TY - JOUR
T1 - Determinants of chronic malnutrition among preschool children in Bangladesh
AU - Rahman, Azizur
AU - Chowdhury, Soma
N1 - Imported on 12 Apr 2017 - DigiTool details were: Journal title (773t) = Journal of Biosocial Science. ISSNs: 0021-9320;
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This study investigated the impact of some socioeconomic, demographic and health and community factors on chronic malnutrition or stunting in Bangladeshi children aged less than 5 years. The analysis revealed that the overall prevalence of stunting was 44%, of which 18% of children were severely stunted, and the demographic characteristics appeared to be the most significant factors for chronic malnutrition. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that parents' education, household economic status, media exposure, number of under-5 children, place of delivery, child's age, birth order, months of breast-feeding, birth size, mother's BMI, mother's height, age of household head, measles vaccine, supplementation of diet with liquids and regional differentials were significantly associated with severe as well as moderate stunting.
AB - This study investigated the impact of some socioeconomic, demographic and health and community factors on chronic malnutrition or stunting in Bangladeshi children aged less than 5 years. The analysis revealed that the overall prevalence of stunting was 44%, of which 18% of children were severely stunted, and the demographic characteristics appeared to be the most significant factors for chronic malnutrition. Multinomial logistic regression analysis showed that parents' education, household economic status, media exposure, number of under-5 children, place of delivery, child's age, birth order, months of breast-feeding, birth size, mother's BMI, mother's height, age of household head, measles vaccine, supplementation of diet with liquids and regional differentials were significantly associated with severe as well as moderate stunting.
KW - Bangladesh
KW - Child health
KW - Malnutrition
KW - Severe and moderate
KW - Stunting
U2 - 10.1017/S0021932006001295
DO - 10.1017/S0021932006001295
M3 - Article
SN - 0021-9320
VL - 39
SP - 161
EP - 173
JO - Journal of Biosocial Science
JF - Journal of Biosocial Science
IS - 2
ER -