J HEALTH POPUL NUTR 2013 Sep;31(3):350-355 ISSN 1606-0997 | $ 5.00+0.20
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Malnutrition among 3 to 5 Years Old Children in Baghdad City, Iraq: A Cross-sectional Study Hasanain Faisal Ghazi1, Jamsiah Mustafa1, Syed Aljunid1,2, Zaleha Md. Isa1, Mohammed A. Abdalqader1 1
Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; United Nations University, International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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ABSTRACT The unstable geopolitical situation in Iraq since 2003 still affects the health of people, especially children. Several factors may indirectly affect a child’s nutritional status. The main aim of this study was to identify factors contributing to malnutrition among 3 to 5 years old children in Baghdad city, Iraq. Two hundred twenty children aged 3 to 5 years were chosen randomly from four kindergartens in Baghdad city according to the cross-sectional design. The nutritional status of the children was assessed using a weight-for-age z-score based on the World Health Organization 2007 cutoff points, in which any child with a z-score of
©INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DIARRHOEAL DISEASE RESEARCH, BANGLADESH
Malnutrition among 3 to 5 Years Old Children in Baghdad City, Iraq: A Cross-sectional Study Hasanain Faisal Ghazi1, Jamsiah Mustafa1, Syed Aljunid1,2, Zaleha Md. Isa1, Mohammed A. Abdalqader1 1
Department of Community Health, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; United Nations University, International Institute for Global Health, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2
ABSTRACT The unstable geopolitical situation in Iraq since 2003 still affects the health of people, especially children. Several factors may indirectly affect a child’s nutritional status. The main aim of this study was to identify factors contributing to malnutrition among 3 to 5 years old children in Baghdad city, Iraq. Two hundred twenty children aged 3 to 5 years were chosen randomly from four kindergartens in Baghdad city according to the cross-sectional design. The nutritional status of the children was assessed using a weight-for-age z-score based on the World Health Organization 2007 cutoff points, in which any child with a z-score of
