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| Article Name : | | | AN OVERVIEW OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF CHILDREN IN INDIA | | Author Name : | | | V.V. KULKARNI, USHA VERGHESE | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ROR-546 | | Article : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | Nutritional status is one of the crucial indicator of health services and economic development of the nation. India is one of the countries where 40% children are mal nourished. There are various reasons for malnourishment. Due to poverty parents are not able to feed their children with appropriate nutrients, vitamins and minerals. To prevent malnutrition government of India has launched very prestigious programme “Integrated Child Development Scheme” with the assistance of UNICEF. Under this programme supplementary feeding programme, immunization, growth monitoring, health checkup, supplementation for the pregnant and lactating mothers, early childhood education etc, programmes are being provided. Inspite of such efforts there is high incidence of morbidity which leads malnutrition among the children. Diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, typhoid are the main illnesses that instigates malnutrition among children. The details about the status of children are discussed in this paper. Secondary data collected/reported in various government documents is used to explain the causes. | | Keywords : | | - immunization
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