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Anaemia and undernutrition among pre school children in Kerala

by A M Elizabeth, Sherin Raj, A T Patil, G Bhuvaneshwari, C S Hunshal
Indian Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics ()

Abstract

The status of iron deficiency anaemia and undernutrition among preschool children aged 0-35 months in Kerala, India, during 2002-04, was investigated. Its association with socioeconomic and demographic variables was also studied. The mean age, weight and haemoglobin level of the children were 16.8+or-10.4 months, 8.3+or-2.3 kg and 10.11+or-3.7 g/dl, respectively. The prevalence of low birth weight

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