Malnutrition among children under 60 months of age in two cities of the state of Acre, Brazil: prevalence and associated factors (Desnutrição em crianças menores de 60 meses em dois municípios no Estado do Acre: prevalência e fatores associados)

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Malnutrition among children under 60 months of age in two cities of the state of Acre, Brazil: prevalence and associated factors (Desnutrição em crianças menores de 60 meses em dois municípios no Estado do Acre: prevalência e fatores associados)

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Objective: To investigate the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors in children under the age of 60 months in two cities in the state of Acre, Brazil. Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was carried out with 667 children living in urban areas of the cities of Acrelândia and Assis Brasil. The prevalence of malnutrition was calculated by height for age (stunting) and weight for height (W/H) indexes, which were calculated with a cutoff point of -2 for Z scores as determ...

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2012-03

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Souza, OF / Benicio, MHD / Gontijo de Castro, Teresa / Muniz, PT / Cardoso, MA

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/29095

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Malnutrition / Child health / Nutritional status / Cross-sectional survey / Anthropometry / Nutritional epidemiology

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