New growth charts for Libyan preschool children
(East. Mediterr. health j).
in En
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ABSTRACT
To draw up new growth charts for Libyan children under 5 years of age, a cross-sectional survey was carried out in urban and rural areas in 2 regions of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya from June 1999 to February 2000. Using WHO cluster sampling methodology, 1473 infants and children of both sexes aged between 0 and 59 months were selected from residential areas, maternal and child health centres, kindergartens and the delivery section of hospitals. Growth charts for weight-for-age, height for-age and weight-for-height were plotted and smoothed, to provide reference curves for clinical, epidemiological and research purposes. In addition, mean Z-scores were analysed by sociodemographic variables collected from interviews with parents. Factors with a strong influence on childhood growth patterns were child's age, mother's education level and sex
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Collection:
04-international_org
Database:
WHOLIS
Main subject:
Parents
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Reference Standards
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Body Height
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Body Weight
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Sex Factors
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Age Factors
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Educational Status
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Growth
Language:
En
Journal:
East. Mediterr. health j
Year:
2008