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    Assessment of nutritional status in respect of Anthropometric Profile among the Indigenous Santal children of Santuri Block, Purulia, West Bengal
    (University of North Bengal, 2024) Mahato, Aparna; Mitra, Maitrayee
    Background: The prevalence of undernutrition is higher among the tribal population with respect to all anthropometric measures. The prevalence is twice as high among the economically indigent families. The situation is worse among the girl children. Santals are predominantly distributed in different parts of West Bengal. Therefore, the present cross-sectional study aimed to assess age and sex variation in nutritional status with respect to anthropometric profile among the Santal primary school-going children aged 5 to 9 years of Santuri block, Purulia, West Bengal. Materials and methods: A total of 200 children (58 boys and 142 girls) were included. Height, weight and body mass index of the children were converted into age-specific Z-scores. Under- (stunting, underweight and thinness) and over-nutrition (overweight and obesity) based on age and sex-specific Z-score were assessed as per the criteria of WHO, 2003. Results: The majority of the children were found with normal HAZ, WAZ and BMIZ. Prevalence of under-nutrition (3% stunting, 0.5% underweight and 1% thinness) and over-nutrition was very low. It is noteworthy that the prevalence of both under- and over-nutrition is higher among girls than boys; all the over-nourished children were girls. Conclusion: The population is mostly normal in nutritional status. Effective measures should be taken to eradicate the existence of malnutrition with a special focus on girls.
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    National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) Reference
    (University of North Bengal, 2016) Sinha, Isita
    Growth is a kind of velocity and measures the rate of change of size over a certain period of time. Growth measurements are taken at regular intervals over a specified period of time. Growth assessment is basically a kind of comparison with a reference normally called a “growth reference”. Without such a reference, growth assessment becomes arbitrary. Until the late 1970s, a number of growth charts were utilized to assess child growth. In the year 1977, the National Centre for Health Statistics (NCHS) published a new set of growth charts for children aged <18 years based on data from the Fels Longitudinal Growth Study and nationally representative surveys. The NCHS later became a part of the Centre for disease control (CDC) in the year 1987. The NCHS growth charts consists of 14 sex specific growth charts and used different indicators like weight-for-age, weight- for- length, length-for-age, head circumference for age stature-forage and weight-for-stature. These curves represent attained size, and do not describe rates of growth as might be represented in incremental or longitudinal growth charts. It utilizes per centile rankings to describe the relative size of a given child. The main advantage of NCHS reference is that the data was based on current and high quality growth data as well as on the most recent advances in data processing and analysis.
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    Significance of TPDS in the Light of Indian Legal Regime - An Overview
    (University of North Bengal, 2021-09) Sarkar, Pratim
    Poverty, hunger and food insecurity omnipresent reality in India. Government has implemented many programmes, schemes and policies to control poverty and foster development. Right to food is a basic human right and deeply linked with right to live with dignity. Articles 21, 39(a) & 27 of the Constitution mandates the states to provide adequate means of livelihood, raise the level of nutrition and standard of living of the citizens. As per the data report of national and international agencies, a large number people in India are suffering from malnutrition, undernourished, underweight and stunted. In many cases Indian Judiciary has taken serious concern about the socioeconomic offences. Targeted Public Distribution System is a major and wide-ranging poverty alleviation programme in India that leads towards the socio-economic welfare of the people. Essential foodstuffs like rice, sugar, wheat, kerosene and other goods are supplied to people through this system at a cheap price. Though it is commendable step to ensure food security to the needy people but could not achieve its desired results because of widespread corruption, leakage of funds and other reasons.