Reducing malnutrition in Cambodia. A modeling exercise to prioritize multisectoral interventions.

ABSTRACT: Undernutrition is a major contributor to child morbidity and mortality and poses a large burden to the economy, in Cambodia. This study explored factors contributing to child stunting and wasting and their regional inequalities among 1,938 Cambodian children aged 6-23.9 months. Data were drawn from a longitudinal study (year 2017) conducted in six districts of two north-eastern provinces and the capital and used as cross-sectional. Socio-demographic and household characteristics, children's feeding practices during the previous 24 hr, and children's length and weight measurements were collected. Gradient boosting models were used to calculate the contribution of determinants to child undernutrition whereas concentration index was used to assess the impact of those determinants on stunting

SUBMITTER: Laillou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7591311 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature