Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake
Background Malnutrition in children under the age of five remains a major health problem, since half of mortality cases in this age group involve malnutrition. The 2006 earthquake caused destruction of physical, biological and socio-economic environments, potentially leading to malnutrition in Yogya...
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| description | Background Malnutrition in children under the age of five remains a major health problem, since half of mortality cases in this age group involve malnutrition. The 2006 earthquake caused destruction of physical, biological and socio-economic environments, potentially leading to malnutrition in Yogyakarta children.
Objective To identify the prevalence and risk factors of malnutrition in Yogyakarta children under five years of age, one year after the 2006 earthquake.
Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among children aged 0 to 60 months in the Bambanglipuro Subdistrict, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta from September to October 2007. Nutritional status was determined using weight for height Z-scores, according to the WHO 2006 Child Growth Standards.
Results Out of 666 subjects, we found severe malnutrition, undernutrition, normal weight, and overweight status in 1.7%, 4.8%, 88.6% and 4.8%, respectively. By multivariate analysis, risk factors for malnutrition were not having been weighed during the previous three months (OR 0.35; 95% CI 0.1 to 0.8) and having acute respiratory infection in the previous two weeks (OR 1.99; 95% CI 1.1 to 3.8)
Conclusion One year following the 2006 earthquake, acute respiratory infection in the previous two weeks and unmonitored growth in the previous three months were risk factors for malnutrition in children under five years. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a8b67b9636fd45fcbe83a649798cdda42022-12-21T22:27:33ZengIndonesian Pediatric Society Publishing HousePaediatrica Indonesiana0030-93112338-476X2011-12-015163273110.14238/pi51.6.2011.327-31721Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquakeNeti Nurani0Mei Neni Sitaresmi1Djauhar Ismail2Department of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central JavaDepartment of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central JavaDepartment of Child Health, Gadjah Mada University Medical School/Dr. Sardjito Hospital, Yogyakarta, Central JavaBackground Malnutrition in children under the age of five remains a major health problem, since half of mortality cases in this age group involve malnutrition. The 2006 earthquake caused destruction of physical, biological and socio-economic environments, potentially leading to malnutrition in Yogyakarta children. Objective To identify the prevalence and risk factors of malnutrition in Yogyakarta children under five years of age, one year after the 2006 earthquake. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among children aged 0 to 60 months in the Bambanglipuro Subdistrict, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta from September to October 2007. Nutritional status was determined using weight for height Z-scores, according to the WHO 2006 Child Growth Standards. Results Out of 666 subjects, we found severe malnutrition, undernutrition, normal weight, and overweight status in 1.7%, 4.8%, 88.6% and 4.8%, respectively. By multivariate analysis, risk factors for malnutrition were not having been weighed during the previous three months (OR 0.35; 95% CI 0.1 to 0.8) and having acute respiratory infection in the previous two weeks (OR 1.99; 95% CI 1.1 to 3.8) Conclusion One year following the 2006 earthquake, acute respiratory infection in the previous two weeks and unmonitored growth in the previous three months were risk factors for malnutrition in children under five years.https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/859malnutritionunder five years oldearthquake |
| spellingShingle | Neti Nurani Mei Neni Sitaresmi Djauhar Ismail Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake Paediatrica Indonesiana malnutrition under five years old earthquake |
| title | Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake |
| title_full | Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake |
| title_short | Risk factors for malnutrition in under-five children: one year after the Yogyakarta earthquake |
| title_sort | risk factors for malnutrition in under five children one year after the yogyakarta earthquake |
| topic | malnutrition under five years old earthquake |
| url | https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/859 |
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