ArticleBMC public health2019
Feeding practices and risk factors for chronic infant undernutrition among refugees and migrants along the Thailand-Myanmar border: a mixed-methods study.
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- Food insecurity and mental health among migrants and refugees in high-income countries: Systematic review and meta-analyses.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Double burden of malnutrition among migrants and refugees in developed countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
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- Why are some children under 24 months still undernourished in urban and peri-urban Vientiane? A mixed-methods study.PloS one · 2026Article
- Pathways linking household food insecurity to undernutrition among under 5 children in migrant populations along the Thailand-Myanmar border: A Structural Equation Modeling approach.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Cohort Profile: the SMRU Refugee and Migrant Pregnancy Study in Western Thailand and Eastern Myanmar.Wellcome open research · 2026Article
- Risk factors associated with stunting incidence in under five children in Southeast Asia: a scoping review.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2024Article
- The effect of socioeconomic factors on malnutrition in Syrian children aged 0-6 years living in Turkey: a cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Determinants of health care worker breastfeeding experience and practices and their association with provision of care for breastfeeding mothers: a mixed-methods study from Northern Thailand.International breastfeeding journal · 2024Article
- Infant and young child feeding practices are associated with childhood anaemia and stunting in sub-Saharan Africa.BMC nutrition · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding and complementary feeding in fragile settings: the case of Syrian refugees and their host communities in North Lebanon.International breastfeeding journal · 2022Article
- Risk factor-based screening compared to universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus in marginalized Burman and Karen populations on the Thailand-Myanmar border: An observational cohort.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
- Internal Migration as a Social Determinant of Occupational Health and WASH Access in Myanmar.Annals of global health · 2021Article
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backgroundThis study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of maternal risk factors, infant risk factors and maternal infant feeding practices among refugees and migrants along the Thailand-Myanmar border.
methodsThis study employed a mixed-methods approach with two components: (1) cross-sectional survey (n = 390) and (2) focus group discussions (n = 63). Participants were chosen from one of three clinics providing antenatal and delivery services for Karen and Burman refugees and migrants along the border. Participants were pregnant women and mother-infant dyads.
resultsRefugee and migrant mothers demonstrated high rates of suboptimal breastfeeding and low rates of minimum dietary diversity and acceptable diet. Multivariable regression models showed infant stunting (AOR: 2.08, 95% CI: 1.12, 3.84, p = 0.020) and underweight (AOR: 2.26, 95% CI: 1.17, 4.36, p = 0.015) to have increased odds among migrants, while each 5 cm increase in maternal height had decreased odds of stunting (AOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.38, 0.66, p < 0.001) and underweight (AOR: 0.64, 95% CI: 0.48, 0.85, p = 0.002). In addition, small-for-gestational-age adjusted for length of gestation, infant age and gender increased odds of infant's stunting (AOR: 3.42, 95% CI: 1.88, 6.22, p < 0.001) and underweight (AOR: 4.44, 95% CI: 2.36, 8.34, p < 0.001). Using the Integrated Behavioural Model, focus group discussions explained the cross-sectional findings in characterising attitudes, perceived norms, and personal agency as they relate to maternal nutrition, infant malnutrition, and infant feeding practices.
conclusionsInadequate infant feeding practices are widespread in refugee and migrant communities along the Thailand-Myanmar border. Risk factors particular to maternal nutrition and infant birth should be considered for future programming to reduce the burden of chronic malnutrition in infants.
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