Risk factors for wasting among hospitalised children in Nepal.

Aiko InoueBhim Gopal DhoubhadelDhruba ShresthaGanendra Bhakta RayaYumiko HayashiSudeep ShresthaTansy EdwardsChristopher Martin ParryKoya AriyoshiSharon Elizabeth Cox

Published in: Tropical medicine and health (2022)

Ethnic minority, diarrhoeal diseases, respiratory infections and house damage due to the earthquake were risk factors associated with wasting. Systematic anthropometric examination can identify significantly more malnourished children than simple observation of care providers.

Keyphrases

young adults
healthcare
palliative care
oxidative stress
body composition
community acquired pneumonia