Double burden of malnutrition and its socio-demographic determinants among children and adolescents in Malaysia: National Health And Morbidity Survey 2019
Wai Kent Lai,
Lalitha Palaniveloo,
Syafinaz Mohd Sallehuddin
et al.
Abstract:Introduction
Malaysia faces the threat of a double burden of malnutrition where undernutrition and overweight (including obesity) coexist in the same population. This study aimed to determine the anthropometric assessment among children and adolescents aged 5 to 17 years and its association with socio-demographic factors.
Methods
Data were extracted from the National Health and Morbidity Survey conducted in 2019. This cross-sectional survey applied… Show more
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