Association between household food access insecurity and nutritional status indicators among children aged <5 years in Nepal: results from a national, cross-sectional household survey

Association between household food access insecurity and nutritional status indicators among children aged <5 years in Nepal: results from a national, cross-sectional household survey

To examine the association between household food insecurity score and Z-scores of childhood nutritional status indicators. Population-based, cross-sectional survey, Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011. A nationally representative sample of 11 085 households selected by a two-stage, stratified...

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Veröffentlicht in:Public health nutrition 2015-11, Vol.18 (16), p.2906-2914
Hauptverfasser: Sreeramareddy, Chandrashekhar T, Ramakrishnareddy, N, Subramaniam, Mayoori
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Child Nutrition Disorders - etiology
Child, Preschool
Children & youth
Consent
Cross-Sectional Studies
Developing countries
Diet
Environmental factors
Family Characteristics
Feeding Behavior
Food
Food security
Food Supply - statistics & numerical data
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
Growth Disorders - etiology
Health Surveys
HOT TOPIC – Food security
Households
Humans
Infant
Infant Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Infant Nutrition Disorders - etiology
Infant, Newborn
Interviews
LDCs
Nepal - epidemiology
Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Nutrition Disorders - etiology
Nutritional Status
Population
Poverty
Prevalence
Research Papers
Thinness - epidemiology
Thinness - etiology
Wasting Syndrome - epidemiology
Wasting Syndrome - etiology
Women
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Zusammenfassung:To examine the association between household food insecurity score and Z-scores of childhood nutritional status indicators. Population-based, cross-sectional survey, Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011. A nationally representative sample of 11 085 households selected by a two-stage, stratified cluster sampling design to interview eligible men and women. Children (n 2591) aged 0-60 months in a sub-sample of households selected for men's interview. Prevalence of moderate and severe household food insecurity was 23·2% and 19·0%, respectively, for children aged 0-60 months. Weighted prevalence rates for stunting (height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)
ISSN:1368-9800
1475-2727
DOI:10.1017/S1368980014002729