A cross sectional study of socio-demographic determinants of anaemia in adolesecent boys of urban slum area in south India

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 463
Author(s):  
Pravin N Yerpude ◽  
Keerti S Jogdand
Keyword(s):  
South India ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Slum Area ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study to evaluate malnutrition prevalence in under 5 children and health seeking behaviour of their parents in an urban slum area of a metropolitan city

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 3145
Author(s):  
Swapnil M. Inkane ◽  
Sushant S. Chavan ◽  
Mukesh S. Bawa ◽  
Amol D. Kinge
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Education ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Indirect Measurement ◽  
Slum Area ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Background: Malnutrition is widespread in rural, tribal and urban slum areas and it is a significant public health problem described as a silent killer, silent emergency, and invisible enemy affecting those who cannot express their voice and have to depend upon others for their advocacy. Numerous studies showed that education of parent’s, especially maternal education emerges as a key element of an overall strategy to address malnutrition. The best global indicator of children’s wellbeing is growth. Assessment of anthropometry is the single measurement that best defines the nutritional and health status of children, and provides an indirect measurement of the quality of life of the entire population.Methods: Community based cross-sectional study was carried out in an urban slum area of Mumbai city, Maharashtra. Total 300 children of 0-5 years of age were enrolled in the study. A list of all the children below five years of age belonging to study area was taken from the health post situated in premises of UHTC. All mothers or primary care takers of the children were interviewed and weight and height of the children was recorded.Results: Prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 69.33%, 60.33% and 45.66% respectively. Mother’s literacy, low birth weight and morbidities like diarrhoea, fever and cough in previous fifteen days were significantly associated with malnutrition.Conclusions:Chronic malnutrition was more prevalent in this area. Mother’s literacy had a much higher impact on better nutritional status of children. Morbidities like diarrhoea, fever and cough had made the children nutritionally vulnerable as malnutrition was higher in those children.  

scholarly journals A cross sectional study of contraceptive prevalence and factors responsible for usage of different contraceptive methods in an urban slum area

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4363
Author(s):  
Gautam B. Sawase ◽  
Shweta N. Salphale ◽  
Sunaina G. Kumthekar ◽  
Bina M. Kuril ◽  
Mohan K. Doibale
Keyword(s):  
Urban Slum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Slum Area ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Contraceptive Methods ◽  
Women Of Reproductive Age ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Contraceptive Prevalence

Background: According to WHO; contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are currently using, or whose sexual partner is currently using, at least one method of contraception, regardless of method used. It is usually reported for married women aged 15-49. According NFHS-4 (2015-16) current use of any family planning method is 53.5%. The objectives of the study were to find out contraceptive prevalence and usage of different contraceptive methods among married women of reproductive age group and to study factors affecting contraception use among married women of reproductive age group.Methods: A community based cross sectional study was carried out in urban slum area catered under Urban Health Training Center of medical college. Sample size of 390 married women of reproductive age residing in urban slum area taken. By using systematic random sampling method data collected by house to house visits. Data was analyzed by using SPSS software version 24. Chi-square test used for showing association.Results: Contraceptive prevalence was found to be 53.84%.Use of tubal ligation was found maximum (12.05%) followed by condom, O.C.P. Contraceptive use was found to be significantly associated with age, number of living son, and number of living children of women.Conclusions: Counselling of women should be done for appropriate use of contraceptive method. Awareness regarding female education, birth spacing, advantage of small family, etc. should be done by I.E.C. activity.

scholarly journals Predisposing Factors with Complementary Feeding Practices among 9-11 Month-Old Infants in Jakarta Urban Slum Area

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Septriana Septriana ◽  
Gita Ardelia Suhartono
Keyword(s):  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Predisposing Factors ◽  
P Value ◽  
Feeding Practice ◽  
Slum Area ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

The main cause of the undernutrition beside the infectious diseases is inappropriate caring practice and optimum feeding becomes one of ways to overcome long-term consequences of undernutrition. This study aimed to determine correlation between predisposing factors with complementary feeding practice among 9 – 11 month-old infants in Jakarta urban slum area. This cross-sectional study included 50 sitters of 9 – 11 month-old infants on May 2012. Data was collected through interview using questionnaire. There was no significant correlation between age of the sitters with the complementary feeding practice (p value = 0.645) as well as correlation between sitters with infants (p value = 0.724), occupation of sitters (p value = 1.000) and the number of infants in a family (p value = 0.738) which showed there was no significant correlation between those three factors with complementary feeding practice. Otherwise, there was a significant correlation between education and knowledge of sitters with complementary feeding practice (p value = 0.012 and p value = 0.005). Faktor-faktor Predisposisi dengan Praktik Pemberian Makanan Pendamping Air Susu Ibu pada Bayi Usia 9-11 Bulan di Daerah Kumuh Perkotaan JakartaPenyebab utama kekurangan gizi selain dari penyakit infeksi adalah pola asuh yang tidak sesuai dan pemberian makan yang optimal menjadi salah satu cara untuk mengatasi konsekuensi jangka panjang dari kekurangan zat gizi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui hubungan antara faktor pendukung praktik pemberian makanan pendamping air susu ibu (MPASI) pada bayi usia 9 - 11 bulan di daerah kumuh perkotaan Jakarta. Penelitian potong lintang ini melibatkan 50 orang pengasuh bayi usia 9 – 11 bulan. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara menggunakan kuesioner. Tidak terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara usia pengasuh dengan praktik pemberian makan (nilai p = 0,645). Demikian juga dengan hubungan antara pengasuh dengan bayi (nilai p = 0,724), pekerjaan pengasuh (nilai p = 1,000), dan jumlah bayi dalam satu keluarga (nilai p = 0,738) yang menunjukkan tidak adanya hubungan antara ketiga faktor tersebut dengan praktik pemberian makanan. Sebaliknya, terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara pendidikan dan pengetahuan pengasuh dengan praktik pemberian makanan (nilai p = 0,012 dan nilai p = 0.005).

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