Malnutrition amongst Under-Five Years Children in Swat, Pakistan: Prevalence and Risk Factors

Prevalence of Malnutrition and Contributory Factor among Under Two Years Children in Central Bangladesh

Background: Children undernutrition is one of the common problems in Bangladesh. The aim of this study was to observe the prevalence of malnutrition and its contributory factors among children under two years. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted over 384 children in some selected rural areas in Bangladesh. The participants’ data were collected such as anthropometric, demo...

Prevalence of 'at risk' factors in under five children.

Children under five constitute about 14% of total population(l). This age group is most affected by various common morbidities, some of which lead also to mortalities in this vulnerable population. Owing to lack of resources and constraints of time, all under five children can't be given equal time and attention. Therefore 'at risk' concept has gained importance because under this strategy, hea...

Prevalence and Risk Factors of under Nutrition among under Five Children in a Rural Community

Children of today are citizens of tomorrow; the young child under 5 years is most vulnerable to the vicious cycles of malnutrition, infection and disability all of which influence the present condition of a child and the future human resource development of the nation as a whole. Hence the assessment of the ground reality as reflected by the statistics on nutritional status of children becomes ...

Factors Affecting Prevalence of Malnutrition among Children under Three Years of Age in Botswana

Point-of-admission hypoglycaemia among under-five Nigerian children with plasmodium falciparum malaria: prevalence and risk factors

 Abstract Background: Hypoglycaemia is a well recognized complication of falciparum malaria in children but its diagnosis may be overlooked because all the clinical features may be mimicked by severe malaria. To determine the prevalence of hypoglycaemia at the point of hospital admission of under-fives with falciparum malaria and identify its risk factors in patients seen in a Nigerian...