ArticleHealth care science2026
Determinants of Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight Among Children Under 5 Years in India: Evidence From 2019 to 2021 Demographic Health Survey.
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Background: Early childhood malnutrition is a serious public health issue in India, contributing to stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under 5 years. The study aims to explore the factors influencing these conditions and highlight the region most affected. Methods: This study uses secondary data collected from National Family Health Survey 2019-21. Multivariate logistic regression has been run to identify the risk factors associated with malnutrition conditions among children under age five including stunting, wasting, and underweight based on Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) measures. To explore the hot spot zone for stunting, wasting and underweight, cluster analysis has been done applying univariate local Moran's Results: The study explores a significant proportion of children in India suffering from malnutrition, particularly stunting is more prevalent than of underweight and wasting. Out of 25 indicators, age, sex, birth size of child and the mother's body mass index and current employment status have been identified as key predictors of malnutrition status. The children aged 25 to 36 months are more likely to be stunted, wasted and underweight than the other age groups which is consistent with CIAF with adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 3.92 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.92-7.99, Conclusion: Combating prevailing malnutrition in India requires collective responsibility and collaboration among policymakers, geographers, healthcare professionals, and communities.
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