Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in Bangladesh
To assess the risk factors for acute malnutrition (weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) < −2), a case-control study was conducted during June–September 2012 in 449 children aged 6–59 months (178 with WHZ < −2 and 271 comparing children with WHZ ≥ −2 and no edema) admitted to the Dhaka Hospital of i...
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| description | To assess the risk factors for acute malnutrition (weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) < −2), a case-control study was conducted during June–September 2012 in 449 children aged 6–59 months (178 with WHZ < −2 and 271 comparing children with WHZ ≥ −2 and no edema) admitted to the Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b in Bangladesh. The overall mean ± SD age was 12.0 ± 7.6 months, 38.5% (no difference between case and controls). The mean ± SD WHZ of cases and controls was −3.24 ± 1.01 versus −0.74 ± 0.95 (P<0.001), respectively. Logistic regression analysis revealed that children with acute malnutrition were more likely than controls to be older (age > 1 year) (adjusted OR (AOR): 3.1, P=0.004); have an undernourished mother (body mass index < 18.5), (AOR: 2.8, P=0.017); have a father with no or a low-paying job (AOR: 5.8, P<0.001); come from a family having a monthly income of <10,000 taka, (1 US$ = 80 taka) (AOR: 2.9, P=0.008); and often have stopped predominant breastfeeding before 4 months of age (AOR: 2.7, P=0.013). Improved understanding of these characteristics enables the design and targeting of preventive-intervention programs of childhood acute malnutrition. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ef3c9c3abc44b7e9b5390cf9c7d2c032025-02-03T01:07:47ZengWileyInternational Journal of Pediatrics1687-97401687-97592014-01-01201410.1155/2014/267806267806Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in BangladeshConnor Fuchs0Tania Sultana1Tahmeed Ahmed2M. Iqbal Hossain3University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, USACentre for Nutrition and Food Security, and Nutrition Unit, Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshCentre for Nutrition and Food Security, and Nutrition Unit, Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshCentre for Nutrition and Food Security, and Nutrition Unit, Dhaka Hospital, icddr,b, Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, BangladeshTo assess the risk factors for acute malnutrition (weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) < −2), a case-control study was conducted during June–September 2012 in 449 children aged 6–59 months (178 with WHZ < −2 and 271 comparing children with WHZ ≥ −2 and no edema) admitted to the Dhaka Hospital of icddr,b in Bangladesh. The overall mean ± SD age was 12.0 ± 7.6 months, 38.5% (no difference between case and controls). The mean ± SD WHZ of cases and controls was −3.24 ± 1.01 versus −0.74 ± 0.95 (P<0.001), respectively. Logistic regression analysis revealed that children with acute malnutrition were more likely than controls to be older (age > 1 year) (adjusted OR (AOR): 3.1, P=0.004); have an undernourished mother (body mass index < 18.5), (AOR: 2.8, P=0.017); have a father with no or a low-paying job (AOR: 5.8, P<0.001); come from a family having a monthly income of <10,000 taka, (1 US$ = 80 taka) (AOR: 2.9, P=0.008); and often have stopped predominant breastfeeding before 4 months of age (AOR: 2.7, P=0.013). Improved understanding of these characteristics enables the design and targeting of preventive-intervention programs of childhood acute malnutrition.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/267806 |
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| title | Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in Bangladesh |
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| title_short | Factors Associated with Acute Malnutrition among Children Admitted to a Diarrhoea Treatment Facility in Bangladesh |
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