Assessment of undernutrition using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure among children aged < 5 years in rural Yemen.

Conclusions: CIAF gives a better estimate of undernutrition than currently used conventional indices; identifies more children with multiple anthropometric failures; and reflects a wider view of the extent and pattern of undernutrition of children living in communities with limited resource settings. PMID: 30799551 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: East Mediterr Health J Source Type: research