dc.contributor.author |
Rai, Milan |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2021-08-01T06:15:37Z |
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dc.date.available |
2021-08-01T06:15:37Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2021-08-01 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://202.45.146.37:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/199 |
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dc.description |
A dissertation submitted to the Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Central
Campus of Technology, Tribhuvan University, in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of bachelor in Nutrition and Dietetics |
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dc.description.abstract |
The study was conducted to assess factors associated with nutritional status of 6 – 59
months children in Dharan-6, Panbari, Sunsari.
A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 126 children aged
6-59 months in Dharan-6, Panbari, Sunsari. Children were selected by simple random
sampling technique. Anthropometric measurements and semi-structured questionnaire
were used. Anthropometric measurement was then used to determine if children were
underweight (weight-for-age), wasted (weight-for-height) and stunted (height-for-age)
based on WHO reference. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) version 20
and World Health Organization (WHO) Anthro. version 3.2.2 were used for analyzing
the data. Fisher’s exact test were used to identify the associated factors of malnutrition.
The study revealed that 19.8%, 11.1% and 8.7% of children were stunted,
underweight and wasted respectively. The main associating factors with stunting
(P<0.005) were age of child. Underweight was found associated (P<0.05) with Home
garden. Similarly, wasting was found statistically significant (P<0.05) with family size,
milk and milk product consumption and birth weight.
Result of this study indicates that under nutrition is still an important problem among
6 to 59 months children of Dharan-6, Panbari, Sunsari. So, the nutrition intervention
programs focusing above risk factors should be launched immediately to overcome the
problems. |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Department of Nutrition and Dietetics Central Campus of Technology Institute of Science and Technology Tribhuvan University, Nepal 2019 |
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dc.subject |
nutritional status of 6-59 |
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dc.subject |
Anthropometric measurements |
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dc.subject |
Dharan |
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dc.title |
NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF 6-59 MONTHS CHILDREN OF DHARAN-6, PANBARI, SUNSARI NEPAL |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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