Nutritional status assessment among women sweepers in midnapore municipality of West Bengal, India

Abstract

Objective: The present study aimed to evaluate the nutritional status among women sweepers in Midnapore Municipality of West Bengal.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out on 56 women sweepers (age group of 25 to 60 years) working in Midnapore Municipality of
West Bengal, India. Nutritional status of women sweepers were assessed using anthropometric indices like height, weight, body mass index
(BMI) and analysis of their daily diet.
Results: Result showed that 55.35% and 41.07% of women sweepers were suffering from underweight and undernutrition respectively. The age
group of 41-50 years and 51-60 years of the women sweepers are suffering from energy deficiency than other two age groups. Study also revealed
that 55.35% of women sweepers were suffer in protein deficiency and more than 60% of subjects were suffering from both the calcium and iron
deficiencies. Out of the total participants about 19.64%, 67.85%, 16.07%, 55.35% and 37.5% are suffering from vitamin - A, B complex, C, D
and E deficiencies respectively.
Conclusion: Most of the women sweepers of the study area are suffering from undernutrition.