Community Medicine and Family Health Department, Maharajgunj Campus, Institute of Medicine , Tribhuwan University

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council

VP Sapkota¹  CK Gurung¹ 

[1] Community Medicine and Family Health Department, Maharajgunj Campus, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuwan University$$

关键词: Underweight;    stunting;    wasting;    predictors;    nutritional intervention;   

DOI  :  10.3126/jnhrc.v7i2.3020

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Nepal Health Research Council

【 摘 要 】

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 status of the under-fives in Nepal. In such situation this study determines the prevalence of undernutrition and the factors associated with it which helps district health managers monitor undernutrition and identify different associated factors essential in order to better design and implement the nutritional interventions. Methods: A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted in Belahara VDC among 150 underfive children in 2008. Primary caretakers were interviewed for different socio-demographic and maternal & child health related factors. Through anthropometry, prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was determined. Logistic regression statistical tool was used to analyze the influence of different predictors. Results: Prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting was 27%, 37% and 11% respectively. In the final model of logistic regression statistical tool, male sex was found protective for stunting. Comparatively, the risk of being underweight in the children from the poor socioeconomic status is almost four times as much as in the children from the rich socioeconomic status [OR= 4.336 (1.719

【 授权许可】

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