NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT: COMPARISON OF THE TWO USEFUL ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASURES OF CHRONIC ENERGY DEFICIENCY IN ADULT MALE JENE KURUBA TRIBE, KARNATAKA

Authors : Ajeet JAİSWAL

Pages : 269-280

Doi:10.53791/imgelem.1300995

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Publication Date : 2023-07-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :India has a severe health issue with undernutrition insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(U.N.);, particularly among the underprivileged poor tribal population. The current cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the nutritional condition of 145 adult male Jene Kurubas in Karnataka and compare the two functional anthropometric indices of Chronic Energy Deficiency insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(C.E.D.);. C.E.D. was assessed using the B.M.I. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(body mass index); and the MUAC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(mid-upper-arm circumference);. According to the results of the current study, chronic energy deficiency was prevalent in 53.8% of cases, and undernutrition based on MUAC < 23.0 cm was present in 48.3% of cases. According to WHO recommendations, these prevalences fall into the highly high-prevalence category insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(≥ 40 per cent);, signifying a critical situation. The rate of C.E.D. was significantly higher insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(81.4%); among those with low MUAC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(< 23.0 cm); than among those with a normal MUAC insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(≥ 23.0 cm); insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(18.6%);. The findings of this study suggest that the Jene Kurubas tribal group was under significant dietary and nutritional stress. For surveys of the human population, particularly among indigenous people, i.e. tribes of developing countries like India, it may be more appropriate to employ mid-upper-arm circumference due to budget constraints or lack of resources and professional labour.
Keywords : Tribal, Jene Kuruba, Karnataka, Anthropometry, Nutritional Assessment, CED, MUAC