A study of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in children (0 to 6 year) in a rural population of Jhansi district (U.P.).

Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM) or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PCM) is a widespread nutritional disease in the developing countries. The present study was conducted with the objective to study the protein energy malnutrition (PEM) in children (0-6 year) in rural population of Jhansi district in the state of Uttar Pradesh The study was conducted over eleven anganwaris centers of Babina block in the Jhansi district. Multi stage sampling procedure was adopted to select approximately two hundred children (0-6 year) for the present study. The parents were interviewed to get the necessary information. A door to door survey was done and general information like name of the child fathers name age and sex of the child type of family parents occupation and educational status was collected from the head of each house hold. The grading of PEM was done as per the recommendations of the Nutrition Sub-Committee of Paediatrics. (excerpt)