Comparison of Undernutrition Prevalence of Children under 5 Years in China between 2002 and 2013

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• 作者：Dong Mei YU^a ; ^⁁Author Vitae ; Li Yun ZHAO^a ; ^⁁Author Vitae ; Zhen Yu YANG^a ; Su Ying CHANG^b ; Wen Tao YU^a ; Hong Yun FANG^a ; Xun WANG^a ; Dan YU^a ; Qi Ya GUO^a ; Xiao Li XU^a ; Yue Hui FANG^a ; Wen Hua ZHAO^a ; Xiao Guang YANG^a ; Gang Qiang DING^a ; ^{dinggq@Chinacdc.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Xiao Feng LIANG^c ; ^{Liangxf@Chinacdc.cn" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Undernutrition ; Prevelence ; Children under 5
• 刊名：Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：March 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：29
• 期：3
• 页码：165-176
• 全文大小：6386 K

文摘

To describe the undernutrition status of children under 5-year in China, and study the trend between 2002 and 2013.

Methods

The study was based on two national surveys. Undernutrition was determined against WHO's 2006 growth standards. The prevalence in 2013 and 2002 was weighted by China sixth National Population Census (2010). The relationship between undernutrition and gender/age groups/different areas use weighted logistic regression.

Results

The results indicated the overall prevalence of stunting, underweight, and wasting of Chinese children under 5-year was 8.1%, 2.4%, and 1.9% in 2013, respectively. The prevalence of stunting was higher for children aged 12-47 month, while underweight was higher for children aged 48-59 month. The prevalence of undernutrition was higher in rural areas than in urban areas, especially in poor rural areas. There was a decline of stunting, underweight, and wasting between 2002 and 2013 among the children, with greater reduction in rural areas than in urban areas.

Conclusion

The prevalence of undernutrition of children under 5-year remains high in rural areas especially in poor rural areas in China. It is urgent to take action to control undernutrition in the vulnerable areas and subgroups.