Objectives: The objective was to determine the prevalence of under-and overnutrition, as
well as evidence of metabolic disease risk in rural black South African children and …

Evidence on the nutritional status and diets of adolescents in low‐and middle‐income
countries is scant. We characterized the nutritional status (body mass index Z‐scores …

Exposures during the early life (periconceptional, prenatal and early postnatal) period are
increasingly recognized as playing an important role in the aetiology of chronic non …

A case-control study was completed at the Princess Marie Louise Hospital in Accra, Ghana,
to identify risk factors for the prevalence of underweight and severe malnutrition in urban …

Abstract Background For over 20 years, Madagascar has been challenged by continued
high prevalence of stunting, underweight and wasting among children under 5 years of age …

Adolescent malnutrition in developing countries is, at long last, beginning to receive the
attention it deserves. Defined by WHO as individuals between the ages of 10 and 19 years …

Background Poor nutritional status during childhood and its long-term impact on economic
growth and wellbeing is well known. This study assessed the nutritional status of children in …

Objective: This study investigated the trend of effect estimates of the key risk factors of
childhood stunting and anaemia between 2003 and 2017. Design: A secondary analysis of …

Objective In developing countries, malnutrition is a noteworthy concern related to the well-
being of people, and this study aimed to determine the factors that affect malnutrition among …