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September 10, 2025BMC PediatricsOpen Access

What keeps children small, thin, and weak?: exploring the early childhood impacts of socioeconomic disadvantages in Pakistan

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RWRong WangQingdao UniversityFZFeroz ZahidCMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of DentistrySAShahla AkramUniversity of Peshawar

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Logistic regression reveals socioeconomic factors significantly affect malnutrition rates in children, highlighting urgent public health needs.

Key Points

  • Logistic regression analysis indicates socioeconomic factors significantly influence child malnutrition rates.
  • Children from affluent households show a 42% lower risk of child malnutrition compared to those from poorer families.
  • Minimum dietary diversity reduces the risk of malnutrition by 22%, especially notable in urban settings.
  • Children from Balochistan province face the highest risks of malnutrition, underscoring regional disparities.

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Wang et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c1b18554b1d3bfb60e82e5https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05877-1
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