Prevalence and Correlates of Undernutrition in Young Children Living in Urban Slums of Mumbai, India: A Cross Sectional Study

Huey, Samantha Lee ; Finkelstein, Julia Leigh ; Venkatramanan, Sudha ; Udipi, Shobha A. ; Ghugre, Padmini ; Thakker, Varsha ; Thorat, Aparna ; Potdar, Ramesh D. ; Chopra, Harsha V. ; Kurpad, Anura V. ; Haas, Jere Douglas ; Mehta, Saurabh (2019) Prevalence and Correlates of Undernutrition in Young Children Living in Urban Slums of Mumbai, India: A Cross Sectional Study Frontiers in Public Health, 7 . ISSN 2296-2565

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Official URL: http://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00191

Related URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00191

Abstract

Young children living in urban slums are vulnerable to malnutrition and subsequently poor health outcomes, but data on the correlates of stunting, underweight, wasting, and anemia specifically among 10–18 month-old children in India remain limited.

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Keywords:children, nutrition, Mumbai, anemia, stunting, India, growth, urban slums
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