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Prevalence of Malnutrition among Kindergartens҆ Children in Southeast of Iran


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1 Department of Nutrition, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
2 Clinical Immunology Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
3 Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
     

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Background: Malnutrition accounts as the most common nutritional disorder in developing countries, and it is as one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on kindergartens҆ children in Zabol, southeast of Iran. 322 children selected through randomized cluster stratified sampling method. Anthropometric measurements were used to identify the percentage of malnutrition. Mothers of the children invited to participate by answering a set of questionnaires for mothers. Underweight, wasting and stunting among kindergarten were 5%, 7.1% and 7.3% respectively. Obesity based on index weight to height observed in 0.9% of children. Results: Significant relationship revealed among mother education levels, parents' occupation and monthly income with the ratio of height to age (H/A) (p<0.05). Analysis of data showed a significant relationship among variables such as type of feeding and age of multivitamin intake, with ratio of W/A (p<0.05). Also a significant relationship revealed among daily intake of multivitamin and age of multivitamin intake with the ratio H/A (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition based on weight for age and height for age and weight to height that mentioned in current research as indicators of malnutrition, may not be represent the nutritional status in these age groups.

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Prevalence, Malnutrition, Kindergartens҆ Children, Iran.
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Fahimeh Khoushabi
Department of Nutrition, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hossein Balesh Abadi
Department of Nutrition, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Mohammad Reza Shadan
Clinical Immunology Research Center, Department of Nutrition, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran, Islamic Republic of
Somayeh Bagheri
Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Abstract


Background: Malnutrition accounts as the most common nutritional disorder in developing countries, and it is as one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among children worldwide. Methodology: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on kindergartens҆ children in Zabol, southeast of Iran. 322 children selected through randomized cluster stratified sampling method. Anthropometric measurements were used to identify the percentage of malnutrition. Mothers of the children invited to participate by answering a set of questionnaires for mothers. Underweight, wasting and stunting among kindergarten were 5%, 7.1% and 7.3% respectively. Obesity based on index weight to height observed in 0.9% of children. Results: Significant relationship revealed among mother education levels, parents' occupation and monthly income with the ratio of height to age (H/A) (p<0.05). Analysis of data showed a significant relationship among variables such as type of feeding and age of multivitamin intake, with ratio of W/A (p<0.05). Also a significant relationship revealed among daily intake of multivitamin and age of multivitamin intake with the ratio H/A (p<0.05). Conclusion: The prevalence of malnutrition based on weight for age and height for age and weight to height that mentioned in current research as indicators of malnutrition, may not be represent the nutritional status in these age groups.

Keywords


Prevalence, Malnutrition, Kindergartens҆ Children, Iran.

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