OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentages of prevalence and incidence in child stunting at birth, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months of age and to investigate the association between factors and child stunting outcome MATERIAL AND METHOD: The Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children (PCTC) was carried out during 2000-2002, data from five districts were examined, and anthropometric measurements were performed by the physician and research assistants. WHO's growth reference standard year 2005 was used. RESULTS: Four thousand two hundred forty five children were included at the start of the present study of which 3,898 were in the final analysis. The prevalence in child stunting presented an increasing percentage at birth 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was 6.0, 6.9, 9.5, 14.6, and 16.6%, and incidence indicated decreasing at birth, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was 6.0, 4.3, 4.1, 5.2, and 3.2% respectively. The GEE analysis showed that gender mother height, mother education, income, and Nan-Hill Tribe areas were significantly correlated with child stunting (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Finding from the present study indicates that to reduce child stunting in Thailand in early infant's life, early nutritional interventions and quality antenatal care are vital.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the percentages of prevalence and incidence in child stunting at birth, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months of age and to investigate the association between factors and child stunting outcome MATERIAL AND METHOD: The Prospective Cohort Study of Thai Children (PCTC) was carried out during 2000-2002, data from five districts were examined, and anthropometric measurements were performed by the physician and research assistants. WHO's growth reference standard year 2005 was used. RESULTS: Four thousand two hundred forty five children were included at the start of the present study of which 3,898 were in the final analysis. The prevalence in child stunting presented an increasing percentage at birth 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was 6.0, 6.9, 9.5, 14.6, and 16.6%, and incidence indicated decreasing at birth, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months was 6.0, 4.3, 4.1, 5.2, and 3.2% respectively. The GEE analysis showed that gender mother height, mother education, income, and Nan-Hill Tribe areas were significantly correlated with child stunting (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Finding from the present study indicates that to reduce child stunting in Thailand in early infant's life, early nutritional interventions and quality antenatal care are vital.
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Authors: Salwa G Massad; F J Nieto; Mari Palta; Maureen Smith; Roseanne Clark; Abdel-Aziz Thabet Journal: BMC Public Health Date: 2012-01-11 Impact factor: 3.295
Authors: Peter D Sly; Brittany Trottier; David Carpenter; Ubon Cha'on; Stephania Cormier; Betsy Galluzzo; Samayita Ghosh; Fiona Goldizen; Michelle Heacock; Paul Jagals; Hari Datt Joshi; Prachi Kathuria; Le Thai Ha; Melina S Magsumbol; Panida Navasumrit; Poornima Prabhakaran; Banalata Sen; Chris Skelly; Inoka Suraweera; Sathiarany Vong; Chador Wangdi; William A Suk Journal: Ann Glob Health Date: 2019-02-25 Impact factor: 2.462