Article
Pediatrics
Nigatu Regassa Geda, Cindy Xin Feng, Carol J. Henry, Rein Lepnurm, Bonnie Janzen, Susan J. Whiting
Summary: In Ethiopia, child undernutrition and anemia are significant public health concerns with high prevalence rates. This study found that the risks of multiple nutritional deficiencies and concurrent stunting and anemia in children are influenced by a range of individual, household, and behavioral factors. It underscores the importance of improving parental education, household wealth, hygiene and sanitation conditions, promoting feeding practices, and child health service utilization for effective interventions.
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Om Raj Katoch
Summary: This review examined previous studies to determine the factors associated with child malnutrition, including maternal education, household income, and maternal nutritional status. Other factors such as breastfeeding and caring practices, cooking area and fuel used were also found to contribute towards child malnutrition.
Review
Pediatrics
Chunhua Song, Hongzhi Sun, Ben Wang, Chunli Song, Hongying Lu
Summary: This study found a direct association between low levels of vitamin D and an increased risk of wasting, but no significant relationship with stunting or underweight risks. Further prospective and trial studies are needed to deepen our understanding of these associations.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nega Mulu, Bekrie Mohammed, Haile Woldie, Kegnie Shitu
Summary: This study aimed to identify determinant factors of stunting and wasting in street children ages 5 to 18 y in Northwest Ethiopia. The overall prevalence of stunting and wasting was found to be significant, and age, loss of appetite, and substance use were associated with stunting, while child age, illness, and open defecation practice were associated with wasting. Tailored nutritional interventions are urgently required to improve the nutritional status of this population.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Aslam Khan, Zia Ul-Haq, Sadia Fatima, Jawad Ahmed, Hussah M. Alobaid, Sheraz Fazid, Nawshad Muhammad, Cecilia Garzon, Yasir Ihtesham, Ijaz Habib, Mahamadou Tanimoune, Khalid Iqbal, Muhammad Arshad, Sher Zaman Safi
Summary: Cost-effective interventions are needed to address undernutrition in low- and middle-income countries. A study in Pakistan evaluated the effect of locally produced micronutrient powder supplementation on plasma micronutrient status, hemoglobin level, and growth parameters in children under five. The intervention showed significant improvements in plasma levels of vitamin A, vitamin D, and zinc, as well as hemoglobin level and weight-for-height and weight-for-age z-scores.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dumilah Ayuningtyas, Dwi Hapsari, Rika Rachmalina, Vilda Amir, Riani Rachmawati, Dian Kusuma
Summary: The study reveals significant geographic and socioeconomic disparities in child undernutrition across districts in Indonesia, with higher prevalence observed in the Papua region and the poorest districts.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Caroline Noel Agabiirwe, Peter Dambach, Thabile Constance Methula, Revati K. Phalkey
Summary: This review study aimed to provide systematic evidence of the impact of floods on undernutrition in children under five years of age in Low and Middle-income countries (LMICs). The review found that stunting was the most frequently reported significant form of undernutrition in flood-affected areas. Severe and recurrent floods had the greatest impact on undernutrition, while the effects of floods in the short-term and intermediate periods were inconclusive. There was little evidence of the effect of floods on micronutrient deficiencies. Factors associated with child undernutrition in the flood-affected areas included age, gender, diarrhoea, maternal and paternal education, maternal age, household size, land ownership and socioeconomic status. Overall, the quality of the evidence was fairly weak.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Enas A. Assaf, Haleama Al Sabbah, Ayoub Al-Jawadleh
Summary: This review study analyzes the nutritional status in the Palestinian Territory and identifies low birth weight, breastfeeding, obesity and overweight, protein-energy malnutrition, and micronutrient deficiency as major concerns. The findings indicate lower rates of exclusive breastfeeding, higher prevalence of obesity and overweight among children and adults, and significant micronutrient deficiencies, such as iron-deficiency anemia, in pregnant women and children.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Ryoko Sato
Summary: This study explores the association between vaccination uptake and undernutrition among Nigerian children, finding that vaccination is correlated with a reduced likelihood of stunting, which suggests that vaccination can play a role in improving long-term nutrition outcomes. Targeting disadvantaged children for vaccination might further enhance overall nutrition outcomes among them.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
James Ntambara, Wendi Zhang, Anni Qiu, Zhounan Cheng, Minjie Chu
Summary: This quantitative meta-analysis evaluates the impact of different birth intervals on child nutrition outcomes. The findings suggest that longer birth intervals (>= 24 months) are associated with a decreased risk of childhood undernutrition, with the optimum birth interval of 36-48 months being the most protective. This information is valuable for government policymakers and development partners in maternal and child health programs, especially in family planning and childhood nutritional programs.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Hanan Mina Fouad, Aly Yousef, Ahmed Afifi, Ahmed A. Ghandour, Amira Elshahawy, Ayman Elkhawass, Hazem Hawees, Eman Shaheen, Mohamed Alaaeldin, Mostafa Kamal, Samah Bastawy, Samah Rabie, Farah Wissa, Sherine Shalaby
Summary: This study aimed to assess the prevalence of malnutrition, overweight, obesity, and anemia in preschoolers. The results showed that malnutrition and anemia still have a heavy impact on these children, with an upward trend in overweight and obesity.
ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Bikash Khura, Parimala Mohanty, Aravind P. Gandhi, Lipilekha Patnaik, Abhishek Mewara, KeertiBhusan Pradhan, Bijaya Kumar Padhi
Summary: This study aims to examine the coexisting forms, patterns, and predictors of concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt) among children under five in India. The results showed that the prevalence of WaSt has decreased from 8.7% in 2005-06 to 5.2% in 2019-2020. The proportion of WaSt children grew rapidly from 6 to 18 months, peaked at 19 months (8%), then dropped after 24 months. Boys have a higher prevalence of concurrent wasting and stunting compared to girls.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Review
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Chuan Way Lye, Sheamini Sivasampu, Trias Mahmudiono, Hazreen Abdul Majid
Summary: This systematic review explores the association between household food insecurity (HFIS) and undernutrition in children under 5 years old, highlighting the need for policymakers to consider key factors in tackling childhood undernutrition and HFIS. The review found a significant association between HFIS and undernutrition, particularly stunting and underweight, across all national income levels. Therefore, sustainable and inclusive economic growth should be a key policy goal in addressing food insecurity and childhood undernutrition, and multisectoral interventions are needed.
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Godana Arero
Summary: The prevalence of undernutrition among pregnant women in East Borena Zone, Liban District was high, with factors such as family monthly income, women's decision-making autonomy, skipping meals, substance use, household food insecurity, lack of prenatal dietary advice, absence of household latrine, not participating in health development army's meeting at village level, and poor hand washing habit showing significant associations with undernutrition.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Hadji Ahamada, Bruno F. Sunguya
Summary: More than one in five children under five in the Bambao region of Comoros are stunted, and over 13% are underweight or wasted. These issues are associated with food insecurity, low birthweight, and socio-demographic disadvantages.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Stephen R. Kodish, Fabian Rohner, Jean-Max Beauliere, Mamady Daffe, Mohamed Ag Ayoya, James P. Wirth, Ismael Ngnie-Teta
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
James P. Wirth, Brenda Kitilya, Nicolai Petry, George PrayGod, Stephen Veryser, Julius Mngara, Christian Zwahlen, Frank Wieringa, Jacques Berger, Mercedes de Onis, Fabian Rohner, Elodie Becquey
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2019)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Stephen R. Kodish, Frank Bio, Rachel Oemcke, James Conteh, Jean Max Beauliere, Solade Pyne-Bailey, Fabian Rohner, Ismael Ngnie-Teta, Mohammad B. Jalloh, James P. Wirth
PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
(2019)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Alison Tumilowicz, Jean-Pierre Habicht, Mduduzi N. N. Mbuya, Ty Beal, Robert Ntozini, Fabian Rohner, Gretel H. Pelto, Tezera Fisseha, Jemal Haidar, Nigussie Assefa, Hana Yemane Wodajo, Telahun Teka Wolde, Lynnette M. Neufeld
MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION
(2019)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fabian Rohner, Fakhriddin Nizamov, Nicolai Petry, Feruza Yuldasheva, Saydiganikhodja Ismailov, Rita Wegmueller, Sufang Guo, James P. Wirth, Bradley A. Woodruff
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Nicolai Petry, Fakhriddin Nizamov, Bradley A. Woodruff, Regina Ishmakova, Jasur Komilov, Rita Wegmueller, James P. Wirth, Diyora Arifdjanova, Sufang Guo, Fabian Rohner
Article
Biology
William E. S. Donkor, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Rita Wegmuller, Helena Bentil, Nicolai Petry, Fabian Rohner, James P. Wirth
Summary: This study found that the quality of complementary feeding in children is related to their micronutrient status, but the pathways involved are complex. Some children met the WHO-recommended complementary feeding indicators, but anemia and micronutrient deficiencies still exist.
Review
Development Studies
Vivian Andrea Welch, Alomgir Hossain, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Alison Riddle, Simon Cousens, Michelle Gaffey, Paul Arora, Robert Black, Donald Bundy, Mary Christine Castro, Li Chen, Omar Dewidar, Alison Elliot, Henrik Friis, T. Deirdre Hollingsworth, Sue Horton, Charles H. King, Huong Le Thi, Chengfang Liu, Fabian Rohner, Emily K. Rousham, Rehana Salam, Erliyani Sartono, Peter Steinmann, Taniawati Supali, Peter Tugwell, Emily Webb, Franck Wieringa, Pattanee Winnichagoon, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, George A. Wells
JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
(2019)
Review
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Vivian A. Welch, Elizabeth Ghogomu, Alomgir Hossain, Alison Riddle, Michelle Gaffey, Paul Arora, Omar Dewidar, Rehana Salam, Simon Cousens, Robert Black, T. Deirdre Hollingsworth, Sue Horton, Peter Tugwell, Donald Bundy, Mary Christine Castro, Alison Elliott, Henrik Friis, Huong T. Le, Chengfang Liu, Emily K. Rousham, Fabian Rohner, Charles King, Erliyani Sartono, Taniawati Supali, Peter Steinmann, Emily Webb, Franck Wieringa, Pattanee Winnichagoon, Maria Yazdanbakhsh, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, George Wells
CAMPBELL SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS
(2019)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Crystal D. Karakochuk, Amanda M. Henderson, Kaitlyn L. I. Samson, Abeer M. Aljaadi, Angela M. Devlin, Elodie Becquey, James P. Wirth, Fabian Rohner