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Consumption of adequate nutritious food is the most important element to ensure healthy living of children. The objective was to assess the nutritional status and food insecurity among the children aged 1-5 years in the Jaffna District. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was used. Height and weight were used to compute age and sex specific Z-scores for malnutrition. Food insecurity was assessed...