Implementation of BMI field charts for nutritional assessment in adult patients with tuberculosis in Karnataka
The magnitude and severity of undernutrition in adult PwTB in a well-performing district of Karnataka in South India were high. A single training session successfully improved nutritional assessment and BMI field chart usage among the primary HCPs.
Authors
- Anurag Bhargava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7187-8759)
- Sharath Burugina Nagaraja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6599-5753)
- Kibballi Madhukeshwar Akshaya
- M.N. Badarudeen
- Madhavi Bhargava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7480-566X)
Institutions
- Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Yenepoya University (IN)
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (IN)
- Mangalore University (IN)
- Mangalore Institute of Oncology (IN)
- ESI - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research (IN)
- ESIC Hospital (IN)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Action
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.25.0017
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00