Stunting, wasting and underweight in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review

BJ Akombi, KE Agho, JJ Hall, N Wali… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Child undernutrition is a major public health problem. One third of all
undernourished children globally reside in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The aim of this study …

Stunting, wasting and underweight as indicators of under-nutrition in under five children from developing Countries: A systematic review

P Verma, JB Prasad - Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and aims To compute reliable estimates of stunting, wasting and underweight
along with their determinants in under 5 children from Developing Countries. Methods Out of …

Determinants of stunting, underweight and wasting among children< 5 years of age: evidence from 2012-2013 Pakistan demographic and health survey

S Khan, S Zaheer, NF Safdar - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background Childhood malnutrition is a critical public health concern in Pakistan. We aimed
to explore factors associated with malnutrition in Pakistani children (< 5 years of age) using …

Investigate the risk factors of stunting, wasting, and underweight among under-five Bangladeshi children and its prediction based on machine learning approach

SMJ Rahman, NAMF Ahmed, MM Abedin, B Ahammed… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Aims Malnutrition is a major health issue among Bangladeshi under-five (U5) children.
Children are malnourished if the calories and proteins they take through their diet are not …

Rural and urban correlates of stunting among under-five children in Sierra Leone: a 2019 nationwide cross-sectional survey

Q Sserwanja, K Kamara, LM Mutisya… - Nutrition and …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Undernutrition accounts for at least 50% of the annual global under-five
mortality burden. Although disparities in the childhood stunting between urban and rural …

Predictors of stunting among children age 6–59 months in Ethiopia using Bayesian multi-level analysis

A Muche, LD Gezie, AG Baraki, ET Amsalu - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In developing countries including Ethiopia stunting remained a major public health burden. It
is associated with adverse health consequences, thus, investigating predictors of childhood …

Risk factors associated with malnutrition among children under-five years in sub-Saharan African countries: a scoping review

PE Obasohan, SJ Walters, R Jacques… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background/Purpose: Malnutrition is a significant global public health burden with greater
concern among children under five years in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To effectively …

Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in child undernutrition: Evidence from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (2003–2013)

BJ Akombi, KE Agho, AM Renzaho, JJ Hall, DR Merom - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective The aim of this study was to examine the trend in socioeconomic inequalities in
child undernutrition in Nigeria. Methods The study analysed cross-sectional data from the …

Multivariate logistic regression analysis on the association between anthropometric indicators of under-five children in Nigeria: NDHS 2018

LM Tesfaw, HM Fenta - BMC pediatrics, 2021 - Springer
Background Child malnutrition is a huge health problem having multifaceted consequences
for child survival and long-term well-being. Although, several studies investigated stunting …

Determinants of child stunting, wasting, and underweight: Evidence from 2017 to 2018 pakistan demographic and health survey

M Siddiqa, GH Shah, TL Mayo-Gamble… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Child malnutrition persists in low‐resource countries such as Pakistan, indicating an urgent
need for interventions and policies aimed to address this critical population health issue …