Risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in rural Karnataka: a case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prevalence of malnutrition among children in developing countries is very high. As a step towards reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, there is a need to identify the important determinants of malnutrition in the specific population so that preventive and control measures can be implemented. The objective of the study is to determine the risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in Rural Karnataka, South India.

Methods

A case-control study was carried out among preschool children, aged between three to six years, attending the Anganwadi centers and their mothers' in Udupi district of Karnataka, India. A total of 570 children (190 cases and 380 controls) were selected by multistage cluster sampling technique. A semi-structured risk factors ques

SUBMITTER: Ansuya 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828120 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature