Abstract Background The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) can
comprehensively identify undernutrition by combining several indicators of nutritional status …

Background: In any community, under-five children constitute one of the most vulnerable
groups for nutritional deficiencies. The estimation of growth in children is vital for screening …

Background Undernutrition is a public health problem worldwide. Tanzania has made
significant achievements in the reduction of childhood undernutrition over the past two …

Background: Measuring undernutrition using composite index of anthropometric failure
(CIAF) and identifying its determinants in tribal regions is essential to recognize the true …

Objective: Under-nutrition continues to be a primary cause of ill-health and premature
mortality among children in developing countries. Present study attempted to assess the …

Background: Impaired nutritional status is a major health problem affecting young children in
developing countries that has a significant impact on child morbidity and mortality. Aims …

Background: Malnutrition among under-five children is an important public health problem in
developing countries, and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in India, hence the …

Background: Stunting, wasting and under-weight have been conventionally utilized to
assess the prevalence of under-nutrition among children. As these indices grossly …

Background: SDG 2.2 aims to end all forms of malnutrition by 2030. Weight for age estimate
misses out chronic and acute on chronic malnutrition. An aggregate indicator-the Composite …

Conventional indicators–weight-for-age, height-for-age, weight-for-height and mid-upper
arm circumference (MUAC) reflect different facets of the nutritional status. Weight-for-age is …