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India Urban Slums Survey of Diet and Nutritional Status 1993-1994

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
NNMB Urban Survey - Slums 1993-1994
Provider 
National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (India)
Tabulations only
Geography 
India (IND)
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
07/1993 - 12/1994
Series or system 
India Survey of Diet and Nutritional Status
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
Summary 

India's National Nutrition Monitoring Bureau (NNMB) carried out diet and nutritional assessment surveys of different income groups in several major cities between 1975 and 1980. A repeat survey was conducted of the same areas in 1993-1994. Four income groups were surveyed: high, middle, and low income, and slum dwellers. 

Keywords 
Adolescents, Agriculture, Anthropometry, Body mass index, Calcium, Caloric intake, Child anthropometry, Children, Diet, Dietary fiber, Dietary protein, Dietary sugar, Family composition, Family size, Fish, Folic acid, Folic acid deficiency, Fruits and vegetables, Height, Housing, Income, Iron, Iron deficiency, Land ownership, Literacy, Livestock, Malnutrition, Micronutrients, Nutritional deficiencies, Obesity, Occupations, Protein-energy malnutrition, Sanitation, Vitamin A deficiency, Weight, Milk, Nuts, Legumes, Vegetables, Fruits
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021