RESUMO
We assessed the prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting among preschool children in Oman from March to December 1999. Within each region, samples of males and females in the age groups 0-5, 6-11, 12-23, 24-35, 36-47 and 48-60 months were drawn from the registers of health institutions and the weight and height/length of the children were measured. The total sample comprised 19,440 children; 9911 males and 9529 females. Data were analysed according to the World Health Organization protocols. The prevalence rates of wasting, stunting and underweight were 7.0%, 10.6% and 17.9% respectively at the national level. There were no sex differences.
Assuntos
Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/epidemiologia , Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica/epidemiologia , Distribuição por Idade , Antropometria , Estatura , Peso Corporal , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos da Nutrição Infantil/etiologia , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Transtornos do Crescimento/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Avaliação Nutricional , Inquéritos Nutricionais , Estado Nutricional , Omã/epidemiologia , Vigilância da População , Prevalência , Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica/diagnóstico , Desnutrição Proteico-Calórica/etiologia , Fatores de Risco , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Distribuição por Sexo , Magreza/epidemiologia , Síndrome de Emaciação/epidemiologiaRESUMO
We assessed the prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting among preschool children in Oman from March to December 1999. Within each region, samples of males and females in the age groups 0-5, 6-11, 12-23, 24-35, 36-47 and 48-60 months were drawn from the registers of health institutions and the weight and height/length of the children were measured. The total sample comprised 19 440 children; 9911 males and 9529 females. Data were analysed according to the World Health Organization protocols. The prevalence rates of wasting, stunting and underweight were 7.0%, 10.6% and 17.9% respectively at the national level. There were no sex differences
