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Risk factors of child undernutrition in India

Dr. R Hemalatha (Director, NIN) for her encouragement, Dr. Subbarao M Gavaravarapu, Mr. K. Venkaiah and Dr. N.
Bala Krishna for their insightful inputs. The authors would also like to thank Dr. Ramesh Athe (Assistant Professor,
IIT Dharwad), Prof V. V. Haragopal (retd), Mounika Kandukuri (DST-INSPIRE Fellow) from Department of Statistics,
Osmania University and Ungarala Venkat Ramakrishna (Research Scholar) from NIN.

Authors’ Contributions

Thirupathi Reddy M contributed in the data collection, analysis, and manuscript preparation. Vishnu Vardhana Rao M
developed the study protocol, secured funds, supervised the study, and guided in manuscript preparation.

Conflicts of Interest
There are no conflicts of interest associated with this work.

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