Assessment of Undernutrition Among Children in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Using Dietary and Anthropometric Measures.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Evidence on the suitability of anthropometric failure (ie, stunting, underweight, and wasting) as a stand-alone measure of child undernutrition can inform global and national nutrition and health agendas.

Objective

To provide a comprehensive estimate of the prevalence of child undernutrition by evaluating both dietary and anthropometric measures simultaneously across 55 low- and middle-income countries.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a cross-sectional study that used Demographic and Health Surveys program data from July 2009 to January 2019, to allocate children into dietary and anthropometric failure categories. Nationally representative household surveys were conducted in 55 low- and middle-income countries. Participants included children aged

SUBMITTER: Heemann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12549096 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature