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Strategies for improving complementary feeding practices in informal settlements of Mumbai

In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were waste...

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Main Authors: Jayaraman, Anuja, Chanani, Sheila, Waingankar, Anagha, More, Neena Shah, Huestis, Arja, Banthia, Jayant, Pantvaidya, Shanti
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2015
Subjects:
gender
undernutrition
nutrition policies
malnutrition
nutrition
children
food security
capacity building
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150212
Summary:In 2014, a baseline survey sampled 2,582 children under the age of three from a population of 150,000 within the informal settlement of Dharavi, Mumbai, one of the largest slums in Asia. The survey found alarming levels of malnutrition among children—18 percent of the children under three were wasted, 25 percent were stunted, and 28 percent were underweight (Aahar 2014).

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