Mansi Rajesh Naik
Government Medical College of Bhavnagar, India
Title: Nutritional status assesment of 3-6 year children of Bhavnagar corporation
Biography
Biography: Mansi Rajesh Naik
Abstract
Protein-Energy Malnutrition has by far been the most devastating cause responsible for mortality in school-going children in developing countries. In the world, during 2006-12 more than 15% of the world’s children under the age of 5 years were underweight for their age. This eventually brings me to the prime objective of my speech which is to assess the children of anganwadi for their nutritional deficiency based on clinical and anthropometric findings. My project is basically a cross-sectional study among 50 children of 3-6 years from the four selected anganwadis of Bhavnagar Corporation. The study is based on analysis of results of the questions of the pre-tested and structured questionnaries after acquiring the verbal consent of the children’s mother or relatives. I will begin my oral presentation with explaining the basic summary of the term Protein-Energy Malnutrition(PEM). I will then shed light on the incidence of PEM among different classes of society in developing countries, in my case India. This will be followed by addressing the variety of diseases as an outcome of deficiency of the important constituents of a ‘Balanced Diet’. Thereby, my speech will further highlight an array of diseases occuring due to deficiency of Vitamins and other essential macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients. Since the study emphasizes on a significant impact of Nutrition on the child’s overall physical, mental and social development, I will include in my speech the important causes and contributing factors for Protein-Energy Malnutrition, as well as its risk factors. Since, the perks of my study were having a small counselling talk with each child and his mother/relative/guardian who was being a part of the study and sessions of “What is a balanced Diet for a child 0f 0-6 years age” among small groups of them, regarding ‘Awareness of Child Nutrition in Mothers’. I will also share my experiences during conversations with them. This will eventually allow me to address the significant factors which were responsible for causing Malnourishment in children of the study group. Followed would be the results, discussion and analysis of my study and I would finally conclude my speech by mentioning the treatment of malnutrition in brief.
