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PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF UNDER-NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER SIX: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY IN FARS PROVINCE, IRAN

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  71-76

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 Background: Childhood MALNUTRITION as a major public health problem among CHILDREN in developing countries can affect physical and intellectual growth and is also considered as a main cause of child morbidity and mortality. The objective of this study was to estimate the PREVALENCE of under-nutrition and identify determinants of MALNUTRITION among CHILDREN under 6 years of age in Fars province, Iran.Methods: This survey was conducted by house to house visit through multi-stage sampling in 30 cities of Fars province, during December 2012 to January 2013. A total of 15408 CHILDREN, aged 0-6 years old, were studied for nutritional assessment in terms of UNDERWEIGHT, STUNTING, and WASTING. Also, socio-demographic measures were obtained from structured questionnaire. Backward stepwise logistic regression was used to relate underlying factors to the odds of under-nutrition indices.Results: The rates of STUNTING, UNDERWEIGHT, and WASTING were 9.53, 9.66, and 8.19%, respectively. Male CHILDREN were more stunted compared to females (OR=1.41, CI: 1.26-1.58). Also, STUNTING was significantly associated with lower family income (OR=3.21, CI: 1.17-8.85) and lower maternal education (OR=0.80, CI: 0.64-0.98). Living in urban areas, and poor water supply were identified as significant risk factors of all three types of childhood under-nutrition. Moreover, Khamse and Arab ethnic groups were more vulnerable to under-nutrition. There was a suggestion that non-access to health services were associated with WASTING (OR=1.87, CI: 1.39-2.52) and also large family size was related to UNDERWEIGHT (OR=1.35, CI: 1.10-1.65).Conclusion: The PREVALENCE of under-nutrition in the study population was categorized in low levels. However, planning the public preventive strategies can help to control childhood under-nutrition according to underlying factors of MALNUTRITION in the study population including gender, settlement area, family size, ethnicity, family income, maternal education, health services, and also safe water supply.

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    KAVOSI, ELHAM, HASSANZADEH ROSTAMI, ZAHRA, KAVOSI, ZAHRA, NASIHATKON, ALIASGHAR, MOGHADAMI, MOHSEN, & HEIDARI, MOHAMMADREZA. (2014). PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF UNDER-NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER SIX: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY IN FARS PROVINCE, IRAN. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, 3(2), 71-76. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/337992/en

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    KAVOSI ELHAM, HASSANZADEH ROSTAMI ZAHRA, KAVOSI ZAHRA, NASIHATKON ALIASGHAR, MOGHADAMI MOHSEN, HEIDARI MOHAMMADREZA. PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF UNDER-NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER SIX: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY IN FARS PROVINCE, IRAN. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT[Internet]. 2014;3(2):71-76. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/337992/en

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    ELHAM KAVOSI, ZAHRA HASSANZADEH ROSTAMI, ZAHRA KAVOSI, ALIASGHAR NASIHATKON, MOHSEN MOGHADAMI, and MOHAMMADREZA HEIDARI, “PREVALENCE AND DETERMINANTS OF UNDER-NUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER SIX: A CROSS-SECTIONAL SURVEY IN FARS PROVINCE, IRAN,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH POLICY AND MANAGEMENT, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 71–76, 2014, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/337992/en

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