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Malnutrition Incidence and Determination of Effecting Factors at 1-4 Years Old Children in Konya
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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Malnutrition Incidence and Determination of Effecting Factors at 1-4 Years Old Children in Konya
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/192991044247
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Abstract
Background and Aim: Every year in the world millions of children die from malnutrition and infectious diseases. Children under the age of five are affected more quickly than other age groups from negative conditions. This study is aimed to determine the risk factors of malnutrition and incidence of malnutrition in children aged 1-4 years living in Konya. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional epidemiological study. The survey about demographical information about the child and their family, child's nutrition and anthropometric measurements described by both Z-scoring and GOMEZ classification, was conducted between May-December,2016 with 1000 children aged 1-4 years in Konya province. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, student t-test and multivariate logistic regression were performed by SPSS 18.0 considering p
