ArticleKorean journal of pediatrics2018
Prevalence of underweight and wasting in Iranian children aged below 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Trend and socioeconomic inequalities in childhood underweight in Iran from 2000 to 2030.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2025Article
- Determining the minimum data elements to develop a child malnutrition registry system.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2024Article
- Exploring the determinants of malnutrition in 2-5 year Iranian children using structural equation modeling: national food and nutrition surveillance.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Evaluating the effect of cow's milk fortified with albumin powder on malnutrition and anthropometric indices in primary-school children with mild-to-moderate underweight: A randomized double-blinded clinical trial.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- Prevalence of obesity and overweight in Iranian children aged less than 5 years: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Korean journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
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Abstract
purposeWasting and underweight are the 2 main indicators of children's undernutrition. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of undernutrition at the national level in Iran.
methodsWe performed a search for original articles published in international and Iranian databases including MEDLINE, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Scopus, CINHAL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), Scientific Information Database, Irandoc, Iranmedex, and Magiran during January 1989-August 2017. Seven keywords, in English and Persian, including malnutrition, protein energy malnutrition, growth disorders, underweight wasting, weight loss, children below 5 years old, and children, were used to search the databases.
resultsFinally, 17 articles were included in the meta-analysis, based on which the prevalence of underweight and wasting in Iranian children were estimated to be 11% and 5%, respectively. The prevalence rates of underweight among children in the central, western, southern, and northern parts of Iran and at the national level were 24%, 5%, 20%, 17%, and 6%, respectively. The prevalence rates of wasting in the central, western, southern, and northern parts of Iran and at the national level were 9%, 4%, 11%, 5%, and 4%, respectively.
conclusionAlthough the prevalence of underweight and wasting in Iran was low, some parts of the country showed high prevalence. The main reason behind this difference in the prevalence of malnutrition may be due to the level of development in different regions.
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