Factors Affecting Malnutrition and Failure to Thrive in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Shahroud, Iran, in 2015

Delvarianzadeh, Mehri; Khosravi, Farideh; Gharibi, Hamed; Nezhatosadat, Taghavi

doi:10.5812/jhealthscope.14176

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“…Findings of this study, similar to other Iranian studies (18), indicated that mothers with pre-pregnancy Body Mass Index (BMI) of less than 18.5 were at 22.06 times greater risk of having children with FTT than those with normal BMI (P < 0.001). Contrary to some previous reports, this study did not show any significant relationship between pre-pregnancy overweightness and FTT among children (4,19,20).…”

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Factors Associated With Failure to Thrive Among Children Aged 3 to 72 Months in Jahrom, Southern Iran

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Background: Failure to thrive is one of the most important health problems of children around the word and in developing countries. This study aimed at investigating factors associated with failure to thrive among the children aged 3 to 72 months in Jahrom city of southern Iran. Methods: This case-control study comprised of 250 children aged 3 to 72 months. The case group included children with growth curves below the third percentile in more than one measurement and children above the third percentile with failure to gain weight or with weight loss during at least 1 month. The control group was selected from children with normal growth rate. The case and control groups were matched in terms of age and gender. The chi-square test and logistic regression method were applied for analysis of data using the SPSS 17 software. Results: Failure to thrive in children was significantly associated with factors, such as lower level of mother's education (OR = 4.29, %95 CI = 1.80 -10.25, P < 0.001), mother's body mass index being less than 18.5 before pregnancy (OR = 22.06, %95CI = 4.83 -100.73, P < 0.001), parental consanguinity (OR = 2.02, %95CI = 1.081 -3.79, P = 0.028), and bottle feeding (OR = 2.72, %95CI = 1.34 -5.34, P = 0.005). Conclusion: Failure to thrive causes serious complications in children later in their lives. With regards to the relatively high prevalence of this problem among children aged under 6 years of age, it is therefore deemed necessary, as an important health problem, to identify factors associated with this disorder, improve pre-pregnancy care, promote women's education level, and train parents to consider appropriate nutrition of children and healthy pregnancy.

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Factors Associated With Failure to Thrive Among Children Aged 3 to 72 Months in Jahrom, Southern Iran

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“…Factors affecting malnutrition included age, birth weight, birth spacing, and the mother's BMI at child birth. Shimaa M. Koabar, et al 2018 [28]. Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt.…”

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“…In addition, weight loss, overweight, and obesity accounted for 4.5%, 11%, and 8.2% of participants, respectively [26]. In Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, a study reported that over-nutrition and obesity were the prominent malnutrition problem among studied group while wasting and underweight was affecting a minimum percentage of their number [28].…”

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Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Mohamed

Alanazi

et al. 2021

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Background: Malnutrition is an underlying factor in many diseases in both children and adults, and it contributes greatly to the disability-adjusted life years worldwide. It is a major public health concern in developing countries among children since it places a heavy burden on already disadvantaged communities. Methods: This is systematic review was carried out, including PubMed, Google Scholar, and EBSCO using the following terms in different combinations: Malnutrition, overweight, underweight, systemic review, primary school children, Saudi Arabia. Results: The review included 9 studies from different countries that assess the level of malnutrition and associated factors among school children. Many of studies reported high prevalence of malnutrition among school children which included overweight, stunting, wasting and underweight. The studies reported that age, gender, regularity of father’s employment, and dietary factors were associated with malnutrition. Also, the type of school attended was found to be associated with malnutrition. Conclusion: This review concluded that there was high malnutrition prevalence among school children in different parts and its affected by many factors like age and gender.

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“…Most of the studies presented HC in z-score (HCZ) according to HC-for-age z-score values proposed by the WHO 4 . However, two studies used national reference growth curves 12,13 , whereas the others used HC values in centimeters [14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] .…”

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Breastfeeding practices and head circumference in young children: a systematic review

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OBJECTIVE: To review observational studies on the association between breastfeeding (BF) practices and head circumference (HC) of children < 2 years old. METHODS: A systematic review was conducted using the following electronic databases of health sciences: PubMed, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (Lilacs), Web of Science and Scopus. We selected observational studies published in any language from January 01, 2010 to November 19, 2021, from different populations that investigated the association between BF practice and HC among healthy children <2 years old. Titles and abstracts were screened independently by two evaluators. RESULTS: From the 4229 articles identified, 24 were included in this review: 6 cross-sectional, 17 longitudinal, and 1 case-control. The studies varied in their definition of the variables for BF and in reporting its practice, frequency, duration, and feeding method. Regarding HC, the authors analyzed the mean differences, abnormal values (z-score above + 2SD or below -2SD according to the World Health Organization (WHO) growth standards, 2007), and longitudinal growth parameters. The findings of this review suggest that BF may have a positive relationship with HC at the beginning of life. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that BF, especially exclusive BF, may play a protective role against abnormal HC values in young children. However, more robust evidence with standardized BF indicators and WHO growth standards (2007) are required.

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Factors Affecting Malnutrition and Failure to Thrive in Children Under 2 Years of Age in Shahroud, Iran, in 2015

Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Factors Associated With Failure to Thrive Among Children Aged 3 to 72 Months in Jahrom, Southern Iran

Factors Associated With Failure to Thrive Among Children Aged 3 to 72 Months in Jahrom, Southern Iran

Malnutrition and Some Related Factors in Primary School Children in Saudi Arabia: Systemic Review

Breastfeeding practices and head circumference in young children: a systematic review

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