| Autor: |
Muhammad Taqi Rezaee, Shahbaz Ahmad Zakki, Ijaz ul Haq, Noorullah Rahimi, Mehwish Fayaz |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
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| Zdroj: |
BMJ Open, Vol 14, Iss 8 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2044-6055 |
| DOI: |
10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079839 |
| Popis: |
Objectives The current study aimed to find the distribution and factors associated with undernutrition among children aged 6–36 months in Kabul.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Public Ataturk Children’s Hospital, Kabul.Participants 385.Methods A structured questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic conditions and anthropometry of children. Logistic regression was used to find determinants of undernutrition.Results The distribution of stunting, wasting and underweight was 38.7%, 11.9% and 30.6%, respectively. Among the children studied, 54% did not receive breast milk within the first hour of birth, 53.2% were not exclusively breastfed, 21% received complementary feeding before the age of 6 months, 22.1% lacked access to safe water and 44.7% did not practise hand washing with soap. The odds of stunting were lower (p |
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