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Trend in nutritional status of women with food pattern and health outcomes- Maharashtra
Authors: Ramesh Patil, Madhavi Rayate
Source: Medica Innovatica, Volume 2 - Issue 2, Pp. 71-78
Topic(s): Nutrition
Women's health
Country: Asia
  India
Published: DEC 2013
Abstract: Background: Nutritional status is influenced by the complex social, biological, environmental and cultural factors that are highly interrelated. The belief that a woman should eat better foods and more, but there has been a gap between the thought and the action. There is always a need for such a study to show the exact picture regarding food, nutrition and health. Aim: To examine association between nutritional status with food pattern and health outcomes. Material and Methods: National family health survey (NFHS-2 and 3) has been used for this study. Body Mass Index (BMI) was used to measure women's nutritional status. Women who are pregnant at the time of the survey and women who gave births during two month preceding the survey are excluded for the analysis and restricted to only ever-married women. Results: In food pattern, it is found that, there is statistically highly association between nutritional status of women with milk or curd, green leafy vegetables, fruits, in both NFHS-2 and NFHS-3. In health outcomes, there is statistically highly association between nutritional status with delivery by caesarean section, During pregnancy: excessive fatigue, Pregnancy termination during reproductive life in NFHS-3. Time-trend analysis based on NFHS-2 and NFHS-3 data shows that there has been a decreasing trend in the prevalence of chronic energy deficiency and an increasing trend in the proportions of 'normal' and overweight, food pattern also affect the nutritional status of women. Conclusion: Both chronic underweight have more, with important public health implications for the burden of diseases associated with both extremes of physical status. Key words: NFHS, body mass index (BMI), Food pattern, health outcomes