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Indian Journal of Research in Anthropology
1(1):p 15-24, July - December 2015. | DOI:
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Abstract
A cross-sectional study was undertaken on 400 tribal children (200 populations in each tribe), 202 boys and 198 girls aged 0 to 5+ years through purposive sampling method. Anthropometric measurements were used to analyze the nutritional status. Assessment of nutritional status using WHO recommended anthropometric indicator and Z-score interpretation revealed, different grades of malnutrition.