NS Prashanth
Biographic Data
| ID | 5489500 |
|---|---|
| NAME | NS Prashanth |
| GIVEN NAMES | NS |
| FAMILY NAME | Prashanth |
| SIGNATURE | PRASHANTH N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Public Health Bengaluru |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Alarming level of severe acute malnutrition in Indian districts
Over the last two decades, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been increasing in India despite favourable national-level economic growth. The latest round of the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) results was released, allowing us to assess changes in the malnutrition trends. Analysis of the previous rounds of the NFHS (NFHS-4) has already shown disturbing levels of wasting, often co-occurring with other forms of anthropometric failures. T…
Beyond numbers, coverage and cost
box Crisis as an opportunity for change has been part of historical and development literature and is an oft-repeated theme. The Chinese word for crisis (危機), for example, consists of two symbols often characterised in popular literature as denoting ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’.1 For India’s healthcare system, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the urgency of reform. We have learnt that no matter how long or how stringent a lockdown is, we cannot …
Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India
In rural India, public distribution of iron to children is inadequate and disparities exist. Measures to optimize receipt of government supplied iron to all children regardless of wealth and ethnic background could help alleviate anaemia in this population
A community based field research project investigating anaemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India
Adopting this study design, we have recruited 415 of 470 potentially eligible children who were living in the selected villages. We achieved support from the community and cooperation of local health workers. Our results will improve the understanding into anaemia amongst young children in rural India. However, many further studies are required to understand the health problems of the population of rural India, and our study design and technique …
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A community based field research project investigating anaemia amongst young children living in rural Karnataka, India
Adopting this study design, we have recruited 415 of 470 potentially eligible children who were living in the selected villages. We achieved support from the community and cooperation of local health workers. Our results will improve the understanding into anaemia amongst young children in rural India. However, many further studies are required to understand the health problems of the population of rural India, and our study design and technique …
Factors Influencing Receipt of Iron Supplementation by Young Children and their Mothers in Rural India
In rural India, public distribution of iron to children is inadequate and disparities exist. Measures to optimize receipt of government supplied iron to all children regardless of wealth and ethnic background could help alleviate anaemia in this population
Beyond numbers, coverage and cost
box Crisis as an opportunity for change has been part of historical and development literature and is an oft-repeated theme. The Chinese word for crisis (危機), for example, consists of two symbols often characterised in popular literature as denoting ‘danger’ and ‘opportunity’.1 For India’s healthcare system, the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the urgency of reform. We have learnt that no matter how long or how stringent a lockdown is, we cannot …
Alarming level of severe acute malnutrition in Indian districts
Over the last two decades, severe acute malnutrition (SAM) has been increasing in India despite favourable national-level economic growth. The latest round of the National Family Health Survey 5 (NFHS-5) results was released, allowing us to assess changes in the malnutrition trends. Analysis of the previous rounds of the NFHS (NFHS-4) has already shown disturbing levels of wasting, often co-occurring with other forms of anthropometric failures. T…
Medicine (4 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Cross-sectional study (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Iron Metabolism and Disorders (2 works) · Malnutrition (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)