Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age in Nepal: a community-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of 5 years in low and middle income countries like Nepal. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are nine times more likely to die than children without malnutrition. The prevalence of SAM has increased in Nepal over the past 15 years; however, the determinants of SAM have not been clearly assessed in the country.

Objective

To assess the determinants of SAM among children aged 6-59 months in the Bara district of Nepal.

Setting

A community-based case-control study was conducted in 12 randomly selected Village Development Committees (VDCs) of the Bara district of Nepal.

Participants

A random sample of 292 children aged 6-59 months (146 as cases and

SUBMITTER: Pravana NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5724075 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature