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Body fatness or anthropometry for assessment of unhealthy weight status? Comparison between methods in South African children and adolescents [PDF]

, 2013
A variety of methods are available for defining undernutrition (thinness/underweight/under-fat) and overnutrition (overweight/obesity/over-fat). The extent to which these definitions agree is unclear.
Armstrong, Baya Botti, Cole, Deurenberg, Eva Craig, John Reilly, Ruth Bland   +6 more
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Weight Categories among Male Adolescents Linked to Risky Behaviors: High or Low BMI, Which Is Worse?

Adolescents, 2022
The literature about the relationship between extreme BMI and at-risk behaviors is quite inconsistent, and few articles focus on the underweight male population.
Francesca Denoth, Silvia Biagioni, Federica Baldini, Marina Baroni, Michela Franchini, Sabrina Molinaro   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) Among Under-Five Children from An Urban Slum of Southern India: A Cross-Sectional Study

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2023
Introduction: NFHS-5 Telangana reports underweight, stunting, and wasting among under 5 children as 31.8%, 33.1%, and 21.7% respectively. Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure is an aggregate indicator that excludes children with anthropometric ...
Anu Mohandas, Hamsa Priya Bhuchakra, Pavani Varma, Snigdha Pattnaik   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Biomarkers of systemic inflammation and growth in early infancy are associated with stunting in young Tanzanian children [PDF]

, 2018
Stunting can afflict up to one-third of children in resource-constrained countries. We hypothesized that low-grade systemic inflammation (defined as elevations in serum C-reactive protein or alpha-1-acid glycoprotein) in infancy suppresses the growth ...
Aboud, Said, Duggan, Christopher P., Fawzi, Wafaie W., Kisenge, Rodrick, Liu, Enju, Locks, Lindsey, Manji, Karim P., McDonald, Christine M., Sudfeld, Christopher, Syed, Sana   +9 more
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Infant and young child feeding practices associated with nutritional status among children attending child welfare clinic in Kericho County, Kenya

Ibom Medical Journal
Background: Breastfeeding is widely recognized as the gold standard for infant feeding in the first six months of life, providing essential nutrients and antibodies for optimal growth and development.
Cheruiyot DK, Kamau D, Kahanya WK
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of maternal high-risk fertility behavior on child nutritional status in Sub-Saharan Africa: a propensity score-matched analysis

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMaternal high-risk fertility behaviors (HRFBs) represent a multifaceted bio-demographic factor with profound implications for child health. Maternal HRFBs raise the risk of undernutrition in children under the age of five, rendering them more
Beminate Lemma Seifu, Hiwot Atlaye Asebe, Bezawit Melak Fente, Mamaru Melkam, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Angwach Abrham Asnake, Meklit Melaku Bezie, Yohannes Mekuria Negussie   +7 more
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Factors Associated with Underweight among Under-Five Children in Eastern Nepal: Community-Based Cross-sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2017
BackgroundUndernutrition is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in developing countries including Nepal. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic, environmental, and maternal and child health (MCH) factors associated with ...
Deepak Adhikari, Resham Bahadur Khatri, Yuba Raj Paudel, Amod Kumar Poudyal   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of antenatal clinic surveillance to assess the effect of sexual behavior on HIV prevalence in young women in Karonga district, Malawi. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Antenatal clinic (ANC) surveillance is the primary source of HIV prevalence estimates in low-resource settings. In younger women, prevalence approximates incidence.
Crampin, Amelia Catharine, Fine, Paul E, Floyd, Sian, Glynn, Judith R, Hemmings, Joanne, Jahn, Andreas, Kondowe, Masiya, Ngwira, Bagrey M, Zaba, Basia   +8 more
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Postnatal origins of undernutrition. [PDF]

, 2009
Obesity and nutrition-related chronic disorders are fast rising in developing countries. But undernutrition--stunting, underweight, wasting and micronutrient deficiencies--still affect millions of preschool children in both rural and urban settings ...
Prost, Marc-André
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Health at the borders: Bayesian multilevel analysis of women's malnutrition determinants in Ethiopia [PDF]

Global Health Action, 2016
Background: Women's malnutrition, particularly undernutrition, remains an important public health challenge in Ethiopia. Although various studies examined the levels and determinants of women's nutritional status, the influence of living close to an ...
Tefera Darge Delbiso, Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Llanes, Chiara Altare, Bruno Masquelier, Debarati Guha-Sapir   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source