Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia

Introduction: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children below 24 months in the district of Pekan, Pahang, and identify the contributing factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional methodology, a total of 910 children was selected by random sampling from four public health clinics....

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Main Authors:	Masroor , Nagis, Ab Rahman, Jamalludin, Tin, Myo Han, Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan, Aye , Aye
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Language:	English
Published:	Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2014
Subjects:	RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
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spelling	iium-406222016-03-10T02:13:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/40622/ Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia Masroor , Nagis Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tin, Myo Han Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Aye , Aye RJ101 Child Health. Child health services Introduction: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children below 24 months in the district of Pekan, Pahang, and identify the contributing factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional methodology, a total of 910 children was selected by random sampling from four public health clinics. Anthropometric measurements were taken and weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-forheight were calculated in Z scores. Immediate caregivers of children were interviewed by using a pretested validated questionnaire to assess their socioeconomic,demographic, educational and occupational status. Results: Of the 910 children who participated in the study, the majority were Malay (70.1%),while the remaining comprised indigenous or Orang-Asli (OA) children. Prevalence of wasting, stunting and underweight were 28.7 %, 15.6 % and 19.0% respectively. There were more underweight males than females. Wasting was most common among children aged below 6 months. Stunting was more prevalent in children between 12 to 24 months. Obesity was seen in 7.3% of the sample. Maternal education, employment and socio-economic status had a significant influence on wasting and underweight. Children were vulnerable to stunting as age advanced, whereas prevalence of wasting tended to decrease. Conclusion: Malnutrition exists in significant proportions among children below 24 months in the Pekan district. This study identified low birth weight along with age, race, gender, large family size and socio-economic status as important risk factors of malnutrition. Nutrition Society of Malaysia 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/40622/1/Nutritional_status_of_children.pdf Masroor , Nagis and Ab Rahman, Jamalludin and Tin, Myo Han and Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan and Aye , Aye (2014) Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Nutrition, 20 (2). pp. 197-207. ISSN 1394-035X http://nutriweb.org.my/publications/mjn0014_2/default.php
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spellingShingle	RJ101 Child Health. Child health services Masroor , Nagis Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tin, Myo Han Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Aye , Aye Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
description	Introduction: This study aimed to assess the nutritional status of children below 24 months in the district of Pekan, Pahang, and identify the contributing factors. Methods: Using a cross-sectional methodology, a total of 910 children was selected by random sampling from four public health clinics. Anthropometric measurements were taken and weight-for-age, height-for-age, and weight-forheight were calculated in Z scores. Immediate caregivers of children were interviewed by using a pretested validated questionnaire to assess their socioeconomic,demographic, educational and occupational status. Results: Of the 910 children who participated in the study, the majority were Malay (70.1%),while the remaining comprised indigenous or Orang-Asli (OA) children. Prevalence of wasting, stunting and underweight were 28.7 %, 15.6 % and 19.0% respectively. There were more underweight males than females. Wasting was most common among children aged below 6 months. Stunting was more prevalent in children between 12 to 24 months. Obesity was seen in 7.3% of the sample. Maternal education, employment and socio-economic status had a significant influence on wasting and underweight. Children were vulnerable to stunting as age advanced, whereas prevalence of wasting tended to decrease. Conclusion: Malnutrition exists in significant proportions among children below 24 months in the Pekan district. This study identified low birth weight along with age, race, gender, large family size and socio-economic status as important risk factors of malnutrition.
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author	Masroor , Nagis Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tin, Myo Han Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Aye , Aye
author_facet	Masroor , Nagis Ab Rahman, Jamalludin Tin, Myo Han Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan Aye , Aye
author_sort	Masroor , Nagis
title	Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
title_short	Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full	Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
title_fullStr	Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia
title_sort	factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in pekan district, pahang, malaysia
publisher	Nutrition Society of Malaysia
publishDate	2014
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/40622/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40622/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/40622/1/Nutritional_status_of_children.pdf
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Factors affecting nutritional status of children below 24 months in Pekan district, Pahang, Malaysia

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