Improvement in Anthropometric Measurements of Malnourished Children by Means of Complementary Food and Nutritional Education in Fars Province, Iran: A Community-Based Intervention

Childhood malnutrition could have adverse impacts on the growth of child and eventually on fertility and general economic growth, and still, this issue remains a worldwide priority and a concern. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the national nutritional interventions program on the...

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Published in:Frontiers in nutrition (Lausanne) 2022-03, Vol.9, p.813449-813449
Main Authors: Shenavar, Razieh, Sajjadi, Seyedeh Forough, Farmani, Azam, Zarmehrparirouy, Mina, Azadbakht, Leila
Format: Article
Language:English
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children
community intervention
malnourished children
malnutrition
Nutrition
nutritional intervention
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Summary:Childhood malnutrition could have adverse impacts on the growth of child and eventually on fertility and general economic growth, and still, this issue remains a worldwide priority and a concern. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the national nutritional interventions program on the improvement and nutritional status of malnourished children children aged 6-59 months. This community-based intervention study was conducted with 1288 acute and moderately malnourished children aged 6-59 months referred to health centers. Children received combined nutritional education and counseling with the provision of affordable complementary food for 10 months. Anthropometric measurements were assessed monthly according to the standard protocols. Our results showed the reduction in the risk of malnutrition among children after nutritional interventions for weight-for-height (WHZ) ( < 0.001), height-for-age (HAZ) ( < 0.001), and weight-for-age (WAZ) ( = 0.008). Total malnourished children indicated improvement in HAZ (
ISSN:2296-861X
2296-861X
DOI:10.3389/fnut.2022.813449