The Prevalence of Malnutrition in Childs from 1 Month to 3 Years of Age and Factors are Associated with Underfeeding Determination in Quetta District, Balochistan

Abstract

Acute malnutrition is a major public health problem that needs urgent attention and response in all drought affected districts of the Balochistan province. The current study is designed the 1 month to 3 years children from district Quetta. A survey based and clinical based study was conducted by anthropometry method used for data collection. The data is collected from 6 months to onward; it’s observed that weak and emaciated, A person that is emaciated is extremely thin and weak because of illness or lack of food. The Stunting; Wasting; Underweight and Overweight child’s were seen very closely and collected data. A cross sectional survey was conducted to determine the health status of in tehseels of district Quetta (Especially), Balochistan after applying proportionate sampling technique from March 2023 to Sept 2023. Study evaluated the low or poor feeding practices in children, because of low income, not adequate knowledge and disease infections. In conclusion, the findings of our study revealed high prevalence of malnutrition, poor oral health and lake of proper nutritional diets for parents and children. Therefore, contextually focused approach to improve awareness, health education and service provision is required to reduce the burden of certain diseases. It is also suggested that future interventions may be planned with integrated approach to identify the causal relationship for further advancement and better incorporation at policy level.