Abstract
PIP: 48% of India's 844 million population in 1991 were women and 62% were women and children. The health status of this population is a concern of the government in striving for Health for All by the year 2000. In this study, 60 women from Kurri and Bherian villages within 10-20 km of Hisar city of Haryana State, India and 82 preschoolers were randomly selected for health assessment in April-May 1990. Health status was assessed with anthropometric measures standardized by Jelliffe. The results for the women were grouped into good (80=100%) of standard values), average (60-79% of standard values), and poor (below 60% of standard values). The majority of women (56.66%) were aged 25-50 years and had an average health status, 43.44% had a good health status, and none was found in poor health status. Scores for height, head circumference and mid arm circumference were scored as 1 unit for weight, and totaled with parameters for weight for age, height for age, head circumference for age. Total scores were then grouped as good for 10-12 points, average for 7-9 points, and poor for 4-6 points; scores were determined as 1 for below 60% of the standard values, 2 for 60-79% of standard values, and 3 for 80-100% of standard values. The health status of children was found to show 53.66% of preschoolers with average health status, 35.36% with good health status, and 10.97% with poor status. 25.61% of the girls had an average health status and 28.05% of the boys had an average health status. Simple correlation analysis showed that the good health status of the mother was an important indicator of good health status of preschool children (r = .705, p .01). The health status of girls vs. boys was not found to be markedly different.
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Health status of women and children (pre-schoolers) in rural areas of Haryana.
Bimla RA, Singal S.
Indian J Matern Child Health. 1993;4(2):52-4.PMID: 12318487 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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