• Child malnutrition continues to be the leading public health problem in developing countries. (hindawi.com)
  • The effect of child malnutrition is long lasting and goes beyond childhood. (hindawi.com)
  • Chronic maternal and child malnutrition is a serious problem, with malnutrition and stunting affecting about half of the nation's children. (gafspfund.org)
  • In addition, anthropometric data on children aged 6-59 months were collected during the major lean period to determine levels of chronic and acute child malnutrition. (hu-berlin.de)
  • With 57% of children stunted and a 17% prevalence of wasting, the observed levels of chronic and acute child malnutrition exceed levels reported previously. (hu-berlin.de)
  • But the alarming level of acute child malnutrition also calls for more immediate humanitarian aid and public health interventions. (hu-berlin.de)
  • Probiotic and prebiotic enhanced Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in the treatment of Severe Acute Child Malnutrition (SAM) in Malawi: A double blind randomised controlled efficacy trial, The Lancet (374). (validnutrition.org)
  • Following the establishment of the nutrition surveillance system, the nutrition sector identified pockets of extremely high global acute malnutrition (GAM) rates, with access challenges where a standard CMAM service-delivery approach through the health system was not feasible. (ennonline.net)
  • ABSTRACT A multidisciplinary intervention to reduce protein-energy malnutrition among children in rural areas was piloted in 3 provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to establish baseline information about the prevalence and distribution of growth deficit (stunting) in a sample of Iraqi schoolchildren from the capital, Baghdad. (who.int)
  • This paper outlines the stages of have decreased mortality rates, especially the programme: the preliminary data gath- among infants, protein-energy malnutrition ering to plan the intervention, the imple- is still the most important nutritional prob- mentation of the intervention and the lem in many developing countries [1], in- collection and analysis of pre- and post- cluding the Islamic Republic of Iran. (who.int)
  • The problem of protein energy malnutrition that affects millions of children in the world is firmly rooted in the cultural pattern, dietary habits and the general soci.o-economic condition of the people. (who.int)
  • The paucity of information on some aspects of these factors prompted me to under this study In this project the epidemiology of protein energy malnutrition :was studied. (who.int)
  • Estates in the Kandy SHS: area were selected for the prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) i8 hisrne!3t in the Kandy SHS area and also because , out of the three island wide population sectors (viz. (who.int)
  • To examine the prevalence, trends and sociodemographic factors described for underweight and overweight children in Malaysia. (nih.gov)
  • The literature from January 1996 to November 2010 on the prevalence of underweight and overweight among children in Malaysia was reviewed. (nih.gov)
  • The available evidence, although limited and sparse, suggests that over the past decade the prevalence of both underweight and overweight among children in Malaysia has been stable or has shown an increasing trend. (nih.gov)
  • The double burden of malnutrition (DBM) is characterized by the coexistence of underweight and overweight individuals in a population. (bath.ac.uk)
  • The findings show that prevalence rates of underweight and overweight varied by study from 7.0% to 61.0% and 1.0% to 64.0%, respectively. (bath.ac.uk)
  • For the total study period, the pooled prevalence of underweight and overweight was 28% (95% CI: 25%, 31%) and 17% (95% CI: 15%, 19%) in South Asia, respectively, and 20% (95% CI: 15%, 26%) and 20% (95% CI: 15%, 24%) in Southeast Asia, respectively. (bath.ac.uk)
  • However, with persistent high prevalence of malnutrition and micronutrient deficiencies still being recorded especially among children below the age of five, it is either these initiatives have little impact on reducing malnutrition, they are not sufficient, the correct programs are not being implemented, and/or the methods used to measure the impact may be inappropriate. (g-fras.org)
  • However, a number of studies pointed out that the use of conventional indicators provides only the categorization of children into the general categories of malnutrition and does not determine the overall prevalence of malnutrition associated with multiple failures. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance, malnutrition during early age decreases the educational achievement and labor productivity and raises the risk of chronic illnesses in later age [ 1 - 3 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • An evaluation concluded that there were positive results on acute malnutrition due to the feeding programme but negative impact on chronic malnutrition as addressed by the nutrition education and behaviour change omponents. (who.int)
