Risk factors for severe malnutrition in under five children admitted to nutritional rehabilitation centre: a case-control study from Central India

Abstract

This was a case control study design. 350 cases were selected from N.R.C. of N.S.C.B Medical College Jabalpur and 350 neighbourhood controls were selected from same community. The chi-square test, student t test and binary logistic regression were used for data analysis using spss-17.0 software. Results: In logistic regression age 0-2 years, female sex, low birth weight, rural locality, S.T caste, illiterate paternal education, early marriage of mother, partially or unimmunized children, kaccha house, lack of hygiene, open field defecation, inadequate calorie, infectious diseases ARI, diarrhoea, and fever were significantly associated with severe malnutrition. The overall Prediction of model was R2 = 92.9%. The mean time gap between first identification of children as malnourished and their admission to N.R.C. is 4.38 months.