Preparedness to Combat Determinants of Underweight-Based Child Malnutrition in Flood-Affected Areas of Pakistan.
Ijaz Ul HaqXiang HeAbdul Majid MujahidHira IbrahimZafar MehmoodJahan ShahBilal AhmedAmjad KhanShahbaz Ahmad ZakkiIhtisham Ul HaqMuhammad ShahzadJaved MuhammadJielian XuSaeed AhmedMuhammad SohailJing MiaoPublished in: BioMed research international (2022)
In conclusion, risk factors of underweight should be appropriately targeted in the flood-hit areas of Pakistan. Governments should preallocate budgetary resources and enhance the emergency preparedness levels to facilitate the communities with flooding incidents and their aftermath in the shape of child underweight-based malnutrition.