Double burden of malnutrition and associated factors among adolescent in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

A Gezaw, W Melese, B Getachew, T Belachew - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background As adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood malnutrition
occurring at this age resonates through generations. Although there were many individual …

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the association of dietary diversity with undernutrition in school-aged children

M Zeinalabedini, B Zamani, E Nasli-Esfahani… - BMC pediatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Malnutrition in childhood has lasting consequences; its effects not only last a
lifetime but are also passed down from generation to generation such as short stature …

Nutritional status of Indian adolescents (15-19 years) from National Family Health Surveys 3 and 4: Revised estimates using WHO 2007 Growth reference

M Bhargava, A Bhargava, SD Ghate, RSP Rao - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) in India apply adult cutoffs of
nutritional status for the estimation of undernutrition/overweight in the 15–19 age group. The …

Associated factors and socio-economic inequality in the prevalence of thinness and stunting among adolescent boys and girls in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, India

P Kumar, S Srivastava, S Chauhan, R Patel… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Despite economic growth observed in developing countries, under-nutrition still
continues to be a major health problem. Undernutrition in adolescence can disrupt normal …

Burden and predictors of malnutrition among Indian adolescents (10–19 years): insights from Comprehensive National Nutrition Survey Data

R Pandurangi, MK Mummadi, S Challa… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Malnutrition among adolescents is a persistent problem with a profound impact
on different dimensions of health. The objective of this analysis is to assess the burden of …

Nutritional status of adolescent Afghan refugees living in peshawar, Pakistan

A Saeedullah, MS Khan, SC Andrews, K Iqbal… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Pakistan has hosted millions of Afghan refugees over the last several decades. Due to poor
socioeconomic status, food insecurity and inadequate access to health care, these refugees …

[HTML][HTML] The prevalence of stunting among children and adolescents living in the Middle East and North Africa region (MENA): A systematic review and meta-analysis

H Joulaei, P Keshani, M Ashourpour… - Journal of global …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Given the strategic importance of the MENA, the state of war and inequity in the
region and its effect on malnutrition which leads to mortality and reduced economic …

Magnitude of under nutrition and associated factors among adolescent street children at Jimma Town, South West Ethiopia

DB Daba, T Shaweno, KT Belete… - Nutrition and Dietary …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Undernutrition is the major health problem in developing countries especially
among underprivileged populations. In Ethiopia there is no clear information regarding the …

Nutritional Status and Associated Factors among Primary Schoolchildren from Pastoral Communities, Mieso‐Mulu District, Sitti Zone, Somali Regional State, Eastern …

A Geletaw, G Egata, F Weldegebreal… - Journal of Nutrition …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Child undernourishment is the disturbance of body function arising from a
dietary imbalance between body demand and supply, which is the most serious public …

Legacies of humanitarian neglect: long term experiences of children who returned from the Lord's Resistance Army in Uganda

M Parker, CA Fergus, C Brown, D Atim, J Ocitti… - Conflict and …, 2021 - Springer
Background Much has been written about the short-term challenges facing children
returning 'home'from rebel fighting groups, but little is known about the longer term day to …