Anthropometric Assessment of Nepali Children Institutionalized in Orphanages

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ID15714014
AuthorsLucía Fernández (0000-0002-6218-8286, Universitat de València), L PuigvÍ FernÁndez (Parc Científic de la Universitat de València), Ana Rubini (Parc Científic de la Universitat de València), José M Soriano (0000-0003-2846-1311, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe, corresponding author), Joaquín Aldás Manzano (0000-0001-8327-6640, Universitat de València), Jesús Blesa (0000-0002-1690-2418, Universitat de València)
Year2020
Volume7
Issue11
Pages217-217
Publication date2020-11-07
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChildren (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/children7110217
PMID33171733
OpenAlexW3098128525
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited18

Nepal is among the world's poorest countries, and it is the third-poorest country in the South Asian region. Asia has the largest number of orphans in the world; in Nepal there are around 13,281 orphan children. The objective of this study is to evaluate the growth status of institutionalized children in Nepal through the analyses of anthropometric measures. The sample was Nepalese children aged 4 to 17, obtained from two different orphanages: in the first one, children with physical and mental disabilities coexist with children without any conditions. In the second one, there were no subjects with disabilities. Significant evidence of an association between mental and physical disability in institutionalized children and undernutrition (wasting and stunting) was found in this study. There is also weak but significant evidence of a relationship between underweight and being male. The study could help reaching a better understanding of growth status of institutionalized children in Nepal

Anthropometry · Archaeology · Art · Geography · Nepali · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Medicine · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet · Psychology

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