文章基本信息

标题：Determinants of Under-Five Children Body Mass Index in Sudan; Application of Quantile Regression: A Systematic Review
本地全文：下载
作者：Dawit Getnet AYELE ; Ahmed Saied Rahama ABDALLAH ; Mohammed Omar Musa MOHAMMED 等
期刊名称：Iranian Journal of Public Health
印刷版ISSN：2251-6085
电子版ISSN：2251-6093
出版年度：2021
卷号：50
期号：1
页码：1-10
DOI：10.18502/ijph.v50i1.5067
出版社：THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
摘要：Background: One of the health challenges in Sub-Saharan countries is child malnutrition. Body Mass Index (BMI) can be defined as a measure of nutritional status. Examining the determinants of under-five children’s BMI is a significant subject that needs to be studied. For this study, quantile regression was used to identify the determinants of under-five children’s BMI in Sudan. Methods: We used the 2014 Sudan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) conducted by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Quantile regression was used. Results: Place of residence, state, mother’s educational level, gender, age of the child, and wealth index were an important effect significantly affecting under-five children’s BMI at different quantile levels. Conclusion: Taking measures on the nutritional status of mothers will accordingly resolve the nutritional status of their children. Therefore, the focus of policymakers should be on the influential significant factors which were found across all quantile levels to plan and develop strategies to enhance the normal or healthy weight status of under-five children in Sudan.
关键词：Body mass index; Under-five; Multiple indicator cluster survey