Prevalence of short stature and malnutrition among Egyptian primary school children and their coexistence with Anemia.
Ali M El-ShafieZeinab Abdelaziz KasemyZein A OmarSafa H AlkalashAmal A SalamaKerollos S MahrousShaimaa M HewedyNessreen M KotbHeba S Abd El-HadyEman S EladawyMohamed A ZeidManar E Abd El HamidEmad H HemedaMohamed A El-ShafieEsraa A El-MeligyWael A BahbahPublished in: Italian journal of pediatrics (2020)
Prevalence of short stature, obesity and anemia was high among primary school children in Egypt with a strong concurrence between anemia and stunting. Intensive parental health education and in-depth nutritional assessment are required.
Keyphrases
- iron deficiency
- chronic kidney disease
- healthcare
- risk factors
- public health
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- type diabetes
- weight loss
- mental health
- weight gain
- health information
- high fat diet induced
- quality improvement
- physical activity
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- climate change
- risk assessment
- social media
- skeletal muscle