Indicators of Nutritional Status in Turkish Preschool Children: results of Turkish Demographic and Health Survey 1993

The Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (TDH conducted in 1993, provided data on the magnitude of malnutrition in a sample of 3152 preschool children from five geographical regions, and on its causal and conditioning factors. Stunting was found to be the dominant form of malnutrition (21 per cent)...

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Published in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 1996-04, Vol.42 (2), p.78-84
Main Authors: TUNCBILEK, E, ÜNALAN, T, COSKUN, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Distribution
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Health Surveys
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Nutrition Disorders - epidemiology
Nutrition Surveys
Other nutritional diseases (malnutrition, nutritional and vitamin deficiencies...)
Risk Factors
Sampling Studies
Sex Distribution
Tropical medicine
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:The Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (TDH conducted in 1993, provided data on the magnitude of malnutrition in a sample of 3152 preschool children from five geographical regions, and on its causal and conditioning factors. Stunting was found to be the dominant form of malnutrition (21 per cent). Altogether 10 per cent of children were underweight and 3 per cent were wasted. There were urban-rural (16 v. 27 per cent, P
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/42.2.78