Nourishing futures: Assessing nutritional health among children under-five years of age belonging to a particularly vulnerable tribal community in Southern India
Sneha Deepak Mallya, Biju Soman, Srikanth Gouspure, Pavan Kumar Thatoju, Dinesh M Nayak, Ashwini Kumar, Harpreet Kaur, Ranjitha S Shetty · 2026
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Sneha Deepak Mallya and co-workers measure the health of very young children in the Koraga tribal community of southern India. The Koraga are classed among the most vulnerable tribal groups, facing poverty and thin access to care. Their 2026 study checks growth in one hundred eighty children under five and records family, mother, and home conditions.
Malnutrition was strikingly common: most children were too short for their age, too thin, or underweight, and many had been born small. Clean drinking water, mothers' health and feeding, and diet quality all shaped the risk. The authors call for joined-up action on food, sanitation, and care. Without it, they warn, early harm to growth can follow these children for life.
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| CREATOR | Sneha Deepak Mallya, Biju Soman, Srikanth Gouspure, Pavan Kumar Thatoju, Dinesh M Nayak, Ashwini Kumar, Harpreet Kaur, Ranjitha S Shetty |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52500 |
| LICENSE | CC_BY |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | PLOS |