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Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence, determinants, and patterns of malnutrition, specifically stunting, among Scheduled Tribe (ST) children aged 6-10 years in Reasi district of Jammu & Kashmir, India.
Methods: A cross-sectional study of 200 ST children in Reasi district assessed nutritional status via anthropometry, socio-economic data, and HAZ scores. Independent t-tests and chi-square tests analyzed growth standards and socioeconomic links. SPSS 2024 provided descriptive statistics and prevalence across age and gender.
Results: The study reveals high stunting rates among ST children, affecting both genders. Height and weight fall below WHO and ICMR standards. Key determinants include economic status, family income, sanitation, head of family and employment nature.
Conclusion: Findings highlight the urgent need for targeted, multi-sectoral interventions addressing malnutrition among ST children in Reasi. Collaborative efforts by governments, NGOs, and communities in healthcare, education, and food security are crucial to effectively tackle the issue.
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Ecology of Food and Nutrition is an international journal of food and nutrition in the broadest sense. The journal publishes peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of food and nutrition -- ecological, biological, and cultural. Ecology of Food and Nutrition strives to become a forum for disseminating scholarly information on the holistic and cross-cultural dimensions of the study of food and nutrition. It emphasizes foods and food systems not only in terms of their utilization to satisfy human nutritional needs and health, but also to promote and contest social and cultural identity. The content scope is thus wide -- articles may focus on the relationship between food and nutrition, food taboos and preferences, ecology and political economy of food, the evolution of human nutrition, changes in food habits, food technology and marketing, food and identity, and food sustainability. Additionally, articles focusing on the application of theories and methods to address contemporary food and nutrition problems are encouraged. Questions of the relationship between food/nutrition and culture are as germane to the journal as analyses of the interactions among nutrition and environment, infection and human health.
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