Acute malnutrition in Bangladeshi children: levels and determinants
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Article Title | Acute malnutrition in Bangladeshi children: levels and determinants |
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ERA Journal ID | 13423 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Rahman, Azizur (Author), Chowdhury, Soma (Author) and Hossain, Delwar (Author) |
Journal Title | Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health |
Journal Citation | 21 (3), pp. 294-302 |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2009 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications Ltd |
Place of Publication | Thousand Oaks, CA. United States |
ISSN | 1010-5395 |
1941-2479 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509335399 |
Web Address (URL) | http://apjph.sagepub.com |
Abstract | The main purpose of the study was to identify the levels and determinants of acute malnutrition or wasting in Bangladeshi children. A two-stage stratified random sampling design was used to collect the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey data during November 1999 to March 2000, in which 5,333 living children aged 0-59 months and their mothers were weighed and measured to obtain their anthropometric data. The prevalence of wasting was accessed by the Z-scores approach of anthropometric criterion weight-for-height following the WHO guidelines and cut-off points. Results reveal that the prevalence of severe and moderate wasting were more common among children and the overall prevalence of acute malnutrition was about 10%, indicating one of the major public health problems in the country. Multivariate analysis showed that mother’s BMI and media exposure; child’s age and birth size; and respiratory sickness in childhood were significantly associated with both severe and moderate wasting.
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Keywords | acute malnutrition; Bangladesh; children; severe and moderate; wasting |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 321005. Public health nutrition |
310912. Comparative physiology | |
420601. Community child health | |
Byline Affiliations | University of Canberra |
University of Chittagong, Bangladesh | |
Centre for Rural and Remote Area Health |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yvz9/acute-malnutrition-in-bangladeshi-children-levels-and-determinants
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