2. What is Malnutrition?
Malnutrition is the condition that results from
taking an unbalanced diet in which certain
nutrients are lacking, in excess (too high an
intake), or in the wrong proportions.
Types:
A. Under nutrition
Protein Energy
Micronutrient
B. Over nutrition
3. Indicators
Stunted: Low height-for-age.
Also known as chronic malnutrition,
Wasted: Low weight-for-height.
Also known as acute malnutrition. Carries an
immediate increased risk of morbidity and
mortality.
Underweight: Low weight for age.
Represent inadequate linear growth and poor body
proportions caused by under nutrition.
4. Every fifth young child in the
world lives in India
Every second young child in India
is malnourished
Three out of four young
children in India are anaemic
Every second newborn in India is
at risk of reduced learning
capacity
due to iodine deficiency
Malnutrition limits
development potential and
active learning capacity of the
child
5. Facts about child nutrition in India
Cause of 50% of deaths among children.
Nearly half (46%) of children under 3 years of age
are underweight. This number of malnourished
children is equivalent to the entire population of
Canada.
1 in 3 children under 3 years of age are stunted, as
a result of poor nutrition.
1 in 5 children below 3 years of age are wasted
8 in 10 children of 6 – 35 months of age are anemic.
9. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Children given vitamin A
supplements in last 6 months
Children given iron supplements
in last 7 days
18.2
4.7
10
1
Percentage of children in age 6- 59 months
India
Rajasthan
Source- NFHS- 3
11. Source- NFHS- 3
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
children <3 yrs
initiated
breastfeeding within
1 hr.
children <5 months
exclusively breastfed
children of 6-9
months receiving
solid or semi solid
food & breast milk
23.6
46
56
13.3
33.2
38.7
Child feeding practices in percentage
India
Rajasthan
12. GAPs
Current program lays more emphasis on the
provision of supplementary feeding and preschool
education to children four to six years old.
Children under three years do not get
micronutrient supplements
Parents are not reached with counseling on better
feeding and child care practices using family
budget.
Overburdened community workers.
13. To focus on supplementary feeding of children
in 0-6 months.
To improve parent and community
participation.
To improve monthly growth monitoring by
interpersonal communication with the care
takers.
OBJECTIVES
16. Program Specifications
Daily Meals
IEC, BCC, Community Participation,
Effective monitoring and evaluation
Education and capacity building
Sanitation
ASHA along with Anganwadi Incentive based
program
17. Interventions
Sensitization / Uni-direction
Parents (Decision Maker)
NGO and CBOs involvement
Tracking system
Nutritional Chart (children)
Information Flow (monitoring)
Observation of fixed day fixed site MCH&
Nutrition day where father & family members
are also involved
18. References:
Fact Sheet (Nutrition and child health India)
USAID Fact Sheet
NFHS-3
Registrar General of India 2008
Census
Under nutrition is caused by a diet lacking adequate calories and protein
Over nutrition is a form of malnutrition in which nutrients are oversupplied relative to the amounts required for normal growth, development, and metabolism. Over nutrition is a type of malnutrition where there are more nutrients than required for normal growth.