Abel R, Sampathkumar V
RUHSA Department, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India.
Indian J Pediatr. 1998 Jul-Aug;65(4):565-72. doi: 10.1007/BF02730896.
A cross-sectional nutritional survey of children belonging to Tamil Nadu State of India, aged 0-3 years was conducted on a representative sample of 2039 children. The collected data was analysed using the recommended indices of height-for-age and weight-for-height based on standard deviation (SD scores) and cross-classified using the SD scores. The nutritional status of these children was compared with the NCHS standard. Prevalence of stunting (27.6%), wasting (9.9%) and simultaneous wasting and stunting (10.7%) was high among the children studied.
