Concurrent wasting and stunting among children 6-59 months: an analysis using district-level survey data in Mozambique.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the past it was believed that wasting and stunting were independent of each other. Recent work has shown that they can occur concurrently in a child and that increases considerably the risk of mortality. Concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt) is currently defined as WHZ < -2 AND HAZ < -2. Wasting is measured by WHZ and MUAC and evidence shows that they tend to identify different sets of children. Our study aimed to look at the effect of adding MUAC on the prevalence and burden of WaSt, and to assess diagnosis of WaSt with a single measurement.

Methods

We analyzed population-based anthropometric surveys from 37 districts in Mozambique conducted by the Government of Mozambique between 2017 and 2019. We proposed a new case-definition for WaSt that includes MUAC in

SUBMITTER: Zaba T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8855563 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature