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The prevalence of malnutrition amongst Malay pre-school children-comparative assessment by anthropometric indicators

Chong YH, Lim RK

J Trop Pediatr Environ Child Health, 1975 Feb;21(1):19-22.

PMID: 1039334

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Nutritional status of children in rural Sarawak, Malaysia

Kiyu A, Teo B, Hardin S, Ong F

Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 1991 Jun;22(2):211-5.

PMID: 1948281

The nutritional status of 641 children between the ages of 0 to 4 years old, from 835 households in 41 randomly selected rural villages with water supply in Sarawak were determined. Based on Waterlow's classification and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) standards, 61% of the children were stunted and 44.1% were wasted. Based on Gomez's classification and the NCHS standards 81.9% of the children were malnourished. There was no sex difference in nutritional status. The percentage of malnourished children increased continuously with age while the percentage of children who were wasted increased from 6 to 36 months and then it leveled off. The percentage of stunted children also increased with age but the increase was sharpest in children who were 12 to 23 months old. It is noted that the Gomez classification overestimates the prevalence of undernutrition.

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*; Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Association between household food access insecurity and nutritional status indicators among children aged <5 years in Nepal: results from a national, cross-sectional household survey

Sreeramareddy CT, Ramakrishnareddy N, Subramaniam M

Public Health Nutr, 2015 Nov;18(16):2906-14.

PMID: 25435296 DOI: 10.1017/S1368980014002729

OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between household food insecurity score and Z-scores of childhood nutritional status indicators.

DESIGN: Population-based, cross-sectional survey, Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2011.

SETTING: A nationally representative sample of 11 085 households selected by a two-stage, stratified cluster sampling design to interview eligible men and women.

SUBJECTS: Children (n 2591) aged 0-60 months in a sub-sample of households selected for men's interview.

RESULTS: Prevalence of moderate and severe household food insecurity was 23·2% and 19·0%, respectively, for children aged 0-60 months. Weighted prevalence rates for stunting (height-for-age Z-score (HAZ)

Matched MeSH terms: Infant Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology; Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology; Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Asian workshop on nutrition in the metropolitan area. September 11-14, 1991, Selangor, Malaysia. Proceedings

Southeast Asian J. Trop. Med. Public Health, 1992;23 Suppl 3:1-172.

PMID: 1342749

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Child nutrition among the Penans of the Upper Baram, Sarawak

Chen PCY

Med J Malaysia, 1984 Dec;39(4):264-8.

PMID: 6544931

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Aspects of ecology of food and nutrition in Peninsular Malaysia

Chong YH

J Trop Pediatr Environ Child Health, 1976 Oct;22(5):238-56.

PMID: 1051830

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Nutrition in Malaya

Chandrasekharan N

N Y State J Med, 1970 Aug 1;70(15):2010-6.

PMID: 5270540

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Do not neglect the indigenous peoples when reporting health and nutrition issues of the socio-economically disadvantaged populations in Malaysia

Khor GL, Shariff ZM

BMC Public Health, 2019 Dec 16;19(1):1685.

PMID: 31842826 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-8055-8

The purpose of this correspondence is to express our disappointment with the coverage of the BMC Public Health supplement: Vol 19 (4) titled "Health and Nutritional Issues Among Low Income Population in Malaysia", which neglected to include the fundamental health and nutrition issues that are adversely affecting the lives and livelihood of the indigenous peoples. The Supplement comprised 21 papers. Two of these papers included indigenous peoples as study subjects. These two papers addressed peripheral, albeit important health issues, namely visual impairment and quality of life, and not the persistent and rising health concerns impacting this population. We will provide evidence from research and reports to justify our critique that the Supplement missed the opportunity to spotlight on the serious extent of the health and nutritional deprivations of the indigenous peoples of Malaysia. As researchers of the indigenous peoples, we ought to lend our voice to the "silenced minority" by highlighting their plight in the media including scientific journals.

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

An age-independent anthropometric index of nutritional status

Dugdale AE

Am J Clin Nutr, 1971 Feb;24(2):174-6.

PMID: 5545844 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/24.2.174

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Nutritional status of adolescents attending the Iranian secondary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Zarei M, Msl H, Mohd Taib MN, Zarei F

Glob J Health Sci, 2014 Nov;6(6):185-97.

PMID: 25363094 DOI: 10.5539/gjhs.v6n6p185

The aim or this study was to determine factors associated with body weight status among Iranian adolescents in the two Secondary Schools run by the Embassy in Kuala Lumpur.

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Factors associated with undernutrition among children in a rural district of Kelantan, Malaysia

Cheah WL, Wan Muda WA, Mohd Hussin ZA, Thon CC

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2012 Mar;24(2):330-42.

PMID: 20833668 DOI: 10.1177/1010539510380737

The aim of the study was to identify the factors associated with undernutrition indicators in children 5 years and younger in a rural community in Malaysia. A total of 295 children and their carers were selected from community clinics based on a multistage sampling method. Pretested questionnaire, anthropometric measurement, and dietary assessment were used for data collection. There was 69% stunting, 63.4% underweight, 40% wasting, and 26.8% with mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC) for age below a z score of -2 among children. In all, 10 factors were found to be associated with different indicators of undernutrition. Age was the only factor that had association with all the undernutrition indicators. Total household income and total expenditure showed significant association with underweight. Birth weight was reported to have significant association with underweight, stunting, and low MUAC-for-age. The findings suggest that the factors of undernutrition were different for different indicators of undernutrition and thus give a more comprehensive picture on factors contributing to acute and chronic malnutrition.

