CURRENT PREVALENCE AND PREDICTORS OF PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION AMONG SCHOOLCHILDREN IN RURAL PENINSULAR MALAYSIA

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the current prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) among Orang Asli schoolchildren and to investigate the potential predictors of malnutrition. A total of 241 (120 males and 121 females) Orang Asli schoolchildren age 7-12 years living in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2008-09, Vol.39 (5), p.922-931
Hauptverfasser:	HESHAM AL-MEKHLAFI, M. S, SURIN, Johari, ATIYA, A. S, ARIFFIN, W. A, MAHDY, A. K. Mohammed, CHE ABDULLAH, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Animals Biological and medical sciences Body Weights and Measures - statistics & numerical data Child Child Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology Cognitive ability Cross-Sectional Studies Female General aspects Humans Immune response Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic - epidemiology Malaysia - epidemiology Male Malnutrition Medical sciences Prevalence Protein-Energy Malnutrition - epidemiology Public health Quality of life Rural Population - statistics & numerical data Sex Factors Socioeconomic Factors Socioeconomics
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