Observational studyPublic health nutrition2020
WHO infant and young child feeding indicators in relation to anthropometric measurements.
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- Current trends in household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and stunting among children under five in Asia: a systematic review.Journal of global health · 2025Pooled it
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- Nutritional status and its associated factors among infants and young children aged 6-23 months in Addis Ababa, Central Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study.Journal of nutritional science · 2024Article
- Infant and young child feeding practices in Lebanon: a cross-sectional national study.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Breastfeeding Practices and Associated Factors among Immigrant Muslim Arab Women Living in a Metropolitan Area of the Southwest of United States.Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics · 2023Article
- Time trends of overweight and obesity among schoolchildren in Kuwait over a 13-year period (2007-2019): repeated cross-sectional study.Public health nutrition · 2021Article
- Stunting and Combined Overweight with Stunting among Schoolchildren in Kuwait: Trends over a 13-Year Period.Medical principles and practice : international journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre · 2021Article
- Prepregnancy Overweight and Obesity in Kuwait Birth Cohort Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Review
- Development of a Microsoft Excel Calculator for Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to report the WHO infant and young child feeding (IYCF) indicators from Kuwait and to investigate the associations between these indicators and anthropometric measurements.
designThe Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System uses observational cross-sectional approach to collects data by face-to-face interviews with mothers or child guardians using a structured questionnaire that was developed based on the WHO IYCF indicators. The weight and height of infants and young children were measured using digital scales in a standardised manner.
settingVaccination centres in all governorates (provinces) of Kuwait.
participantsInfants and young Kuwaiti children aged 0-23 months (N 5839).
resultsThe prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and age-appropriate breastfeeding were 8·0 and 7·4 %, respectively. The prevalence of stunting and wasting was 7·5 and 2·4 %, respectively, while the prevalence of overweight and obesity was 6·5 and 1·6 %, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, exclusive breastfeeding and age-appropriate breastfeeding were more common in children with stunted growth (AOR 1·71 (95 % CI 1·08, 2·70; P = 0·021) and 1·44 (95 % CI 1·01, 2·06; P = 0·046), respectively). The introduction of solid/semisolid or soft foods was inversely associated with stunting (AOR 0·52; 95 % CI 0·30, 0·90; P = 0·021). Only age-appropriate breastfeeding was inversely associated with overweight (AOR 0·62; 95 % CI 0·39, 0·98; P = 0·043).
conclusionOur findings showed that indicators of breastfeeding are low in Kuwait. Our findings suggest that the associations between different WHO IYCF indicators and stunting as well as overweight is complex, which highlights the need for a better understanding of WHO IYCF indicators in both low- and high-income countries.
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