SynthesisJournal of global health2021
The prevalence of stunting among children and adolescents living in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA): A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Standard vs. Nutrient-Enriched Cow's Milk and Its Impacts on Child Growth: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Prevalence of stunting among under-five children in refugee and internally displaced communities: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of childhood undernutrition in North Africa.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Breaking the Cycle of Malnutrition: The Role of Food and Nutrition Literacy in Addressing Food Insecurity Among Lebanese Adolescents.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Birth weight impacts physical and motor performance of school-aged children in Matola, Mozambique.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Prevalence and Predictors of Undernutrition Among Hospitalized Children in Orotta National Referral and Teaching Hospital in Asmara, Eritrea: A Cross-Sectional Study.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2025Article
- Exploring the determinants of malnutrition in 2-5 year Iranian children using structural equation modeling: national food and nutrition surveillance.BMC public health · 2024Article
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- Prevalence of Stunting and its Biosocial Determinants among Young Children Enrolled at Urban Anganwadi Centers in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Stunting and thinness among adolescents residing in Jazan City, Saudi Arabia: a school-based cross-sectional study using WHO AnthroPlus.Annals of Saudi medicineArticle
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Abstract
backgroundGiven the strategic importance of the MENA, the state of war and inequity in the region and its effect on malnutrition which leads to mortality and reduced economic development in this region, the current study purposed to examine the prevalence of stunting as an indicator of chronic malnutrition in the MENA region, with consideration given HDI, rural/urban area, and war-involved countries.
methodsThe electronic databases of PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of science, and Embase were systematically searched, and English-language articles published between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2019 were included in this study. The POLIS (population, outcome, location, indicator, study design) criteria were used to perform the systematic review, and studies involving children 2 to 18 years of age were selected.
resultsFifty-eight (n = 2 202 869) were included based on the study's inclusion criteria. The prevalence of stunting in children in the total MENA region was 22.0% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 20.4-23.6;
conclusionsHigh prevalence of malnutrition was seen based on stunting indicator in the meta-analysis study in the MENA region, and this issue became more pronounced when the data was divided into subgroups based on age, residential area, and HDI. Inequality regarding social, economic, and political factors leads to significant malnutrition in the mentioned region.
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