The main forms of childhood malnutrition occur predominantly in children< 5 years of age
living in low-income and middle-income countries and include stunting, wasting and …

Linear growth failure is the most common form of undernutrition globally. With an estimated
165 million children below 5 years of age affected, stunting has been identified as a major …

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 …

Background Malnourished children have increased risk of dying, with most deaths caused
by infectious diseases. One mechanism behind this may be impaired immune function …

Background Malnutrition in children under five years remains a significant problem in
Bangladesh, despite substantial socio-economic progress and a decade of interventions …

The appropriate measurement of food security is critical for targeting food and economic aid;
supporting early famine warning and global monitoring systems; evaluating nutrition, health …

Lack of a uniform definition is responsible for underrecognition of the prevalence of
malnutrition and its impact on outcomes in children. A pediatric malnutrition definitions …

Maternal and child malnutrition in low-income and middle-income countries encompasses
both undernutrition and a growing problem with overweight and obesity. Low body-mass …

This paper presents a new Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) for 104 developing
countries. It is the first time multidimensional poverty is estimated using micro datasets …

Background Understanding the burden and contextual risk factors is critical for developing
appropriate interventions to control undernutrition. Methods This study used data from the …