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WITHDRAWN: M Factors Affecting Malnutrition Among Children Aged 0-35 Months in Some Selected Rural Areas of Bangladesh (305311)
*FNU Rubaiya, University of South CarolinaKeywords: Modeling, Malnutrition, data analysis
Malnutrition refers to poor intake of calories and protein which is insufficient for a person's growth and maintenance. Malnutrition is severe in developing countries like Bangladesh. In our study, we investigated the extent of malnutrition and factors associated with malnutrition among children under three years in some selected rural areas of Bangladesh using the data collected by CARE Bangladesh. The exploratory variables were selected by literature review and bivariate analysis. The association between the nutrition status and selected factors were assessed by logistic regression models. From the study we found that, about 40.33% were stunted, 9.03% were wasted and 25.95% were underweight. Prevalence of stunting is lowest among children aged 0-6 months and highest at the age of 18 to 23 months. Underweight is lowest among children aged 0-6 months and highest at the age of 25 to 35 months. Wasting is highest in 12-17 months children. Some risk factors are child's age, total number of the living children, mother's age at birth, mother's BMI, mother's education, wealth index and type of toilet facility.