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ArticleNutrients2024

Trends in the Prevalence and Factors Associated with Undernutrition in Tunisian Children Aged 0-23 Months.

Nagwa Farag Elmighrabi, Catharine A K Fleming, Kingsley E Agho

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Article in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Nagwa Farag ElmighrabiCampbelltown Campus, School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0482-4352
Catharine A K FlemingCampbelltown Campus, School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9630-1064
Kingsley E AghoCampbelltown Campus, School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Sydney, NSW 2560, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4111-3207

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Western Sydney Univerity CS0484304
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Abstract

backgroundIn recent years, undernutrition has remained a significant public health issue in Tunisia, increasing the risk of illness and mortality in young children. Therefore, this study aims to analyse the prevalence and factors contributing to undernutrition among Tunisian children aged 0-23 months.

methodsThe study included 3265 children aged 0-23 months from the 2011-2023 Tunisia Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS). Trends and logistic regression analyses were used to determine the prevalence and predictors of undernutrition.

resultsThe prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight in infants and children aged 0-23 months has increased by 3.3%, 0.5%, and 2.1%, respectively. Stunting and underweight were more common among infants aged 0-5 months (11.8% for stunting, 8.9% for underweight,

conclusionsThis study shows that infants aged 0-5 months, first-time mothers, boys, and children from poor households in Tunisia are at a higher risk of undernutrition. To address the growing issue of undernutrition in Tunisian children, enhancing maternal and child health and nutrition services, improving parental education, and implementing community-based programs that provide breastfeeding and nutritional education to infants born to new mothers and mothers with high/low BMI is recommended.

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Growth DisordersMalnutritionThinnessBreast FeedingFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornInfant Nutrition DisordersMaleMothersNutritional StatusPrevalenceRisk FactorsTunisiaWasting Syndromestuntingunder 2 yearsundernourishedunderweightwasting

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