PMID- 26911220
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20190319
LR  - 20190319
IS  - 0019-557X (Print)
IS  - 0019-557X (Linking)
VI  - 60
IP  - 1
DP  - 2016 Jan-Mar
TI  - Exploring the multidimensional nature of anthropometric indicators for under-five 
      children in India.
PG  - 68-72
LID - 10.4103/0019-557X.177319 [doi]
AB  - This study examined the multidimensional nature of the association of stunting, 
      wasting, and underweight for children below 5 years of age in India using data 
      from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-3 (2005-2006). Multiple 
      correspondence analysis (MCA) was applied to examine the association of the 
      indicators. Additionally, log-linear model was used to find out the model of best 
      fit to examine the nutritional status of children. It was found that underweight 
      is associated with both stunting and wasting, whereas there was no consistent 
      pattern of association between stunting and wasting. The results also confirmed 
      that children suffered from multiple anthropometric failures. The results showed 
      that height-for-age, weight-for-height, and weight-for-age taken together give 
      the model of best fit for analysis of nutritional status. The study concluded 
      that the three indicators of nutritional status should be considered 
      simultaneously to determine the percentage of undernourished children.
FAU - Gupta, Ashish Kumar
AU  - Gupta AK
AD  - Doctoral Candidate, International Institute for Population Science (IIPS), 
      Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
FAU - Borkotoky, Kakoli
AU  - Borkotoky K
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - India
TA  - Indian J Public Health
JT  - Indian journal of public health
JID - 0400673
SB  - IM
MH  - *Anthropometry
MH  - *Child Nutrition Disorders/diagnosis
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Cross-Sectional Studies
MH  - Humans
MH  - India
MH  - Infant
MH  - *Nutritional Status
MH  - Prevalence
EDAT- 2016/02/26 06:00
MHDA- 2019/03/20 06:00
CRDT- 2016/02/26 06:00
PHST- 2016/02/26 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2016/02/26 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2019/03/20 06:00 [medline]
AID - IndianJPublicHealth_2016_60_1_68_177319 [pii]
AID - 10.4103/0019-557X.177319 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Indian J Public Health. 2016 Jan-Mar;60(1):68-72. doi: 10.4103/0019-557X.177319.