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Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors of Stunting among 6–23-Month-Old Infants in Central Rural China in 2019

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  • Jing Liu

    (Key Laboratory of Trace Element Nutrition of National Health Commission (NHC), National Institute for Nutri-tion and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China)

  • Jing Sun

    (Key Laboratory of Trace Element Nutrition of National Health Commission (NHC), National Institute for Nutri-tion and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China)

  • Jian Huang

    (Key Laboratory of Trace Element Nutrition of National Health Commission (NHC), National Institute for Nutri-tion and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China)

  • Junsheng Huo

    (Key Laboratory of Trace Element Nutrition of National Health Commission (NHC), National Institute for Nutri-tion and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 27 Nanwei Road, Xicheng District, Beijing 100050, China)

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition and to investigate the associated factors of stunting among 6–23-month-old infants in poor rural areas of central China. The China Nutrition Improvement Project on Children in Poor Areas was conducted in 56 national-level poor counties of seven provinces in 2019. We performed a multivariate binary logistic regression analysis to determine the associated factors of stunting. This cross-sectional study included 17,193 infants. The overall prevalence of stunting was the highest (3.9%), followed by overweight (3.0%), underweight (2.1%), wasting (2.0%), and obesity (0.5%). Girls [OR = 0.55, 95% CI (0.46, 0.65)], infants meeting requirements of minimum diversity diet [OR = 0.81, 95% CI (0.67, 0.98)], and mothers with middle-school or high-school education and above decreased the prevalence of stunting. Infants with diarrhea in two weeks [OR = 1.26,95% CI (0.98, 1.62)] were at higher odds of stunting. The malnutrition status in the study areas was improved, and vulnerable infants were found to need additional and earlier monitoring to detect and fundamentally prevent undernutrition.

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  • Jing Liu & Jing Sun & Jian Huang & Junsheng Huo, 2021. "Prevalence of Malnutrition and Associated Factors of Stunting among 6–23-Month-Old Infants in Central Rural China in 2019," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(15), pages 1-9, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:15:p:8165-:d:606843
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