Wasting or acute malnutrition can be defined as low weight for height; it is used as an
indicator of malnutrition. Wasting is a significant public health problem affecting children …

Background: Wasting is one of the indicators of malnutrition known to contribute to the
deaths occurring from childhood malnutrition. It is the measure of body mass in relation to …

This article describes the status of undernutrition and wasting prevalence among children
below the age of 5 years in India. The current policy and nutritional and health interventions …

Wasting contributes to morbidity and mortality for children under 5 years of age particularly
in the developing countries. This study identified the various risk factors associated with …

Background: Despite various interventions to combat child malnutrition in sub-Saharan
Africa is, wasting remains a serious public health concern for children aged 6-59 months …

Background Acute undernutrition (wasting) is a condition in which a child becomes too thin
for his or her height because of weight loss or failure to gain weight. Wasted children have …

Background: Acute undernutrition (wasting) is a condition in which a child becomes too thin
for his or her height because of weight loss or failure to gain weight. Wasted children have …

Background: In Rwanda, the burden of malnutrition may have increased due to the severe
political and economic crisis in 1994 genocide (MINECOFIN, 2009). Malnutrition still …

Background: The burden of wasting among under five children in India, has not reduced in
the last decade. Objectives: We used child-level data from the latest nationally …

Objectives Wasting is acute malnutrition that has harmful short-term consequences for
children and is determined by an inadequate diet. This study aimed to assess the …