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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Poverty leading to malnutrition in kids: Study

Poverty leading to malnutrition in kids: Study

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published Published on Jan 12, 2012   modified Modified on Jan 12, 2012
-The Times of India
 
Forseeing a bleak future for the country's children, an independent report said poverty was leading to malnutrition, stunted growth and high school dropout rates. 

The 'Impact of Growth on Childhood Poverty in Andhra Pradesh' was conducted by NGO-Young Lives from 2002 and has collected data on 2,011 children aged between six to 18 months and 1,008 children aged between seven-and-half to eight-and-half years. Findings from its third round of data collection were released on Wednesday. 

According to the study, despite falling poverty, considerable economic growth and the development of significant policies, two-fifths of the world's malnourished children live in India. 

"A third of children surveyed are stunted, which has serious long-term implications for health, psychosocial well-being and educational achievement," said Renu Singh, Young Lives director. 

The study found that while households were aware of social protection schemes like MNREGS and Rajiv Arogyasri (health insurance) cards, these welfare programs failed to provide a sufficient buffer against spiraling food prices. 

The study found that 70% of the households accessed NREGS in 2009, but only 13% accessed the full 100 days' employment. Alongside this, 83% of the households (88% of the rural and 67% of the urban) have Rajiv Arogyasri cards but less than 4% of the families utilized them. ``This shows that out-of-pocket expenditure on health is high and so is one of the reasons that families are unable to get out of the debt trap,'' the research found. 

"Research also shows that despite higher enrolment, drop-out and school quality remain critical issues," she added. For instance, while average enrollment had increased by age 15 years only 75% children remained in school,'' Singh said. 

"Improving the impact of education for children, however, requires improving the quality of schools as well as retaining children in school, and ensuring that other pressures - including poverty - do not undermine children's ability to learn," said Singh.


The Times of India, 12 January, 2012, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Poverty-leading-to-malnutrition-in-kids-Study/articleshow/11456531.cms


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