| dc.description.abstract | The objective of the study was to asses nutritional status of children aged 6-59 months
from the rural families in selected areas of Dinajpur district. Anthropometric,
sociodemographic, and food related data were collected. A interviewer administered
questionnaire was used to collect data. The prevalence of malnutrition was assessed
using three indicators, such as stunting, underweight, and wasting following the WHO
guidelines and cut-off points. A total of 165 children (6-59 months) and their household
of three Upazila (Kaharole, Dinajpur Sadar and Birganj) in Dinajpur district were
included in this study. The prevalence rate of stunting, underweight and wasting of 6-59
months old children in Dinajpur were 38.8%, 41.3%, 12.1% respectively. The mean
height of male and female children were 82.99 cm and 84.15 cm. The mean weight of
male and female children were 10.97 kg and 10.78 kg. Female children were more
susceptible to malnutrition than male children. The major factors associated with
stunting and wasting children were religion, monthly income of family, parent education,
criteria of child daily activity and the consumption of egg, cow milk, citrus fruits, leafy
vegetables, other vegetables, rice, pulses. | en_US |
