Open AccessAn Epidemiological Study of Malnutrition Among Under Five Children of Rural and Urban Haryana
Author(s) -
Sachin Singh Yadav,
Shivangi Yadav,
Prabhaker Mishra,
Anshu Mittal,
Rajesh Kumar,
J Singh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16755.7193
Subject(s) - underweight , malnutrition , anthropometry , medicine , weight for age , environmental health , malnutrition in children , population , public health , socioeconomic status , poverty , rural area , epidemiology , pediatrics , demography , obesity , overweight , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth
A child is future of nation. Malnutrition is a big public health problem in India as it can be attributed for more than half (54 percent) of all under five mortality in India.