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In rural eastern Nepal, child underweight and stunting are highly prevalent and are significantly predicted by a combination of biological and socioeconomic factors, including low maternal body mass index, lower standard of living, and lack of maternal education. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

The aim is to identify factors associated with underweight and stunting in children aged 6 to 36 months in rural Nepal.

February 26, 2009Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health

Factors Associated With Underweight and Stunting Among Children in Rural Terai of Eastern Nepal

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GSGajendra SinghUniversity of Delhi MNManju R NairSree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology RGRuth B. GrubesicThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

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Observational study identifies predictors of underweight and stunting in rural children, highlighting significant health implications.

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The aim is to identify factors associated with underweight and stunting in children aged 6 to 36 months in rural Nepal.
Data collected via questionnaires from mothers of 443 children in Sunsari district.
Multistage cluster sampling selected villages and children for measurement.
Logistic regression analyzed the effect of various factors on underweight and stunting.
53.3% of children were underweight, while 36.6% experienced stunting.
Low maternal body mass index and lower standard of living score were strong predictors of underweight.
Maternal education above 5 years was protective against both underweight and stunting.

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Singh et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a062a6cd13cdeb13e6ff633 https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539509332063

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Factors Associated With Underweight and Stunting Among Children in Rural Terai of Eastern Nepal

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Factors Associated With Underweight and Stunting Among Children in Rural Terai of Eastern Nepal

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