  • Low weight at birth, female sex, older age, mistimed initiation of complimentary feeding, and mothers' lack of ANC visit were found to have significant relation with children's chronic malnutrition. (hindawi.com)
  • The Borgen Project has noted Guatemala "has the highest prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Latin America and the fourth highest in the world. (pbicanada.org)
  • Overall, SS is still considered to be directly the result of chronic malnutrition [ 8 ], and it may, therefore, be considered an accurate indicator of childhood health and may reflect a child's nutritional and environmental background adequately. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Malnutrition at the early stages of life can increase risk infections, morbidity, and mortality together with decreased mental and cognitive development. (hindawi.com)
  • Studies from sub- Saharan Africa have established that low Body Mass Index (BMI) at ART initiation is a significant predictor of early mortality and that malnutrition plays a substantial role in disease progression 1,2,3 . (ennonline.net)
  • A public health emergency was declared in northeastern Nigeria in June 2016, as rapid assessments conducted in areas newly liberated from Boko Haram control suggested rates of mortality and prevalence of acute malnutrition exceeded emergency levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Increased prevalence of acute malnutrition and high rates of mortality are often observed in complex humanitarian emergencies. (cdc.gov)
  • Results from population-representative surveys examining acute malnutrition and mortality conducted in accessible areas in Borno and Yobe states suggest that, although the coverage of major public health interventions, including measles vaccinations, has improved, it remain below targeted levels. (cdc.gov)
  • Increasing mortality rates suggest a need for enhanced efforts to improve receipt of ongoing lifesaving interventions, including treatment of common childhood illnesses in conflict-affected areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Without efforts to scale up multisectoral interventions targeted at reducing malnutrition and morbidity among children throughout accessible regions of northeast Nigeria, limited impact on mortality can be expected. (cdc.gov)
  • To monitor rates of mortality, acute malnutrition among children, infectious disease morbidity, and humanitarian interventions after the emergency declaration, a series of cross-sectional household surveys were conducted in fall 2016 and winter 2017 in the northeastern states of Borno and Yobe using a cluster methodology. (cdc.gov)
  • The data from these surveys provide evidence of excessively high mortality (particularly among children), highlight the impact of ongoing violence, and underscore the need for humanitarian efforts to scale up access to treatment services in conflict-affected areas. (cdc.gov)
  • After the emergency declarations, the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics, in coordination with the National Population Commission, the Federal Ministry of Health, United Nations Children's Fund, and CDC collaborated to conduct a series of two-stage cluster surveys to assess mortality, malnutrition, and access to and receipt of essential public health services. (cdc.gov)
  • Malnutrition is known to be associated with increased morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. (researchgate.net)
  • Objective: Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children under 5 years of age worldwide. (scirp.org)
  • The African Region is facing two problems related to diet and malnutrition: (i) undernutrition which is still the main cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality, and (ii) obesity, which is becoming a leading risk factor for CVD and diabetes, especially in urban areas. (who.int)
  • Moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality globally. (who.int)
  • A key problem among severe AH patients post-discharge is malnutrition, which reaches 100% prevalence and is associated with the severity of liver disease, including decompensation and mortality, they note. (medscape.com)
  • Schistosoma mansoni , one of the five schistosome species known to infect humans, can lead to significant morbidity, including anemia, malnutrition, and liver damage, and mortality. (cdc.gov)
