Cross-sectional study of determinants of undernutrition among children aged 6-36 months in Kabul, Afghanistan.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The current study aimed to find the distribution and factors associated with undernutrition among children aged 6-36 months in Kabul.

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Public Ataturk Children's Hospital, Kabul.

Participants

385.

Methods

A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic conditions and anthropometry of children. Logistic regression was used to find determinants of undernutrition.

Results

The distribution of stunting, wasting and underweight was 38.7%, 11.9% and 30.6%, respectively. Among the children studied, 54% did not receive breast milk within the first hour of birth, 53.2% were not exclusively breastfed, 21% received complementary feeding before the age of 6 months, 22.1% lacked access to sa

SUBMITTER: Rezaee MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11337702 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature