Study on Nutritional Health of Tribal Children below Five Years in Udupi District, Karnataka

Completed

• Conditions: Not applicable

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/02/023355
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Mariam Sophia

Brief Summary

Malnutrition is the most widespread condition affecting the health of children, more so among tribals. Tribal children are a neglected section of society and have very poor health indicators when compared to the rest of the population. Malnutrition in early childhood has serious long term consequences, greater risk of disease and early death. The nutritional status of children under the age of five years is considered to provide a good reflection of the nutritional health of  the community, as children are most susceptible to problems of inadequate food intake and diseases, which are the immediate causes of malnutrition. Child malnutrition is recognised as an important public health indicator for monitoring nutritional status and health in populations. Data on child feeding practices will be collected using a pre- structured and pre- tested questionnaire by interviewing mothers. Dietary assessment of the child will be done using a 24-hour dietary recall method. In-depth interviews will be done with the health workers (ASHA, AWW) and the Child Development Project Officer. Focus Group Discussions (FGD) will be done with selected mothers of under five children. The study will be able to estimate the nutritional status among the under five tribal children residing in Udupi district and identify the feeding practices. The utilization of the government scheme, Mathru Poorna will be known.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-02-18
• Study Completion: 2020-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 2020-05-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 290

Inclusion Criteria

Children under 5 year( 6months to 59 months) The older child will be selected in households having more than one child.

Exclusion Criteria

Visiting children will be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The study will be able to estimate the nutritional status among the under 5 tribal children residing in Udupi district and identify the causes for the presence of malnutrition.	May 2020
The utilization of the government scheme, Mathru Poorna will be known.	May 2020

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Not applicable	Not applicable

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Udupi district; 🇮🇳 Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Udupi district

🇮🇳Udupi, KARNATAKA, India

Mariam Sophia

Principal investigator

9901683220

msophia77@gmail.com