Rahman, Azizur and Chowdhury, Soma and Hossain, Delwar (2009) Acute malnutrition in Bangladeshi children: levels and determinants. Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 21 (3). pp. 294-302. ISSN 1010-5395
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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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| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Refereed: | Yes |
| Item Status: | Live Archive |
| Faculty / Department / School: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - No Department |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Aug 2008 06:54 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Feb 2016 05:38 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | acute malnutrition; Bangladesh; children; severe and moderate; wasting |
| Fields of Research : | 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1111 Nutrition and Dietetics > 111104 Public Nutrition Intervention 06 Biological Sciences > 0606 Physiology > 060604 Comparative Physiology 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111704 Community Child Health |
| Socio-Economic Objective: | C Society > 92 Health > 9205 Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health) > 920501 Child Health |
| Identification Number or DOI: | doi: 10.1177/1010539509335399 |
| URI: | http://eprints.usq.edu.au/id/eprint/4332 |
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