Open AccessMagnitude of malnutrition among underfive children in urban slums of commercial capital of India and its multifactorial causation: A community-based study
Author(s) -
Kiran Swapnil Akhade,
Lalit Sankhe,
Sulabha V Akarte
Publication year - 2019
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_829_19
Subject(s) - underweight , medicine , wasting , malnutrition , breastfeeding , cross sectional study , child health , pediatrics , environmental health , demography , obesity , overweight , pathology , sociology , endocrinology
Malnutrition in children is common globally and may result in both short- and long-term irreversible negative health outcomes. It is not a simple disease with single causative factor but it is a disease with multifactorial causation.