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Download Solution PDFStunting refers to:
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFConcept:
- Stunting is the impaired growth and development of the child.
- It is a disorder of malnutrition.
Explanation:
- Stunting -> low height-for-age.
- Causes:
- Chronic or recurrent under-nutrition
- Usually associated with poverty
- Poor mental health and nutrition
- Frequent illness and/or inappropriate feeding and care in early life.
- Stunting prevents children from reaching their physical and cognitive potential.
- Treatment:
- Diet Planning
- Antibiotics for infection
- Anthelmintic drugs
- Health education
Additional Information
- Rest of all options fall under underweight.
- An underweight person is a person whose body weight is considered too low to be healthy (BMI - less than 18.5).
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