Maternal nutritional status and child feeding practices: a retrospective study in Santal communities, Birbhum District, West Bengal, India

Obstetric care practice in Birbhum District, West Bengal, India.

BACKGROUND The study area is the Birbhum district of the State of West Bengal in India. It is one of the backward districts in India. OBJECTIVE The paper investigates the existing pattern of obstetric health care practices and the factors associated with the utilization of such care. METHOD The present analysis includes 495 adult married women of both rural and urban areas of nine Blocks of...

Infant- and Young Child-feeding Practices in Bankura District, West Bengal, India

A community-based, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted during June-July 2008 to assess the infant- and young child-feeding (IYCF) practices in Bankura district, West Bengal, India. In total, 647 children aged less than two years selected through revised 40-cluster sampling using the indicators of the Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness (IMNCI) and World Health Or...

Prevalence of Undernutrition among Santal tribal Preschool Children of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal, India

    Objective: To assess the overall nutritional status of Santal tribal preschool children of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal, India.   Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from February 2012 to September, 2012 in the Santal tribal community of rural area of Paschim Medinipur District, West Bengal. The study children were selected multi stage cluster sampling method. The leve...

Nutritional assessment by mid-upper arm circumference of santal adults of Purulia, West Bengal, India.

The present community based cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of undernutrition using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) among adult (> 18 years) Santals of Purulia District, West Bengal, India. It was undertaken at 10 villages of the district. A total of 520 (217 males and 303 females) subjects were measured. Commonly used indicator i.e., MUAC and BMI, were used ...

Child Nutritional Status, Feeding Practices and Women’s Autonomy in Rural Andhra Pradesh, India