Micronutrient status of the childre

Phase 1

Registration Number: CTRI/2018/05/013999

Lead Sponsor: Centre of Food Technology

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

children within the aforesaid age group will be included having authentic age proof records for verification of age.

Exclusion Criteria

Complete Morbidity surveillance would be done by diagnosing the morbid condition like Diarrhea, Respiratory Infection, Ring Worm, Measles, Mouth Ulcer, Dysentery, Fever and Upper Respiratory Tract Infection (URTI) etc., during last 24 h of the time of interview. The children suffering from any morbidity at the time of survey were excluded. Subjects having presence of infection or inflammation or excessive bleeding due to bleeding disorders or injuries will be excluded from the assessment of status of both the minerals. Diagnostic tests would not be done clinically but yes the signs of symptoms if visible would definitely be taken into account (for example loose motions, vomiting, severe cough, fever etc.). It would be asked by the parents that if a child has been receiving medical treatment or medicines then that subject would not be interviewed further because in such condition the food preferences and anthropometric indices might give unrealistic values.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess the nutritional status of the children (4-12 years) and identify the prevalence of PEM. <br/ ><br>To assess the prevalence of anaemia. <br/ ><br>To find out the prevalence of clinical signs and symptoms of common micronutrient deficiencies. <br/ ><br>To assess the dietary adequacy of micronutrients and correlate it with biochemical indices. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures