Background The National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) in India apply adult cutoffs of
nutritional status for the estimation of undernutrition/overweight in the 15–19 age group. The …

Objective: This study aimed to synthesise the existing evidence on the performance of mid-
upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify children and adolescents with overweight and …

Background Despite economic growth observed in developing countries, under-nutrition still
continues to be a major health problem. Undernutrition in adolescence can disrupt normal …

Background Mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is a potentially credible alternative
method for body mass index (BMI) to assess nutritional status. We aimed to assess the …

Objectives Malnutrition is common in developing countries and is not restricted to young
children. It has been suggested that measuring mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) is an …

Objective: To evaluate the performance of mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) to identify
thinness in the late adolescence period (aged 15–19 years) in Ethiopia. Design: We …

Background In India, 44.8% of adolescent girls are under-nourished, while about 8%-13% of
girls are overweight. Though several studies have been done regarding the nutritional status …

Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are arboviruses that cause 390 million infections annually.
Risk factors for hospitalization are poorly understood. Communities affected by these …

Background: Female students in Islamic Boarding schools whose adolescents, in the
majority, need attention because of their physiological condition in the future. Similar studies …

Background: Overweight and obesity during adolescence is an important public health
problem. However, little is known about the age-and sex-specific mid-upper arm …