  • Malnutrition in infants, young children, and pregnant and lactating mothers is a serious problem and an important cause of ill health and mortality in Sri Lanka. (who.int)
  • The prevalence of stunting only, and concurrent stunting and underweight, were 18.7% and 13.5% respectively, with a slight predominance among girls. (who.int)
  • About 30% of children under age 5 suffer from malnutrition. (worldrelief.org)
  • Millions of children under five continue to suffer from malnutrition: in 2022, 148 million children under five years of age (22.3 percent) were stunted, 45 million (6.8 percent) were wasted, and 37 million (5.6 percent) were overweight. (co.ke)
  • Those with moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) received HEPS to meet 50% RDA. (ennonline.net)
  • The report finds that approximately 29.6 percent of the global population, equivalent to 2.4 billion people, did not have constant access to food, as measured by the prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity. (co.ke)
  • Shortly before the main rice harvest, the prevalence of moderate and severe food insecurity was 78%, twice as high as shortly after harvest. (hu-berlin.de)
  • Conclusion: The under-weight and wasting (moderate to severe) prevalence are increased relatively ANIS study (1998), but stunting prevalence are not increased. (ac.ir)
  • As dictated by the national protocol, adults with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) were prescribed both Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) and High Energy Protein Supplement (HEPS) in sufficient quantity to meet 100% RDA. (ennonline.net)
  • Acute malnutrition rates reach and exceed 10 percent in areas with high concentrations of returnees and expelled migrants. (wfp.org)
  • The experimental data relating % konzo prevalence (%K) to % children with high urinary thiocyanate content (%T) and % malnutrition (%M) for the six villages were fitted to an equation %K = 0.06%T + 0.035%M. This confirms that konzo is due to a combination of high cyanide intake and malnutrition. (elsevierpure.com)
  • The crisis in North East Nigeria, with its epicentre affecting Borno state, was reflected in high malnutrition prevalence. (ennonline.net)
  • With the high burden of acute malnutrition and a fragile health system operating below 40% capacity, the sector agreed with all partners on the use of MUAC only as the admission and discharge criteria for treatment. (ennonline.net)
  • This is driving high transportation costs and food prices in rural areas of the country. (fews.net)
  • Instead of providing subsidies to consumers, it suggests that governments offer incentives to farmers to plant fortified grains and target their distribution to areas with high prevalence of malnutrition or hunger. (eco-business.com)
  • Administration of three courses of sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP) as intermittent preventive treatment (IPTi) to infants when they receive EPI vaccines reduced the incidence of malaria and anaemia in infants in an area with low SP resistance, low transmission pressure and high bednet use. (druglib.com)
  • However, it is not clear whether this observation can be generalised to areas with high transmission and high SP resistance. (druglib.com)
  • Identification of a drug that could be used safely and effectively for IPTi instead of SP in areas, such as north eastern Tanzania, where there is a high level of resistance to SP and amodiaquine. (druglib.com)
  • 4. Assessment of the effect of IPTi on the development of clinical immunity in children in low and high transmission areas. (druglib.com)
  • The study will involve 1280 infants in a high endemic area and 2440 infants in a low endemic area, in Tanzania. (druglib.com)
  • Conclusion: The prevalence of food insecurity among households with senior citizen in Kanchanpur district was high and associated with migration status of adult children, household income and ethnicity. (researchsquare.com)
  • A high level of inadequate CF leading to malnutrition may cause serious health problems among children of 6-23 months in Bangladesh. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The prevalence of under-five stunting in Indonesia is also high. (unissula.ac.id)
  • The high prevalence of HIV/AIDS has placed additional pressure on other related illnesses, such as tuberculosis (TB), pneumonia, diarrhoea, and malnutrition. (ghanaweb.com)
  • To address malnutrition in people living with HIV (PLHIV), Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Zambia worked in partnership with Zambia's National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC) to pilot a Food by Prescription (FBP) programme as an adjunct to a USAID-funded palliative care grant. (ennonline.net)
