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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major public health issue worldwide. It has significant consequences, including weakened immune systems, which may lead to increased incidences of infectious disease and higher mortality, particularly in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to...

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Autores principales: Mohseni, Mohammad, Ahmadi, Shiler, Asadi, Heshmatollah, Mohammadian, Elham Dehghanpour, Asgarlou, Zoleykha, Ghazanfari, Fatemeh, Moosavi, Ahmad
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Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618538
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_564_20
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author Mohseni, Mohammad
Ahmadi, Shiler
Asadi, Heshmatollah
Mohammadian, Elham Dehghanpour
Asgarlou, Zoleykha
Ghazanfari, Fatemeh
Moosavi, Ahmad
author_facet Mohseni, Mohammad
Ahmadi, Shiler
Asadi, Heshmatollah
Mohammadian, Elham Dehghanpour
Asgarlou, Zoleykha
Ghazanfari, Fatemeh
Moosavi, Ahmad
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description BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major public health issue worldwide. It has significant consequences, including weakened immune systems, which may lead to increased incidences of infectious disease and higher mortality, particularly in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of malnutrition (wasting, underweight, and stunting) among children of 6–14 years of age in Iran. METHODS: Data were collected in 2018 based on searches of the PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Information Database (SID), Magiran, Irandoc, and Iranmedex databases using the following keywords: childhood, childhood malnutrition, children, nutrition, malnutrition, wasting, underweight, stunting, child, student, boy, girl, cause, prevalence, and Iran, in order to identify studies eligible for inclusion in the review. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, version 2 (CMA: 2) was used to estimate the overall prevalence of malnutrition. RESULTS: Nine out of 328 articles were included in our analyses. The overall of wasting among children of 6–14 years of age in Iran based on the random-effects model (according to nine studies and 18,296 participants) was 12.5% (95% Confidence Interval, 7.1-21.2). The overall prevalence of underweight based on the random-effects model (according to 10 studies and 19,185 participants) was 19% (95% CI, 8.1-38.6). Also, the overall prevalence of stunting based on the random-effects model (according to 10 studies and 19,185 participants) was 20% (95% CI, 9.4-37.8). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that the prevalence of malnutrition among 6–14-year-old children in Iran is similar to the global average. We need solutions that can be used for both prevention and reduction of malnutrition, especially in areas with middle or low socioeconomic status. It is necessary to identify factors associated with malnutrition in various geographic regions in order to implement appropriate programs based on factors with the highest impact in each region.
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spelling pubmed-98119622023-01-05 A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran Mohseni, Mohammad Ahmadi, Shiler Asadi, Heshmatollah Mohammadian, Elham Dehghanpour Asgarlou, Zoleykha Ghazanfari, Fatemeh Moosavi, Ahmad Int J Prev Med Systematic Review BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is a major public health issue worldwide. It has significant consequences, including weakened immune systems, which may lead to increased incidences of infectious disease and higher mortality, particularly in children. A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted to estimate the overall prevalence of malnutrition (wasting, underweight, and stunting) among children of 6–14 years of age in Iran. METHODS: Data were collected in 2018 based on searches of the PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, Science Information Database (SID), Magiran, Irandoc, and Iranmedex databases using the following keywords: childhood, childhood malnutrition, children, nutrition, malnutrition, wasting, underweight, stunting, child, student, boy, girl, cause, prevalence, and Iran, in order to identify studies eligible for inclusion in the review. Comprehensive Meta-Analysis, version 2 (CMA: 2) was used to estimate the overall prevalence of malnutrition. RESULTS: Nine out of 328 articles were included in our analyses. The overall of wasting among children of 6–14 years of age in Iran based on the random-effects model (according to nine studies and 18,296 participants) was 12.5% (95% Confidence Interval, 7.1-21.2). The overall prevalence of underweight based on the random-effects model (according to 10 studies and 19,185 participants) was 19% (95% CI, 8.1-38.6). Also, the overall prevalence of stunting based on the random-effects model (according to 10 studies and 19,185 participants) was 20% (95% CI, 9.4-37.8). CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study show that the prevalence of malnutrition among 6–14-year-old children in Iran is similar to the global average. We need solutions that can be used for both prevention and reduction of malnutrition, especially in areas with middle or low socioeconomic status. It is necessary to identify factors associated with malnutrition in various geographic regions in order to implement appropriate programs based on factors with the highest impact in each region. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022-11-23 /pmc/articles/PMC9811962/ /pubmed/36618538 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_564_20 Text en Copyright: © 2022 International Journal of Preventive Medicine https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
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Mohseni, Mohammad
Ahmadi, Shiler
Asadi, Heshmatollah
Mohammadian, Elham Dehghanpour
Asgarlou, Zoleykha
Ghazanfari, Fatemeh
Moosavi, Ahmad
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title_full A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title_fullStr A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title_full_unstemmed A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title_short A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Malnutrition Among 6-14-Year-Old Children in Iran
title_sort systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of malnutrition among 6-14-year-old children in iran
topic Systematic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9811962/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36618538
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijpvm.IJPVM_564_20
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