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Mohseni, Mohammad, Aryankhesal, Aidin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-227X and Kalantari, Naser
(2018)
Prevalence of malnutrition among Iran’s under five-year-old children and the related factors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Iranian Journal of Pediatrics, 28 (1).
ISSN 2008-2142
Abstract
Context: Children’s health is one of the priorities in most societies. Nevertheless, the highest prevalence rate of malnutrition occurs among under five-year-old children worldwide. Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate the rate of malnutrition in Iranian children through a systematic review and meta-analysis. Also we tried to identify the most prevalent factors causing malnutrition. Data Sources: The required data were collected by searching the keywords of nutrition, malnutrition, under-nutrition, prevalence, epidemiology, etiology, occurrence and Iran in PubMed, Google Scholar, Scopus, Index Copernicus, DOAJ, EBSCO-CINAHL, SID, Magi-ran and Iranmedex. Results: Twenty studies were selected for the final analysis stage, dating from 1999 to 2014. Number of children investigated for wasting, stunting and underweight was 53612, 54312 and 55012 respectively. The results showed that the prevalence of each type of malnutrition, in terms of wasting, stunting and underweight were 7.8% (95% CI: 4.8%-12.6%), 12.4% (95% CI: 8.3%-18.5%) and 10.5% (95% CI: 7.1%-15.4%), respectively. Parents’ educational level, in particular mothers’, gender, birth weight, the place of residence, and mother’s occupation were mentioned as important factors causing malnutrition. Conclusion: The rate of malnutrition in Iran’s under five-year-old children is lower than the average of that in world and the Eastern Mediterranean region. Breastfeeding, the proper use of complementary feeding, and the principled spacing between births and improving the quality of maternal care have important role in prevention of malnutrition.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Funding Information: This study was part of a PhD thesis supported by Iran University of Medical Sciences (grant No: IUMS/SHMIS - 1394/9221557201). Publisher Copyright: © 2018, Iranian Journal of Pediatrics. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | children,malnutrition,meta-analysis,stunting,underweight,wasting,pediatrics, perinatology, and child health,sdg 2 - zero hunger ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2735 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Nov 2022 09:30 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Jun 2024 15:21 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/89600 |
| DOI: | 10.5812/ijp.9189 |
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