  • The Anaemia Mukt Bharat programme to fight anaemic prevalence has been recognized as one of the best programmes implemented by governments across the world to address malnutrition. (indiatimes.com)
  • With almost seven in ten people projected to live in cities by 2050, governments and others working to tackle hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition must seek to understand these urbanization trends and account for them in their policymaking. (co.ke)
  • This lecture and the related cases describe the interactions between the food systems and human health and nutrition and illustrate how government action may improve health and nutrition through a portfolio of direct interventions such as food fortification, biofortification, price policies, educational campaigns, food for education, and a variety of other government policies to improve health, reduce hunger and malnutrition, and decrease the prevalence of overweight and obesity. (cornell.edu)
  • Nearly five millions Nepalese are directly affected by severe hunger and malnutrition[8]. (researchsquare.com)
  • The prevalence of hunger is also the highest in the South Asia region - in these remote areas, food availability and access are largely dependent on local production, yet productivity is one of the lowest in the region and barely enough to meet needs. (gafspfund.org)
  • Although progress has been seen in exclusive breastfeeding with 48 percent of infants under 6-months of age benefiting from this practice, close to the 2025 target, more concerted efforts will be required to meet the 2030 malnutrition targets. (co.ke)
  • In this study, CIAF was used to determine the prevalence of malnutrition among children aged 0-59 months in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Malnutrition before and after the intervention (in 1996 and 1999) was assessed using anthropometric measurements of random samples of children aged 6-35 months in control and intervention areas. (who.int)
  • The main target of the intervention was to Considerable efforts have been made reduce the malnutrition of children aged throughout the world to promote the health less than 3 years old to one-third of its ini- of communities. (who.int)
  • Prevalence is highest in children aged 2 to 10 years and decreases in older age groups. (msdmanuals.com)
  • Sur la base d'une analyse de la situation initiale, diverses interventions, comprenant l'éducation nutritionnelle et sanitaire des mères et leur alphabétisation, le renforcement du programme de surveillance de la croissance, la promotion des coopéra- tives rurales et de projets générateurs de revenus, ont été mises en oeuvre par le biais d'organisations non gouvernementales. (who.int)
  • Consequently, these indicators underestimate the prevalence of malnutrition due to the potential overlap of children into multiple categories of anthropometric failure [ 11 - 16 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Three years into the intervention, all indicators of malnutrition had consistently decreased in all interven- tion areas and the prevalence of underweight and stunting was significantly lower. (who.int)
  • Control areas showed a mixed pattern of small increases and decreases in malnutrition indicators. (who.int)
  • These indicators show a 35% prevalence of stunting, a 6% prevalence of wasting and a 15% prevalence of underweight in the pooled sample. (purdue.edu)
  • Food consumption scores were obtained from the households with konzo and the mean % malnutrition calculated for each village. (elsevierpure.com)
  • In contrast, overweight was higher in urban areas, among women of older age, and among those in the wealthiest households. (bath.ac.uk)
  • [3] The occurrence of weather events such as droughts and floods, low level of education and income of households, and prevalence of poverty among households cause a decline in material and economic access to food as well as occurrence of malnutrition, especially in less privileged areas such as the southwest of Khuzestan. (healthandbehavior.com)
  • Improvements in access to modern water and sanitation infrastructures after mine opening were much larger in households near mining sites than in comparison areas located further away (adjusted relative risk ratio (aRRR) water: 18.60, 95 % confidence interval (CI): 13.08-26.46 and aRRR sanitation: 2.56, 95 % CI: 1.32-4.99). (lu.se)
  • This study therefore aimed to % of them can be attributed to acute malnutrition, describe the morbidity pattern of under-fives with with almost 50% of them occurring in sub-Saharan MAM in Southern Nigeria. (who.int)
  • Logistic regression was fitted, to identify factors associated with malnutrition among children in rural Ethiopia, using STATA 13. (hindawi.com)
  • The problem is even worse in rural areas. (hindawi.com)
  • For instance, the prevalence of underweight and stunting among rural children was 27% and 42% compared with only 13% and 24% among urban children, respectively [ 7 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • Therefore, in this study we used a recently developed and relatively robust alternative indicator of malnutrition-the composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among under-five children in rural Ethiopia. (hindawi.com)
  • Children in rural areas were more likely to be underweight and less likely to be overweight than urban children. (nih.gov)
  • Up to 95 percent of the population lives on less than USD 2 per day, particularly in rural areas. (wfp.org)
  • 40% in rural areas and 25% in urban [ 3 , 10 ]. (hindawi.com)
  • A more complex rural-urban continuum perspective is needed considering both the degree of connectivity that people have and types of connections that exist between urban and rural areas. (co.ke)
  • Even before the current floods, there was a significant disparity in access to health services between rural and urban areas. (aljazeera.com)
  • Accessing these rural areas has been difficult. (aljazeera.com)
  • Strengthening monitoring and disease surveillance, particularly in highly populated areas and in remote rural areas, is crucial for Asean's health security. (eco-business.com)
  • In rural and indigenous areas, 55 to 69 percent of people are facing malnutrition, and in the highlands, 70 percent of children are suffering from starvation. (pbicanada.org)
  • The majority of food-insecure people live in rural areas of developing countries. (cornell.edu)
  • In both regions, underweight was more prevalent in rural areas, among women of the youngest age group (15-19 y), and among those in the poorest wealth quintile. (bath.ac.uk)
  • According to bivariable analyses, mean levels of CF as well as percentages of no/inadequate CF were significantly lower among children of the youngest age group, uneducated parents, unemployed/laborer fathers, socio-economically poor families, food insecure families and rural areas. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This descriptive-analytical study aimed to investigate the nutritional status of primary-school students in urban and rural areas of Abadan. (healthandbehavior.com)
  • Rural areas of Madagascar face a tense food and nutrition security situation. (hu-berlin.de)
  • 1 school in each tial evidence that intrauterine growth is a group was from a rural area. (who.int)
  • While the majority of cardiovascular specialists practice in the capital city of Cameroon, Yaoundé, 80% of the country's population lives in rural areas. (ghanaweb.com)
  • Himore Medical is the first company on the continent to manufacture a medical tablet capable of changing and saving the lives of CVD patients in rural areas. (ghanaweb.com)
  • Materials & Methods: This cross-sectional study was done on 1473 children (under 2 years old) whom resided in urban and rural area. (ac.ir)
  • Urban India is moving into an unhealthy food snacking environment, which is influencing children's food choices and this is spreading to rural areas. (indiatimes.com)
  • The average annual growth rate of overweight and obesity was quicker in rural areas and boys than in urban areas and girls. (bvsalud.org)
  • urban, rural and estate) the highest prevalence of PEM is in the estate sector. (who.int)
  • Meanwhile, areas worst affected by the above-average 2022 cyclone season are experiencing Stressed! (fews.net)
  • Six storms and tropical cyclones (Ana, Batsirai, Dumako, Emnati, Gombi, and Jasmine) hit Madagascar between January and April 2022, causing considerable crop and infrastructure damage in localized areas. (fews.net)
  • At the height of the crisis in 2017 there were an estimated 520,393 malnourished children in the state, the majority of whom were in the host community and in access-challenged local government areas. (ennonline.net)
  • I've been in nutrition programming for nearly five years now and I've seen suffering populations, the rising prevalence of malnutrition, and the impact it has on children. (cmmb.org)
  • A spatial mixed model was fit to assess associations with S. mansoni prevalence in schools. (cdc.gov)
  • The prevalence of under-weight, wasting and stunting are positively correlated with increasing the children's age. (ac.ir)
  • Early dietary intervention, preferably within the first 1000 days of life, is important to break the cycle of malnutrition and its undesirable consequences. (medscape.com)
