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Item Assessing the relationship between poverty, hunger and malnutrition in Thatikandh rural municipality, Dailekh(Department of Rural Development, 2023) Chand, TejendraThe thesis entitled "Assessing the Relationship between Poverty, Hunger and Malnutrition in Thatikandh Rural Municipality" has been prepared to analyze the relationship between status of the poverty and malnutrition, in the marginalized people of Thatikandh Rural Municipality wards no 1, 2, and 6 in Dailekh district. The use of three objectives including i) to examine food security situation of community people, ii) assessing the factors associated with food security status, and iii) analysis of the causal relationships between poverty, hunger and malnutrition have been used to tackle the main title in this research. This research plan investigates poverty, hunger, and malnutrition in Thatikandh Rural Municipality, Nepal, using a descriptive research design. It employs a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, including Household Surveys, Key Informant Interviews, and Focus Group Discussions. The study focuses on Wards 1, 2, and 6, with a sample of 108 households. Data analysis applies grounded theory and induction to draw broader conclusions about poverty and food security, aiming to inform policy and action in the community. Examining the food security situation of Thatikandh Rural municipality, the four major indicators as availability, accessibility, stability and utilization shows that the people living in ward 1, 2 and 6 of this rural municipality are facing major problem of food insecurity as they are deprived of sound availability, accessibility, stability as well as utilization. The poverty of the people of these areas have been main cause for creation of insecurity. With the insecurity in food, there are certain factors that are the reasons. The food pricing system, network of infrastructure and social support system are main reasons in community level. Likewise, unavailability of employment opportunities and least family income level have been considered as other factors that deprive people to get the adequate volume as well as nutrients in their foods. The limitation in people’s income generation activities have led to poverty which then has led to insufficient food as well as nutrition intake. It was even observed that some people have to skip food for a day. So, with the data analysis and the respondents’ views, the research can easily conclude that poverty leads to hunger. But with the respondents’ view, hunger may not always lead to malnutrition as the people under poverty and hunger doesn’t think they are malnourished.Item Food Habits and its Impacts on Health of Dom Community in Dharan Municipality Sunsari(Faculty of Health Education, 2014) Shakya, BharatThis thesis entitles "Food Habits of Dom Community and its impacts on their Health" has been carried out to find out socio- demographic characters, identify the food habits of Dom Community of the study area and health condition of Dom Community. The researcher has used the Dom community as the sample population and has chosen the 50 Dom families of Dharan Municipality using purposive sampling. Similarly the researcher has collected data from interview and analyzed descriptively. At last, Findings and conclusion has been drawn and the researcher has recommended and suggested the points. This thesis is structured into five parts. First part deals with the introduction of the title and its theoretical ground. Second part reviews the related literature of the relevant work. Third part deals with the methodology of the study. Fourth part deals with analysis and interpretation of data. Fifth part deals with summary, findings conclusions and recommendations. In this research, it was found that most of Dom people take food two to three times a day. It is found that 70 percent Dom people were suffering from different type of weakness of body. Average quantity of rice taken in launch is 280 gm. They prefer tea- biscuits, noodles or bitten rice as their breakfast. 60% of Dom never consumes milk and snacks. They have to eat meat daily in dinner. Most of Dom people (66%) used junk food, they aren't conscious about their food habits. 24 percent Dom people home is dirty. Only 28 percent Dom people drink filter water. There is clear indication of the study that the time to get food and the items used while getting food both are not sure and fixed. There seems direct impact of food habits in health condition of the Dom people. Other risks like accidents, psychological harassments and over work are adverse reality to their health.Item Food security in changing dietary pattern in Nagarjun Municipality of Kathmandu District(Department of Rural Development, 2017) Kaphle, Basu DevAvailable with full textItem Prevalence of Malnutrition and Its Effect on Having Cleft Lip and/or Palate Patient, Morang Co-Operative Hospital, Biratnagar(Department of Health Education, 2011) Khaki Shrestha, KailashThe study was carried out entitled “Prevalence of Malnutrition and its Effects on having Cleft Lip and/or Palate children, Morang Co-operative Hospital, Biratnagar” in order to access the prevalence of malnutrition and its effect having cleft lip and/or palate and Specific Objectives were to find out the demographic structures, socio-economic status of patients family, to find out prevalence of malnutrition in cleft lip and/or palate, to identify level of malnutrition status in cleft lip and/or palate and to find out the effect of malnutrition in cleft lip and/or palate patient. The study was gathering and analyzes the data which will be collect from the field of research area. The result of the findings interpreted in the logical order after the detail analysis of relevant data from the beginning to the conclusion. This was descriptive. It was explore the prevalence of malnutrition and its effect on cleft lip and/or palate. Malnutrition is defined as a state in which the physical function of an individual is impaired to the point where he or she can no longer maintain natural bodily capacities such as growth, pregnancy, lactation, learning abilities, physical work and resisting and recovering from disease. A cleft is a birth defect that occurs when the tissues of the lip and/or palate of a fetus do not properly fuse very early in the pregnancy. A cleft lip, sometimes referred to as a harelip, is an elongated opening between the upper lip and the nose. It may involve one or both sides of the lip and may occur with or without a cleft palate. A cleft palate, in which the roof of the mouth abnormally opens into the floor of the nose, may also occur without a cleft lip. One of every 30 babies is born with some type of birth defect. Approximately one in 700 has a cleft, Twice as many boys as girls are afflicted with a cleft lip, both with and without a cleft palate. However, twice as many girls as boys are afflicted with a cleft palate without a cleft lip. Clefting occurs most often in Asians, Latinos, and Native Americans (one of 500 births) and least often in people of African descent (one of 1000 births). Most of the patient having both problem i.e. cleft lip & cleft palate. It means patients who suffer this problem contain more cleft lip & cleft palate. Among the total patient low weight of patient was 41.7%, which was noticeable. Among the total patient of height, there was 21.7% were below normal height & 68.3% were above normal height. By mid upper arm circumference measurement (MUAC) the total severely malnourished patients were 6.7 and at risk were 8.3% respectively. ANC check-up during pregnancy was very good but there was also some people ie.5% not checked. ANC check-up during pregnant was 40% where there were 5% never checked which was remarkable. Ion tab taken were high but non taker were also present which was remarkable. Calcium taken in pregnant period was 61.7% but non taker were also high ie.38.3%.whiah was remarkable. Delivery places were home, hospital; clinic and other were 31.7%, 60%, 5% and 3.3% respectively. Where there were home delivery was remarkable. The total no. of family member was higher in family size (4-6) but there was also having > 9 size which was remarkable. Main income of patients family were farming, it means most of the patients lives in village and Economic sources for their lives was low. Child feeding practice was rice and bottle feeding were most, where as breast feeding practice was least. The patients having cleft-lip and/or palate have feeding problem. The feeding problem is great deal for the nutritional status of child. In cleft Lip and/or Palate child common feeding problems are most of child feeding problem was nasal regurgitation i.e. 50% , Sucking Problem 15%, Others 11.7 % and lowest was choking and 18.3% were no any problems. General food habit during pregnant was 35% i.e. same % mother were not take any additional food. Health education programs should be conducted for mothers group, traditional faith healers community leaders and school teachers.Item Socio demographic differentials of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age and determine its causes in earthquake affected district Nuwakot(Department of Sociology, 2019) Kapali, RanjanNot available