@article{Nohwar_Venu_Singh_2021, title={Role of integrated therapy and nutritional counselling in treating malnourished children in M-East ward Mumbai, India: A Longitudinal Study}, volume={33}, url={https://iapsmupuk.org/journal/index.php/IJCH/article/view/2253}, DOI={10.47203/IJCH.2021.v33i04.009}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong>: Under-nutrition is a big risk factor for increasing the morbidity and mortality burden in the society. Acute malnutrition contributes to almost 61% of diarrheal and 53% of pneumonia deaths. In urban slums like M-East ward, Mumbai, acute malnutrition prevalence ranges from 16% to 59.8%. <strong>Objectives</strong>: To assess the outcome of weight gain by providing nutritional supplements to the undernourished children along with nutritional counseling. <strong>Materials and Methods</strong>: RUTF (Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food) and Hyderabad mix with nutritional counselling to parents of children were used to reduce the undernourishment among the under-five children in slums of this ward. Six hundred and fifty malnourished children and their caregivers were provided nutritional supplement and nutritional counselling over 6 months. <strong>Results</strong>: There was steady wight gain of enrolled children. Highest weight gain occurred over 13th week of the program. <strong>Conclusion</strong>: A minimum of thirteen weeks nutritional supplement program including fortnightly counselling is necessary and sufficient for converting undernourished children to normal.1</p>}, number={4}, journal={Indian Journal of Community Health}, author={Nohwar, Amit Kumar and Venu, Vaishali P and Singh, Ravikant}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={592–596} }