Development Factors of Nutritional Status of Children
Author : Joys Glory and Dr. S Indradevi
Abstract :
India has the second largest child population in the world. Numbering over 2.2 billion worldwide and 263.9 million in India (Census, 2011), they represent boundless potential. Most common causes of malnutrition include defective infant feeding practices; weaken utilization of nutrients due to infections and parasites, inadequate food and health security, poor environmental conditions and lack of proper child care practices. 90 (85.7%) says causes indicators of nutritional status of the children is environmental hygiene access to health services, 81 (77.1%) gives the food consumer behavior is time consumption. 82(78.1%) for above six months start initiation of complementary feeding of her child. Children development depends upon the children and mother’s age and their nutritional status with underweight and overweight is significantly influenced of the children (P=0.01). The quality of nutritious and time of consumption of the children is the major role of nutritional status of the children.
Keywords :
Children growth, food consumption, underweight; overweight
