ArticleGlobal journal of health science2013
Prevalence of malnutrition among preschool children in northeast of Iran, a result of a population based study.
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- Beneficial effect of cyproheptadine on body mass index in undernourished children: a randomized controlled trial.Iranian journal of pediatrics · 2014Article
- Prevalence of malnutrition among pre-school children in South-east Nigeria.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2014Article
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Abstract
introductionMalnutrition in preschool children is a significant problem and has been identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the most lethal form of malnutrition, indirectly or directly causes an annual death of at least 5 million children worldwide. The object of this study was to estimated the rate of underweight, stunting and wasting among preschool children in northeast of Iran.
methodsA cross sectional population based study was conducted and 70339 children; 35792 males and 34547 females were recruited. The primary outcome variables were; weight, height, age and gender of the children. The sex and age specific rate and overall rate of underweight, stunting, and wasting were calculated.
resultsThe rate of underweight, stunting, and wasting were 7.5%, 12.5% and 4.4% respectively. There were significant differences in stunting and wasting rate between boys and girls. The overall rate of stunting was significantly higher than the overall rates of underweight and wasting. The rate of malnutrition increased with child's age.
conclusionIn compare to WHO criteria, the rate of malnutrition among this study population was low. According to the higher rate of stunting, the main goal of future research and interventions must be finding the causes of deficiency in height growth and improving it.
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