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6, 252 pre-school children were examined from 56 villages of Subdega tribal block for assessment of their nutritional status. Assessment was done by recording the weight and plotting it on a weight chart. The total population of this block was 38,756, out of which children in the age group of 0 to 6 years constituted 6,252 i.e., 16.13%. Out of this child population, 42.2% were found to be normal, whereas 57.8% were malnourished, out of which 34.4% belonged to Gr. I malnutrition and 16.4% to Gr. II, 4.7% to Gr. III and 1.9% to Gr. IV malnutrition.
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Medical Officer, I/C I.C.D.S. P.H.C., Subdega, Sundergarh Distt, Orissa 770 014.
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Chopdar, A., Samal, N.C. Nutritional status of pre-school children at subdega tribal integrated child development service (I.C.D.S.) project (Orissa). Indian J Pediatr 46, 87–91 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827356
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