Prevalence of undernutrition among Bharia boys (5-18 years) of

Patalkot of Chhindwara distract of M.P, India

Ajay Kumar Ahirwar* Dr. R.K. Gautam**
Research Scholar*
Department of Anthropology*
Dr. H.S. Gour Vishwavidyalaya (A Central University), Sagar (MP), India
E-mail: ajayahi996@gmail.com
Abstract
In India major health problem prevalent in children and adolescent like undernutrition,
malnutrition and underweight in tribal community. Community health and nutrition is a sensitive
indicator of nutritional status and especially children. The various socio-economic and
inadequate food factors that have important roles to play in the prevalence of undernutrition
among children. Generally anthropometric indicators are used to assess nutritional status in
children. These are underweight (low weight-for-age), stunting (low height-for-age), and wasting
(low weight-for-height). Physical growth is generally used to assess adequate health, nutrition
and development of an individual child, as well as to estimate overall health and nutritional
status of a population. Severely malnourished these rates are higher in communities socially and
economically underprivileged.
Keeping this in view present cross-sectional study assesses the prevalence of undernutrition
status among bharia tribe of Patalkot Chhinwara Distract of Madhya Pradesh. A total of 183 boys
of age cohort of 518 years we included. Height-for-age, weight-for-age and body mass index
for age will used to evaluate their nutritional status. Status of nutritional status has been assessing
through body mass index, height and weight measurements. Its findings will be discussed.
Key words: stunting; undernutrition; underweight; wasting; Bharia tribal.