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
Relationship between Stunting, Wasting, Underweight and Geophagy and Cognitive Function of Children.
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmaa009
Abstract: OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anthropometric characteristics and both geophagy and cognitive function of children. STUDY DESIGN The study prospectively followed singleton children whose mothers participated in the… read more here.
Keywords: function children; wasting underweight; stunting wasting; cognitive function ... See more keywords
Magnitude of wasting and underweight among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3880-x
Abstract: ObjectivesThe study aimed to determine the prevalence of wasting and underweight, and identify associated factors in Sodo Zuria district in South Ethiopia.ResultsThe prevalence of wasting and underweight were 11.1% and 14.0%, respectively. Wasting was significantly… read more here.
Keywords: zuria district; study; south ethiopia; district south ... See more keywords