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:: Volume 19, Issue 2 (Summer 2024) ::
Iranian J Nutr Sci Food Technol 2024, 19(2): 23-32 Back to browse issues page
Alarming High Prevalence of Various Forms of Malnutrition in 24–60 M Children in Sistan-Baluchestan: Needing of Urgent Actions, Tomorrow is Too Late! National Food and Nutrition Surveillance
B Nikooyeh , H Rasekhi , S Rabiei , D Ghodsi , M Amini , Z Yari , S Ebrahimof , Z Abdollahi , M Minaei , M.E Motlagh , Tirang R. Neyestani *
Prof, Laboratory of Nutrition Research, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , neytr@yahoo.com
Abstract:   (666 Views)
Background and Objectives: This report was a part of the National Food and Nutrition Surveillance Program, analyzing anthropometric statuses of children aged 24–60 m in Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, as well as their associated demographic and socioeconomic determinants, 1401.
 Materials & Methods: A total of 280 children aged 24–60 m were included in the study via multi-stage cluster random sampling proportional to cluster size method. Data on socioeconomic status of the household and demographic characteristics of the children were collected by health workers using face-to-face interviews with the mother/caregiver of the children. Necessary training to carry out anthropometric measurements was provided to the health workers through several workshops and webinars. Descriptive and analytical analyses were carried out using STATA v.17.0 (Stata, College Station TX, USA).
Results: : The mean age of the studied children was 41.9 m ±0.6 with similar gender distribution (141 girls and 142 boys). Analyses showed that socioeconomic status was the most important determinant of stunting and underweight in children aged 24–60 m in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. Chances of being stunt and underweight in children, who were living in higher socioeconomic status, were respectively 60 and 80% lower than children whose families were in lower socioeconomic statuses.
Conclusion: Evidence indicate need of rapid intervention, including enhancement of access and purchasing power of the households living in the province and possibly  other deprived provinces of the country.
 
Keywords: Surveillance, Anthropometry, Socioeconomic status, Children 24 to 60 months
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Article type: Research | Subject: nutrition
Received: 2024/04/23 | Accepted: 2024/05/26 | Published: 2024/06/26
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Nikooyeh B, Rasekhi H, Rabiei S, Ghodsi D, Amini M, Yari Z, et al . Alarming High Prevalence of Various Forms of Malnutrition in 24–60 M Children in Sistan-Baluchestan: Needing of Urgent Actions, Tomorrow is Too Late! National Food and Nutrition Surveillance. Iranian J Nutr Sci Food Technol 2024; 19 (2) :23-32
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