir dan mengikuti kegiatan tersebut, selain itu, antusias dan respon positif dari para peserta tersebut menghasilkan berjalannya dengan baik program pengabdian ini. Kata kunci: edukasi; gizi buruk; terapi merdeka madu trigona; desa menggala. ABSTRACTThis service program is intended to provide information and raise public awareness in Menggala Village, North Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara Province about the potential of Trigona honey and the development of its cultivation in solving the problem of malnutrition. Efforts to improve the quality of human resources from Menggala Village are constrained by the low quality of health of the residents in Menggala Village, this can be seen from the large number of residents in Menggala Village who have poor nutritional status. This service program is carried out to improve the poor nutritional status of the community in Menggala Village. The improvement efforts were carried out by conducting education, discussing the potential of Trigona honey and developing its cultivation in solving the problem of malnutrition. The stages of implementing the activities include initial observation (1 September 2021) and education (2 September 2021). Although not all community members in Menggala Village were gathered for education because they followed the Covid-19 protocol, in practice, families with family members with poor nutritional status and village health cadres were able to attend and participate in the activity, in addition, enthusiastic and positive responses. of the participants produced their performance with this good program of service. Keywords: education; malnutrition; trigona honey free therapy; menggala village. 

scholarly journals Nutritional status, cognitive achievement, and educational attainment of children aged 8-11 in rural South India

PLoS ONE ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (10) ◽  
pp. e0223001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yubraj Acharya ◽  
Nancy Luke ◽  
Marco Faytong Haro ◽  
Winsley Rose ◽  
Paul Swamidhas Sudhakar Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
South India ◽  
Cognitive Achievement ◽  
Rural South

scholarly journals HUBUNGAN ANTARA RIWAYAT PENYAKIT INFEKSI DENGAN STATUS GIZI PADA ANAK BATITA DI DESA MOPUSI KECAMATAN LOLAYAN KABUPATEN BOLAANG MONGONDOW

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya S. Putri ◽  
Nova Kapantow ◽  
Shirley Kawengian
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract: Infection is commonly found in toddlers. One of the causes of infection is the poor nutritional status. This study aimed to determine the relationship between histories of infectious diseases and the toddlers' nutritional status in the Mopusi village Lolayan, Bolaang Mongondow. This study used a cross sectional approach. Respondents were 90 women who had toddlers (aged less than 3 years) with histories of infectious diseases from September 2014 until December 2014. Data were analyzed by using SPSS. There were 26 toddlers (28.9%) that had histories of infectious diseases. The results of nutritional status were as follows: according to the BMI/A the most (68.9%) were normal and the lowest (5.6%) was very thin; BW/A the most (73.3%) had good nutrition and the lowest nutrition one child (1.1 %); H/A the most (45.6%) were normal and the lowest height 3 children (3.3%); W/H the most were normal (78.9%) and the lowest very thin 1 child (1.1% ). The correlations of nutritional status and infectious diseases (α = 0.05) were as follows: BMI/A showed correlation coefficient (r) 0.046 and p = 0668; W/A showed (r) -0118 and p = 0268; H/A showed (r) 0.59 and p = 0.580; W/H showed (r) 0.095 and p = 0.372. Conclusion: There was no correlation between nutritional status (according to BMI/A, W/A, H/A, and W/H) and histories of infectious diseases among children aged less than 3 years in the Mopusi village, Lolayan, Bolaang Mongondow.Keywords: nutritional status, history of infectious diseasesAbstrak: Infeksi merupakan salah satu penyakit yang sering terjadi pada anak batita; salah satu penyebabnya ialah status gizi kurang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara riwayat penyakit infeksi dengan status gizi pada anak batita di Desa Mopusi Kecamatan Lolayan Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode korelasi dengan pendekatan potong lintang. Responden ialah ibu yang memliki batita dengan riwayat penyakit infeksi sebanyak 90 orang di Desa Mopusi pada bulan September 2014-Desember 2014. Data dianalisis menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan riwayat penyakit infeksi ditemukan pada 26 batita (28,9%). Status gizi menurut IMT/U terbanyak normal 62 anak (68,9%) dan terendah sangat kurus 5 anak (5,6%); BB/U terbanyak gizi baik 66 anak (73,3%) dan terendah gizi lebih 1 anak (1,1%); TB/U terbanyak normal 41 anak (45,6%) dan terendah tinggi 3 anak (3,3%); BB/TB terbanyak normal 71 anak (78,9%) terendah sangat kurus 1 anak (1,1%). Mengenai hubungan status gizi dengan penyakit infeksi (α = 0,05) didapatkan: untuk status gizi IMT/U (r) 0,046 dan p = 0,668; status gizi BB/U (r) -0,118 dan p = 0,268; status gizi (TB/U) (r) 0,59 dan p = 0,580; dan status gizi (BB/TB) (r) 0,095 dan p = 0,372. Simpulan: Tidak terdapat hubungan antara status gizi (IMT/U, BB/U, TB/U, dan BB/TB) dengan penyakit infeksi pada anak umur 1-3 tahun di Desa Mopusi Kecamatan Loloyan Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Induk.Kata kunci: status gizi, riwayat penyakit infeksi, batita

scholarly journals Health Implications of the Nutritional Status of Indian Adults

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Health Implications ◽  
Household Characteristics ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Policy And Planning

AbstractThis paper analyses the nutritional status of around 630 thousand Indian adults aged 20-49 years on the basis of their body mass index (BMI) in the context of the implications for the health of adults. The analysis reveals that Indian adults can be divided into 15 mutually exclusive groups on the basis of their nutritional status and individual and household characteristics which has implications not only for health policy and planning but also for productivity and economic growth. The problem of under nourished adults appears to be quite challenging in the poor and the poorest adults of the country living in households without a toilet whereas the problem of over weight and obesity among adults has been found to be largely confined to rich and the richest adults living in the urban areas.

Reaching the Poor with Microfinance: A Case of Rural South India

Think India ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-37
Author(s):  
Vidya Rajaram Iyer ◽  
Jivraj Patki
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Financial Services ◽  
South India ◽  
National Goal ◽  
Rural South ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Low Income Families ◽  
Middle Class People ◽  
Contribution Level

Microfinance has been recognized as one of the important instruments to meet the financial requirements of the low income customers or commonality lending groups including consumers and self-employed personnel, who lack access to banking and other related financial services (Mehta, 2008). Scheduled banks are not able to penetrate the rural prospective customers and usually are not keen in giving small loans to low-income families without security. Microfinance is one of the financial institutions that work towards achieving the national goal of ‘financial inclusion. The purpose of this paper is to explore the scope of micro finance firm in rural South India and understand various financial requirements of poor and middle class people residing in villages and their profit and contribution level of the businesses.

A Low Pulse Food Intake May Contribute to the Poor Nutritional Status and Low Dietary Intakes of Adolescent Girls in Rural Southern Ethiopia

2015 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 240-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alemzewed C. Roba ◽  
Kebebush Gabriel-Micheal ◽  
Gordon A. Zello ◽  
Joann Jaffe ◽  
Susan J. Whiting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Intake ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Dietary Intakes ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status
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