Matched MeSH terms: Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Development of a questionnaire for the study of malnutrition among children in rural Kelantan, Malaysia

Cheah W, Wan Abdul Manan W, Zabidi-Hussin Z, Chang C

Rural Remote Health, 2009 Jul-Sep;9(3):1155.

PMID: 19705956

Historical data have shown that the factors contributing to and underlying malnutrition among children are diverse, multisectoral and include interrelated biological, social, cultural and economic factors. To determine the these factors in a given population an accurate and reliable questionnaire is essential. This article concerns the process of questionnaire development and validation.

Matched MeSH terms: Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology

Priority nutritional concerns in Asia

Tee ES

Food Nutr Bull, 2002 Dec;23(4):345-8.

PMID: 16619736

The sustained economic growth and increasing economic stability in the Asian region over the last three decades have been accompanied by changing lifestyles leading to significant changes in the food and nutrition issues facing Asian countries. The chronic diseases associated with excessive consumption of nutrients, especially fat, are becoming increasingly apparent. At the same time, Asia has a disproportionate share of the malnutrition problem. Underweight and stunting remain significant problems in many Asian communities, and micronutrient deficiencies of iron, iodine, and vitamin A continue to afflict large population groups. Effective data collection and analysis are essential to formulate and implement intervention programs to address both sides of the changing nutrition scenario in Asia.

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Socioeconomic correlates of iodine status among school children in Sarawak, Malaysia

Wah-Yun Low, Siti Norazah Zulkifli, Rajeswari Karuppiah

Asia Pac J Public Health, 2002;14(2):110-7.

PMID: 12862416 DOI: 10.1177/101053950201400210

Iodine deficiency is recognized as a public health problem. This paper assesses iodine status by socioeconomic factors in school children in Sarawak, East Malaysia. Kuching, Bau and Simunjan districts were chosen based on advice from the Sarawak's Medical and Health Authority. 803 school children, aged eight years, were selected from 19 schools via proportionate systematic sampling. About half the proportion of the school children were from Kuching, 24% from Simunjan and 22% from Bau. Almost all were equally distributed by sex. By mother's race, almost half were Malays, followed by Bidayuh, Iban, Chinese and other races. Mean urinary iodine concentration was 3.36 microg/ 100ml, mean creatinine level was 111.10 mg/100ml and mean creatinine/iodine ratio was 39.45 microg/ gram. Four female children (0.5%) were found to have enlarged thyroid. Urinary iodine levels were significantly different by district, mother's race and household income. It was highest in Kuching, among children with Malay mothers, and with household incomes more than RM500 per month. Conversely, it was lowest in Bau, among children of Iban/Dayak and Chinese mothers, and incomes of RM500 or less per month. Based on the WHO/UNICEF/ICCIDD classification, the Sarawak school children in the present study fall into the moderate IDD category. The low prevalence of goitre is a positive finding indicating that iodine deficiency is corrected over time.

Matched MeSH terms: Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Prevalence of malnutrition among children in an urban squatter settlement in Petaling Jaya

Chee HL

Med J Malaysia, 1992 Sep;47(3):170-81.

PMID: 1491642

In a study of mild to significant malnutrition in an urban squatter settlement, the weights for age of 297 children between birth and ten years, and the heights for age and weights for height of 197 children between two to ten years were analysed. Using NCHS standards, the overall prevalence of underweight was found to be 18.9%, stunting 15.2%, and wasting 11.2%. Age and ethnicity were significantly associated with the prevalence of underweight and stunting. The growth achievement of children below the age of two years were significantly better off than the older children, and Chinese children significantly better off than Malay and Indian children.

Matched MeSH terms: Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext The prevalence of childhood malnutrition: its measurement, what it means and its uses

Chong YH

Med J Malaysia, 1980 Jun;34(4):329-35.

PMID: 7219258

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Fulltext Malnutrition among Semai children

Khor GL

Med J Malaysia, 1988 Dec;43(4):318-26.

PMID: 3241597

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Malnutrition in malaria endemic villages of Bengkoka Peninsula, Sabah

Kandiah M, Lee M, Ng TK, Chong YH

J Trop Pediatr, 1984 02;30(1):23-9.

PMID: 6429349 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/30.1.23

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Nutrition of Iban children of the Sut and Mujong Rivers

Anderson AJ

J Trop Pediatr, 1981 02;27(1):26-35.

PMID: 7218412 DOI: 10.1093/tropej/27.1.26

Matched MeSH terms: Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

Nutritional problems of Malaysian children and approaches taken to overcome them

Arokiasamy JT

Asia Pac J Public Health, 1990;4(1):65-71.

PMID: 2223281

Nutritional status of children is an important factor in child survival, especially in developing countries. It is therefore important that nutritional problems are addressed and overcome. This paper reviews the many studies conducted in Malaysia on nutritional problems among children. It also documents the approaches, including intersectoral approaches, that have been taken to overcome these problems. Possible actions that have to be taken in the future to further improve the nutritional status of Malaysian children are discussed.

Matched MeSH terms: Child Nutrition Disorders/epidemiology*

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