Volume : 5, Issue : 6, June - 2016
Assessment of Dietary Problems in persons with Downs Syndrome & subsequent Dietary Councelling in Rashtriya Baal Swasthya Karyakram programme in Bhopal district.
Dr. Rituja Kaushal, Ms. Vinita Dhagat
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<p><p>&nbsp;A new sunrise in the history of health care system of Madhya Pradesh for persons with Down&rsquo;s Syndrome. In Bhopal District Early Intervention Centre under a common roof a person with Down&rsquo;s Syndrome will be able to avail all facilities right from the screening processes to relevant treatment &amp; cure. Aims &amp; Objectives: Assessment of dietary problems in persons with Down&rsquo;s Syndrome &amp; subsequent dietary consultation. To recommend appropriate dietary plan. Methodology: It is a cross sectional analytical study which was under taken to do dietary evaluation of Down&rsquo;s Syndrome children. Data generated was stored in MS excel sheets for statistical analysis. Results: Out of 106 enrolled subjects almost all were having speech problems &amp; subsequent dietary problems followed by low immunity (69.8%), constipation (25.4%), problem in chewing &amp; swallowing (20.7%), Diarrhea (16.9%), hypothyroidism (13.2%), Obesity (12.2%), Heart defects (11.32%), food allergies in 8.4% &amp; coeliac disease (1.8%). None of them was having Diabetes Mellitus as complication. As positive findings about 83.01% have received east feeding in their early days of life &amp; about 25.4% were receiving speech &amp; hearing therapy for their cognitive development.</p></p>
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Dr. Rituja Kaushal, Ms. Vinita Dhagat Assessment of Dietary Problems in persons with Downs Syndrome & subsequent Dietary Councelling in Rashtriya Baal Swasthya Karyakram programme in Bhopal district. Global Journal For Research Analysis, Vol.5, Issue