Background Undernutrition is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children in
developing countries including Nepal. This study aimed to identify sociodemographic …

Background: Malnutrition is a major underlying cause of the child morbidity and mortality in
Nepal. In the past ten years there hasn't been any significant progress in the nutritional …

Background Childhood overweight/obesity has become a major public health concern
globally because of its adverse health consequences and escalating prevalence. The …

Background Underweight is one of the important anthropometric components of malnutrition
among under-five children and is a major public health concern in Bangladesh because it …

Malnutrition continues to affect a large proportion of children in the developing world. The
authors undertook this study to identify biologic, socioeconomic, and health care factors …

Background Underweight is a major cause of global disease burden. It is associated with
child mortality and morbidity, and its adverse impact on human performance and child …

Objectives This study aims to determine the prevalence of and factors associated with
underweight children under the age of 5 in Punjab, Pakistan. Design We analysed cross …

Background This empirical study investigated the extent of malnutrition and factors
associated with malnutrition amid children aged 0-59 months in Bangladesh using …

Background: Malnutrition is a major underlying cause of the child morbidity and mortality in
Nepal. Factors that contribute to malnutrition are many and varied, so multifaceted strategies …

OBJECTIVE: To study the extent of undernutrition at district level and the socio-economic
determinants of underweight children aged 0-71 months in West Bengal. METHODS: The …