Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013
Introduction: Malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. Nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the popula...
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doaj-1989d9225d0447b9a03540313dc55e322020-11-24T22:03:04ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Community Health Research2322-56882345-26092014-03-0124261266Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013Milad Gholami0Azizallah Dehghan1Nadjmeh Kargar2Pejman Mohammadi3Mahmood Moosazadeh4Hadi Hadi zadeh5 Introduction: Malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. Nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the population suffers from micro-nutrient deficiencies.The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among school children in Kerman. Material and Methods: This is a cross–sectional study. The number of 1,056 students recurred in Kerman, in the age range of 7 to12 years were selected by multistage sampling. Children weight for age (W / A), height for age (H / A) and weight for height (W / H) indicators was calculated and were compared with NCHS standard index. Students' height and weight were measured with standard tools. Epi-info and Stata 11 software were used for analysis. Descriptive and chi 2 tests were used to provide a comparison according to (in) gender (sex). Results: Prevalence of Malnutrition based on weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height respectively are 6.06, 5.58 and 75.9 percent and the prevalence average of malnutrition with above indicators respectively are 24.43, 26.04 and 24.90 percent. Comparison of weight-for-age and weight-for-height indices in children showed higher prevalence of malnutrition in girls than boys (P-value<0.05). Conclusion: According to results, prevalence of malnutrition among school children was high in Kerman and must identify the factors creating it, and the necessary planning should be done to eliminate them.http://jhr.ssu.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-77&slc_lang=en&sid=1Malnutrition Children Kerman |
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Milad Gholami Azizallah Dehghan Nadjmeh Kargar Pejman Mohammadi Mahmood Moosazadeh Hadi Hadi zadeh Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 Journal of Community Health Research Malnutrition Children Kerman |
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Milad Gholami Azizallah Dehghan Nadjmeh Kargar Pejman Mohammadi Mahmood Moosazadeh Hadi Hadi zadeh |
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Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 |
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Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 |
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Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 |
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Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 |
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Prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in Kerman, 2013 |
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prevalence of malnutrition in children 7-12 years old in kerman, 2013 |
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Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences |
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Journal of Community Health Research |
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Introduction: Malnutrition remains the most serious children health problem and the most main cause of children mortality in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region. Nearly one-third of children in the region are either underweight or stunted, and more than 30% of the population suffers from micro-nutrient deficiencies.The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among school children in Kerman.
Material and Methods: This is a cross–sectional study. The number of 1,056 students recurred in Kerman, in the age range of 7 to12 years were selected by multistage sampling. Children weight for age (W / A), height for age (H / A) and weight for height (W / H) indicators was calculated and were compared with NCHS standard index. Students' height and weight were measured with standard tools. Epi-info and Stata 11 software were used for analysis. Descriptive and chi 2 tests were used to provide a comparison according to (in) gender (sex).
Results: Prevalence of Malnutrition based on weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height respectively are 6.06, 5.58 and 75.9 percent and the prevalence average of malnutrition with above indicators respectively are 24.43, 26.04 and 24.90 percent. Comparison of weight-for-age and weight-for-height indices in children showed higher prevalence of malnutrition in girls than boys (P-value<0.05).
Conclusion: According to results, prevalence of malnutrition among school children was high in Kerman and must identify the factors creating it, and the necessary planning should be done to eliminate them. |
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