Risk Factors of Poor Anthropometric Status in Children Under Five Years of Age Living In Rural Districts of the Eastern Cape and Kwazulu-Natal Provinces; South Africa
S. Afr. j. clin. nutr. (Online)
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23(4): 202-207, 2010.
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1270520
ABSTRACT
Objectives:
Factors associated with children's anthropometric status were determined.Design:
Secondary analysis was done using data from a cross-sectional survey including children under five years of age (n = 2 485) and their mothers in rural districts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces; South Africa.Methods:
Data generated by questionnaire and anthropometric indices were used to construct a logistic regression model; taking into account hierarchical relationships of risk factors to determine the odds of a child being stunted; underweight or overweight. Statistical significance was set at p 0.05.Results:
Factors associated with stunting were child of male gender (odds ratio (OR)
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Index:
AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Thinness
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Child Nutrition Disorders
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Risk Factors
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Overweight
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
S. Afr. j. clin. nutr. (Online)
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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