Assessment of Dietary Problems in persons with Down�s Syndrome & subsequent Dietary Councelling in Rashtriya Baal Swasthya Karyakram  programme in Bhopal district.

Dr. Rituja Kaushal; Ms. Vinita Dhagat

Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

Assessment of Dietary Problems in persons with Down�s Syndrome & subsequent Dietary Councelling in Rashtriya Baal Swasthya Karyakram programme in Bhopal district.

Dr. Rituja Kaushal, Ms. Vinita Dhagat

Abstract :

 A new sunrise in the history of health care system of Madhya Pradesh for persons with Down’s Syndrome. In Bhopal District Early Intervention Centre under a common roof a person with Down’s Syndrome will be able to avail all facilities right from the screening processes to relevant treatment & cure. Aims & Objectives: Assessment of dietary problems in persons with Down’s Syndrome & 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’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 & subsequent dietary problems followed by low immunity (69.8%), constipation (25.4%), problem in chewing & swallowing (20.7%), Diarrhea (16.9%), hypothyroidism (13.2%), Obesity (12.2%), Heart defects (11.32%), food allergies in 8.4% & 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 & about 25.4% were receiving speech & he� therapy for their cognitive development.