A Study to Assess the Nutritional Status of Housewives of the Below Poverty Line Families  Living in a Slum in the Kidderpore Area of Kolkata, India

Ms. Diksha Sharma; Dr. Sampa Mitra

doi:10.34257/GJMRLVOL20IS2PG25

Authors

Ms. Diksha Sharma
Dr. Sampa Mitra

Keywords:

nutritional status, housewife, BPL, slum, BMI, angular stomatitis, pallor, green leafy vegetables,

Abstract

Housewives in the below poverty line (BPL) families are at a high risk of suffering from malnutrition, because of poverty, and the fact that they often give priority to the nutritional needs of other family members, neglecting their own. This study has attempted to assess the nutritional status of housewives of the BPL families living in a slum in the Kidderpore area of Kolkata (India), by employing binomial tests at 5% level of significance, and using three indicators viz., body mass index or BMI, presence of angular stomatitis, and presence of pallor, and one

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A Study to Assess the Nutritional Status of Housewives of the Below Poverty Line Families Living in a Slum in the Kidderpore Area of Kolkata, India. (2020). Global Journal of Medical Research, 20(L2), 25-28. https://doi.org/10.34257/GJMRLVOL20IS2PG25

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A Study to Assess the Nutritional Status of Housewives of the Below Poverty Line Families Living in a Slum in the Kidderpore Area of Kolkata.