PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER 6- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOUTH KHORASAN IN 2006

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SHARIFZADEH GH.R.; SAFARI RAGHEBI S.; ZERAATKAR V.A.; MOUDI M.

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Journal: Journal of Birjand University of Medical Sciences Year:2008 | Volume:15 | Issue:2 (35) Page(s): 73-79

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PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER 6- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOUTH KHORASAN IN 2006

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SHARIFZADEH GH.R. | SAFARI RAGHEBI S. | ZERAATKAR V.A. | MOUDI M. | Issue Writer Certificate

Keywords

MALNUTRITIONQ3

SIX YEAR OLD CHILDRENQ3

SOUTH KHORASANQ3

UNDERWEIGHTQ3

WASTINGQ3

STUNTINGQ2

Abstract

Background and Aim: MALNUTRITION is one of the important health problems throughout the world, particularly in developing countries, which has undesirable effects on mental and physical health of children. It is an underlying factor of infection and an important cause of child mortality in these countries. The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of MALNUTRITION in children under 6 in SOUTH KHORASAN in 2006.Materials and Methods: This cross sectional and descriptive analytical study was done on 1807 children under 6 in SOUTH KHORASAN, belonging to six urban and rural regions, applying multistage cluster sampling methodology. Data collection was done by trained family-health associates and family-health workers through measuring of weight and height for Seca, and structural questionnaires ANIS, and face-to-face interviews with mothers. To study MALNUTRITION, three indices were used; namely “weight to age” (underweight),”weight to height”(leanness),and “height to age”(shortness).The obtained data was analyzed by means of chi-square test, SPSS software and EPI-Info 2000, and a= 0.05 was taken as the significant level.Results: Out of 1807 children; 51.7% were males, 52.2% were living in urban areas and 37% were under 24 months old and the rest over 24. Weight index showed that 52.2% were normal, 34.4% were lightly under weight, 11.7% moderately UNDERWEIGHT and 1.2% were severely UNDERWEIGHT. Prevalence of UNDERWEIGHT had a significant relationship to habitation, mother's job and parents' education level. Regarding standing criteria 55% were normal, 28.4% were lightly short, 12.7% were moderate, and 3.9% were extremely short. STUNTING had a significant relationship to habitation, age, mother's job and parents' level of education (P<0.05).Wasting criteria showed that 67.8% had normal WASTING, 24.7% light WASTING, 5.9% moderate WASTING and 1.6% had severe WASTING. This had a significant relationship to sex and habitation (P<0.05).Conclusion: With regard to high prevalence of MALNUTRITION in children and its relationship to socioeconomic variables, measures such as increasing parents’ education especially mothers' knowledge, constancy of breast feeding until the age of 2 years, and promoting nutrition status of children under 6 years and mothers’ knowledge of children’s nutrition are recommended.

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SHARIFZADEH, GH.R., SAFARI RAGHEBI, S., ZERAATKAR, V.A., & MOUDI, M.. (2008). PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER 6- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOUTH KHORASAN IN 2006. JOURNAL OF BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, 15(2 (35)), 73-79. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/95633/en

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SHARIFZADEH GH.R., SAFARI RAGHEBI S., ZERAATKAR V.A., MOUDI M.. PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER 6- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOUTH KHORASAN IN 2006. JOURNAL OF BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES[Internet]. 2008;15(2 (35)):73-79. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/95633/en

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GH.R. SHARIFZADEH, S. SAFARI RAGHEBI, V.A. ZERAATKAR, and M. MOUDI, “PREVALENCE OF MALNUTRITION IN UNDER 6- YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SOUTH KHORASAN IN 2006,” JOURNAL OF BIRJAND UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol. 15, no. 2 (35), pp. 73–79, 2008, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/95633/en

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