Geographical Analysis of Child Stunting in Jhajjar District, Haryana

Abstract

Undernutrition means lack of adequate nutrition by not having good food or not eating proper food containing macro and micro nutrient which necessary for proper growth and health. The child may be still undernourished even if he consumed more food to requirement of energy. It is not necessary that more amount of food is rich in micro and macro nutrients.Undernutrition leads to children being underweight, too short in height and less weight according to their age.The study aim to understand the problem of child undernutrition in a food secure and peripheral NCR region district of Haryana namely Jhajjar in geographical point of view. The present study will also reveal the spatial pattern of child stunting and finding of the study provide useful inputs to policy makers for formulating area and problem specific government policies.In the present study, Data have been collected both from secondary sources. Child stunting has been analysed in district at community development block.At block level, the spatial patterns of child stunting has been explored by using the data of department of Child & Women Development of the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Jhajjar for the year 2023-24. Child undernutrition has been calculated on the basis of proportion of stunting children among the total active children enrolled in the Aanganwadi centres.