Open AccessA study to assess undernutrition and its sociodemographic correlates in under-five children in urban and rural areas of Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Author(s) -
Abu Rehan,
Surekha Kishore,
Mahendra Singh,
Bhavna Jain,
Navuluri Kranthi Kumar Reddy,
Deepak Kumar,
Preeti Usha,
Rukhsar Parveen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_663_20
Subject(s) - wasting , underweight , malnutrition , medicine , environmental health , caste , developing country , rural area , systematic sampling , cross sectional study , multistage sampling , public health , body mass index , overweight , linguistics , philosophy , pathology , economic growth , economics , endocrinology , nursing
Nutrition is one of the most important factors that affect a child's health. It plays a vital role in the prevention and control of disease morbidity and mortality. It is a major public health problem in a developing country like India.