Detail Assessing Child Nutrition: Problems with Anthropometric Measures as a Proxy for Child Health in Malnourished Populations Bibliografi Author: Menken, Jane ; Trapp, Erin M. Topik: Anthropometry; Nutrition Bahasa: (EN )    Edisi: Jul 2005     Penerbit: Colorado State University     Tempat Terbit: Fort Collins    Tahun Terbit: 2005     Jenis: Papers/Makalah Fulltext: pop2005-0006.pdf (265.2KB; 0 download) [Informasi yang berkaitan dengan koleksi ini di internet] Abstract During the past few decades, Bangladeshi children under age 10 have experienced significant improvements in nutrition, and sex differences in child nutrition have declined significantly regardless of family structure, a major change from previous observations in Matlab. However, our attempts to understand child nutrition in developing countries are hindered by problems with the measures used to evaluate health. The anthropometric proxies commonly used to judge nutrition (BMI, weight-for-age and height-for-age) often fail to capture the true health status of children in undernourished populations. Further, the standard of comparison based on U.S. children misclassifies a large number of children in Bangladesh as malnourished, particularly in the adolescent years. We explore nutrition in Matlab, Bangladesh, using measures of acute and chronic morbidity to assess whether and how anthropometric indicators of nutrition accurately reflect the health of children in this population. Kajian editorial This work was supported by NIA grants R01 AG16308 and P30 AG17248 to Harvard University with subcontracts to the University of Colorado, and P01 AG11952 to the University of Colorado. The research is based on collaboration among investigators at Harvard University, Brown University, University of Colorado, Independent University, Bangladesh, RAND, and ICDDR,B: The International Centre for Health and Population Research. As always, we thank the people of Matlab, Bangladesh, for their commitment to research and participation in the Matlab Health and Socioeconomic Survey and the ICDDR,B Health and Demographic Surveillance System and ICDDR,B for its continuing collaboration. Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Lihat Sejarah Pengadaan  Konversi Metadata   Kembali

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