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Prevalence, trends, and determinants of malnutrition among under six-month old infants in Bangladesh: analysis of DHS data (2004 to 2022)

2026-02-11 public and global health Title + abstract only
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Malnutrition among infants aged under six months (u6m) is a global public health problem. As countries begin implementing 2023 WHO malnutrition guidelines, local prevalence and epidemiology must be well understood. We analysed Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey data (2004 - 2022), describing the prevalence and time trends of infant u6m wasting (weight-for-length z-score [WLZ] <-2), stunting (length-for-age z-score [LAZ] <-2), and underweight (weight-for-age z-score [WAZ] <-2). In bivariate and...

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