Comparison of Child Undernutrition Anthropometric Indicators Across 56 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1223
Abstract: This cross-sectional study of children in 56 low- and middle-income countries compares global estimates of undernutrition using conventionally defined classifications of anthropometric failure and alternative classification systems, including the Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure and… read more here.
Keywords: anthropometric failure; income countries; comparison child; middle income ... See more keywords
Programmatic Implications of a Revised Classification System for Undernutrition.
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.1232
Abstract: Gausman et al1 argue that multiple measures of anthropometric failure (AF) are needed to assess undernutrition in the country context and design public health and nutrition programs to reach the most economically disadvantaged children younger… read more here.
Keywords: anthropometric failure; classification system; health; wasting underweight ... See more keywords
Intersectional Inequalities in Anthropometric Failure among Indian Children: Evidence from the National Family Health Survey (2015-2016).
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DOI: 10.1017/s0021932022000323
Abstract: Increasing body of health planning and policy research focused upon unravelling the fundamental drivers of population health and nutrition inequities, such as wealth status, educational status, caste/ethnicity, gender, place of residence, and geographical context, that… read more here.
Keywords: anthropometric failure; national family; failure; caste ... See more keywords
The burden of anthropometric failure and child mortality in India
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76884-8
Abstract: The public health burden of nutritional deficiency and child mortality is the major challenge India is facing upfront. In this context, using National Family Health Survey, 2015–16 data, this study estimated rate of composite index… read more here.
Keywords: child mortality; anthropometric failure; burden; mortality ... See more keywords
Factor associated with anthropometric failure among under-five Bengali children: A comparative study between Bangladesh and India
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272634
Abstract: Background Child undernutrition is a burden and the leading cause of child mortality in low-and middle-income countries like Bangladesh and India. Currently, this issue is a matter of great concern, inasmuch as achieving the Sustainable… read more here.
Keywords: anthropometric failure; anth failure; bangladesh india; failure ... See more keywords