Nutritional Transition in Children under Five Years and Women of Reproductive Age: A 15-Years Trend Analysis in Peru

Correction: Nutritional Transition in Children under Five Years and Women of Reproductive Age: A 15-Years Trend Analysis in Peru

BACKGROUND Rapid urbanization, increase in food availability, and changes in diet and lifestyle patterns have been changing nutritional profiles in developing nations. We aimed to describe nutritional changes in children under 5 years and women of reproductive age in Peru, during a 15-year period of rapid economic development and social policy enhancement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Trend analyses...

[Prevalence of vitamin a deficiency and anemia in children under five years of age in Peru].

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency (VAD) and nutritional anemia (NA) in children under five in Peru. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cross-sectional study with a stratified and multi-staged probabilistic sample conducted between November 2007 and April 2010.2,736 children were included for NA and 1,465 children for VAD. NA was defined as Hb<11 g/dL.VAD was identified by seru...

Household Food Insecurity and Nutritional Status of Women of Reproductive Age and Children under 5 Years of Age in Five Departments of the Western Highlands of Guatemala

Assessment of Nutritional Status of Children Under Five years of age in rural Nepal.

Background Nutritional status of children is one of the major predictors of child survival. However, malnutrition is a major public health problem in most of the developing countries and occurs prominently among under-five children. In context of Nepal, nearly 37% children are suffering from underweight, 41% from stunting and 11% are suffering from wasting. These children are at a substantially...

Prevalence of nutritional deficits among children under five years of age in Angola.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in Angolan children. METHODS A cross-sectional population based study. World Health Organization (2006) criteria were used to classify nutritional state. RESULTS A high prevalence of low height for age, weight for height and weight for age was observed (22%, 13% and 7%, respectively) among the children. CONCLUSIONS Nutrition...