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Trends of stunting, underweight and overweight among children aged < 5 years in Kuwait: findings from Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System (2007–2019) / Nawal Alqaoud;Abdullah Al-Taiar

Tác giả : Nawal Alqaoud;Abdullah Al-Taiar

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Năm xuất bản : 2022

Chủ đề : 1. Growth Disorders. 2. Maternal, Reproductive and Child Health. 3. Journal / periodical articles.

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Background: There is a paucity of data on the secular trends of stunting and overweight among children aged < 5 years in oil-rich countries in the Middle East. Aims: To examine the secular trends of stunting, underweight and overweight in children aged < 5 years in Kuwait between 2007 and 2019. Methods: We used large individual data records (n=48 108) from the Kuwait Nutritional Surveillance System (KNSS) to calculate height/length-for-age z score (HAZ), weight-for-age z score and body mass index (BMI)-for-age z score using World Health Organization growth references. Stunting and underweight were defined as < -2 standard deviation (SD) and overweight (including obesity) as ≥ +2 SD. Trends of stunting, underweight and overweight were investigated using logistic regression models. Results: The prevalence of stunting, underweight and overweight was 5.15%, 2.33% and 10.78%, respectively. Stunting increased during the study period, among children aged < 2 years. There was no increasing trend in overweight during the study period. These findings were corroborated by the distribution of HAZ and BMI-for-age z scores. Current prevalence of combined stunting and overweight was 1.53% in boys and 1.98% in girls. Conclusion: Current prevalence of stunting and underweight is low in Kuwait indicating that undernutrition is no longer a major public health issue. There is a tendency for stunting to increase in children aged < 2 years, highlighting the need to investigate early causes of stunting such as maternal and pregnancy-related factors.
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Mothers’ perceptions of their children’s weight: opportunity for health promotion in Kuwait / Abdullah Al-Taiar;Nawal Alqaoud;Reem Sharaf-Alddin;Muge Akpinar-Elci

Tác giả : Abdullah Al-Taiar;Nawal Alqaoud;Reem Sharaf-Alddin;Muge Akpinar-Elci

Nhà xuất bản : World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Năm xuất bản : 2022