Frequency of Underweight and its Risk Factors in Children Aged 6 to 59 Months
Background: Globally, approximately 104 million children suffer from underweight conditions, with a significant majority residing in regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In Pakistan, the issue of underweight prevalence among children under the age of 5 is alarming across all province...
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Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College
2025-07-01
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| シリーズ: | Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care |
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| 要約: | Background: Globally, approximately 104 million children suffer from underweight conditions, with a significant majority residing in
regions such as sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. In Pakistan, the issue of underweight prevalence among children under the age
of 5 is alarming across all provinces, ranging from 19.2% in Islamabad Capital Territory to 41.3% in Sindh.
Objective: To assess the frequency of underweight and identify its associated factors among children aged 6 to 59 months in
Nawabshah City, Sindh.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Baqai Institute of Health Sciences, Karachi from February 2023 to March
2024. The study included a total of 371 children aged 6 to 59 months. Data collection was performed using interviews and weight
measurement. Being underweight was defined as children with a weight-for-age z-score of <-2SD, determined by using WHO child
growth standards. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 20.
Results: The mean age of the children was 24.21±13.14 months, 198 (53.4%) were female whereas only 44 (11.9%) were completely
immunized. Moreover, 111 (29.9%) study children were found to be underweight. Multivariable analysis further revealed that female
gender, not exclusively breastfeeding a child for six months, weaning at 6 months of age or above, bottle feeding, and not providing
meat to a child in any form were significantly associated with the child being underweight.
Conclusion: Around thirty percent of the study children were identified as underweight. Moreover, many participant characteristics
and practices studied were significantly associated with children being underweight |
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| ISSN: | 2707-3521 2708-9134 |