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Individual-, Household-, and Community-Level Determinants of Childhood Undernutrition in Bangladesh

Health Services Research & Managerial Epidemiology, 2019
Introduction: Childhood undernutrition is a crucial public health problem globally. The objective of this study is to measure the prevalence of childhood undernutrition and assess the distinct role of various factors on childhood undernutrition in ...
Moriam Khanam, Shafiun N. Shimul, Abdur Razzaque Sarker   +2 more
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International consensus recommendations for identifying malnutrition in children with neurological impairment

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Abstract Children with neurological impairment (CNI) are at increased risk of malnutrition because of functional, medical, and socioeconomic challenges. However, difficulties in obtaining reliable anthropometric measurements and differences in body composition limit the usefulness of conventional nutritional indicators.
Sarah Vermilyea, Jodi Wolff, Gina Rempel, Jessie M. Hulst, Koen Huysentruyt, Mandy Neudecker, Denise Kennedy, Valérie Marchand, Erika Ochoa‐Ortiz, Richard D. Stevenson, Promoting International Collaboration for Nutrition in Neurological Impairment in Children (PICNNIC) Working Group, Lucinda Lourens, Mark Conaway, Tejas S. Desai, Mercedes Ruiz Brunner, Nathalia Sanchez Vargas, Valeria Martinez Tenorio, Kristie L. Bell, Claudio Romano, Richard Grossberg   +19 more
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Child Undernutrition in India

, 2015
Child Undernutrition in India: Globally, one in three malnourished children lives in India; therefore combating undernutrition is a priority. Focus of this study is to explore about sufferers of undernutrition and propose possible strategies to reduce ...
Radkar, Anjali, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE), Pune (India)   +1 more
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Perceptions of the mothers on the determinants of undernutrition in Rwanda: a qualitative study

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Undernutrition is a serious public health concern that, despite numerous efforts to overcome, continues to persist. An integrated nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive intervention was implemented in Rwanda over a period of 5 years to ...
Marc Habineza, Maryse Umugwaneza, Lawrence Rugema, Fabrice Humura, Cyprien Munyanshongore   +4 more
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Associations between prior wasting malnutrition and indices of insulin secretion and sensitivity among six cohorts from Asia and Africa: The SAMPA study

Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims The role of prior wasting malnutrition (PM) in determining insulin sensitivity and secretion in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) remains unclear. We investigated associations of insulin indices with PM and whether these were modified by current body mass index (BMI).
Sharon E. Cox, Sana Ahmed, Dixi Paglinawan Modoc, Riddhi Dasgupta, Christina Christoffersen, Molly Chisenga, Julius Patrick Ferrer, Ruth Frikke‐Schmidt, Rikke Krogh‐Madsen, Belinda Kweka, Nanette Lee, Evangelista Malindisa, Mizinga J. Tembo, Patrick Ngoya, Dorothea Nitsch, Daniel Faurholt‐Jepsen, George PrayGod, Geeta Trilok‐Kumar, Suzanne Filteau, James A. M. Shaw   +19 more
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Generalized structural equation modeling of direct and indirect determinants of chronic undernutrition among under-five children in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2019 mini Ethiopian demographic and health survey

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Background Despite the global efforts and target to improve child nutrition and eliminate all forms of malnutrition by 2030, chronic undernutrition among under-five children is a major public health challenge in Ethiopia and it was 38%.
Abel Endawkie, Awoke Keleb, Tenagnework Dilnesa, Yawkal Tsega   +3 more
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Undernutrition [PDF]

BMJ, 1947
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Evaluation of Diabetes Risk Models Applied to the Prediction of Incident Dysglycaemia in African and European Populations

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aims We evaluated overall and sex‐specific performance of established diabetes risk models for predicting incident dysglycaemia in African and European populations. Materials and Methods We externally evaluated the African Diabetes Risk model, Finnish Diabetes Risk model, Epidemiological Study on the Insulin Resistance Syndrome model and the ...
Melony Fortuin‐de Smidt, Patrik Wennberg, Hannah Maike Albers, Charles Agyemang, Felix P. Chilunga, Rikard Landberg, Lisa K. Micklesfield, Samuel N. Darko, Julia Otten, Ellis Owusu‐Dabo, Clemens Wittenbecher, Tommy Olsson, Julia H. Goedecke, Ina Danquah   +13 more
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Childhood Famine Exposure and Late‐Life Edentulism: Evidence From Natural Experiments

Journal of Clinical Periodontology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To examine whether childhood famine exposure affects late‐life edentulism using natural experiments from Asia, Europe and America. Materials and Methods We utilised historical famines as exogenous shocks. Data were pooled from 10 population‐based studies across eight countries (165,586 participants).
Sebastian‐Edgar Baumeister, Colman McGrath, Thomas Kocher, Gustavo G. Nascimento   +3 more
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The Changing Pattern of Undernutrition in India: A Comparative Analysis across Regions [PDF]

calories, consumption, poverty ...
Meenakshi, J.V., Viswanathan, Brinda
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