  • A questionnaire was used for the dietary survey Data thus obtained revealed the widespread prevalence of malnutrition among children the target population and allowed examination of the relationships between the various factors affecting the nutritional status of the children. (who.int)
  • In children, the dietary intakes ranged from 0.03 to 0.06 mg/kg/day in areas with fluoridated water and from 0.01 to 0.04 mg/kg/day in areas without fluoridated water. (cdc.gov)
  • From 2001 to 2003 in programme areas, underweight decreased 1.33 ppt/year and wasting decreased 1.56 ppt/year. (who.int)
  • The ECD programme showed positive evidence for the influence of community-based programmes on improved nutrition status with solid results in reducing prevalence of weight-for-height and wasting through feeding programmes. (who.int)
  • In this study we aim to quantify the impacts of mining projects on access to water and sanitation infrastructure as well as diarrhea and malnutrition among children using data from 131 Demographic and Health Surveys from sub-Saharan Africa. (lu.se)
  • The Zambia FBP model prescribes and dispenses specialised nutrition commodities in response to clinical malnutrition (Figure 1). (ennonline.net)
  • By Kirathi Reuel Mungai and Adeola Goriola Makanjuola View this article as a pdf Lisez cet article en français ici Kirathi Reuel Mungai is a nutrition specialist. (ennonline.net)
  • The region's path to progress must increasingly focus on achieving success in areas like reading, math and science, better nutrition, and access to quality healthcare, says the report Narrowing the Development Gap: Follow-up Monitor on the Asean Framework for Equitable Economic Development . (eco-business.com)
  • Living in an urban area is observed to be beneficial to health and nutrition outcomes. (purdue.edu)
  • AFSP enhanced the food and nutrition security of vulnerable communities in specific areas of Nepal by increasing food availability and crop and livestock productivity, improving feeding practices, promoting diversified diets, and strengthening feeding and care practices for pregnant and nursing women and children up to two years of age. (gafspfund.org)
  • Inadequate nutrition is a type of malnutrition. (healthandbehavior.com)
  • So, I went back to college and started studying nutrition because that was an area that lacks the human resources and manpower. (cmmb.org)
  • In Zambia, investment in agricultural extension with a focus on gender equity and nutrition outcomes has been increasing, and in the last decade, several organizations have replicated projects in different geographical areas. (g-fras.org)
  • Measurement helps to hold implementers accountable for the actions they take towards improving the status of gender equity and/or nutrition outcomes in their target areas. (g-fras.org)
  • Longitudinal cohort study of the epidemiology of malaria infections in an area of intense malaria transmission I. Description of study site, general methodology, and study population. (ajtmh.org)
  • Outbreaks of polio and measles have been confirmed, and the Government of Nigeria has expressed concern in response to evidence of acute malnutrition in excess of emergency thresholds. (cdc.gov)
  • A public health emergency was declared by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health in northeastern Nigeria in June 2016 and escalated by the United Nations to a Level 3 Emergency in August 2016, after confirmation of wild poliovirus and measles outbreaks and evidence that prevalence of acute malnutrition exceeded emergency thresholds in areas newly liberated from Boko Haram control ( 1 , 2 ). (cdc.gov)
  • The country reports some of the highest rates of undernourishment and malnutrition worldwide. (hu-berlin.de)
  • The rapidly growing prevalence rates of these conditions have prompted escalated concerns into finding effective solutions. (biomedcentral.com)
  • People who expect assistance in the case of functional dependency showed lower rates of prevalence of CSDS than the group without such expectation (OR=1.976). (bvsalud.org)
  • Implementation of control programs is dictated by disease prevalence rates, which are determined by costly and labor intensive screening of stool samples. (cdc.gov)
  • Our model suggests that there are specific environmental and geographic factors that influence S. mansoni prevalence rates in Nyanza Province, Kenya. (cdc.gov)
  • In endemic areas, neglected tropical disease (NTD) control programs rely on schistosomiasis prevalence rates to determine the target population and duration and frequency of preventative chemoprophylaxis distribution schedules [3] . (cdc.gov)
  • Although national data indicate that the number of malnutrition diagnoses among hospital discharges has been steadily rising, an in-depth examination of the demographic and clinical characteristics of these patients has not been conducted. (researchgate.net)
  • Soya, maize, and sorghum-based ready-to-use therapeutic food with amino acid is as efficacious as the standard milk and peanut paste-based formulation for the treatment of severe acute malnutrition in children: A noninferiority individually randomized controlled efficacy clinical trial in Malawi. (validnutrition.org)
  • Child's age is negatively correlated with the probability of ARI and positively correlated with the probability of malnutrition. (purdue.edu)
  • Household demographics such as size is positively correlated with health and malnutrition outcome. (purdue.edu)
  • Malnutrition results from unbalanced diet that does not contain all the necessary nutrients and/or inadequate or excessive consumption of nutrients. (hindawi.com)
  • Steps can be taken to promote the social and cultural level of families and prevent malnutrition as well as improve the nutritional status of society through collaboration among various institutions, holding educational classes with the presence of education departments, and encouraging families. (healthandbehavior.com)
  • Therefore, this study assessed the associations between farmers' expenditures and the nutritional status of children in areas affected by Indonesia's Sinabung eruption. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • and nutritional disorders, including malnutrition and anemia. (bvsalud.org)
  • With emphasis on sociocultural factors contributing to the nutritional problems among pr~-school children in four estates in the Kandy Superintendent of Health Services (~HS) area. (who.int)
  • Malnutrition affects cognitive and educational development of millions of children, which cuts future earning by at least 20 % and reduces global economy substantially [ 4 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • In 1999, WHO and OECD reached agreement on a Framework for Co-operation, which covers important areas related to health, including health systems, biotechnology, food safety and chemicals management. (who.int)
  • Severe" or "acute food insecurity", as defined by the Integrated Phase Classification (the global metric for food insecurity and malnutrition), points to IPC phase three. (dailymaverick.co.za)
  • Amongst those trapped in active conflict areas of Ta'izz Governorate, Emergency (IPC Phase 4) food security outcomes are occurring at this time. (fews.net)
  • The major drivers of food insecurity and malnutrition are our "new normal", and we have no option but to redouble our efforts to transform agrifood systems and leverage them towards reaching the Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) targets. (co.ke)
  • But as water continues to destroy crops and the roads along which food is transported, malnutrition becomes a very real threat. (aljazeera.com)
  • Children of farmers and farmers cum farm labourers were prone to malnutrition due to limited expenditure on food. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Malnutrition caused 69 per cent of deaths of children below the age of five in India , according to a UNICEF report released on Wednesday. (indiatimes.com)
  • In its report -- The State of the World's Children 2019, UNICEF said that every second child in that age group is affected by some form of malnutrition. (indiatimes.com)
  • The malnutrition prevalence among primary school children of Abadan was 8%, and there was a poor correlation between factors such as sex ( P = 0/8), place of residence ( P = 0/4), plus school place ( P = 0/9), and malnutrition, while there was a positive relationship between with the parents' level of education and malnutrition ( P = 0/02). (healthandbehavior.com)
  • The anthro- a simple causal one because complex en- pometric data were collected at schools vironmental, social and economic factors by 6 well-trained data collectors working interfere [ 1-4 ]. (who.int)
  • These unaddressed issues of the agricultural restoration could be one of the key factors to malnutrition. (nutriweb.org.my)
  • Stunting was a highly prevalent problem in the study area. (hindawi.com)
  • Results: The under-weight, wasting and stunting (mild to severe) prevalence were 21.4% (CI 95%: 19.3-23.6), 16.5% (CI 95%: 14.7-18.5) and 31.4% (CI 95%: 29.1-33.8) respectively. (ac.ir)
  • The Dielmo project: a longitudinal study of natural malaria infection and the mechanisms of protective immunity in a community living in a holoendemic area of Senegal. (ajtmh.org)