Evaluating risk factors for protein-energy malnutrition in children under the age of six years: a case-control study from Iran | Zendy

Aziz Kamran | Zendy; Afshan Afshan | Zendy

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Evaluating risk factors for protein-energy malnutrition in children under the age of six years: a case-control study from Iran

Author(s) -

Aziz Kamran,

Afshan Afshan

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of general medicine

Language(s) - Persian

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 1178-7074

DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s19499

Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , latrine , protein–energy malnutrition , environmental health , poverty , logistic regression , public health , population , pediatrics , demography , sanitation , nursing , pathology , sociology , economics , economic growth

Protein-energy malnutrition is one of the most important public health problems in Iran. It not only accounts for more than half of child mortality but can also produce somatic and mental impairment in survivors. The main aim of this study was to identify risk factors for protein-energy malnutrition in children under 6 years of age in Namin city.

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