Title: Developmental delay and its predictors among children under five years of age with uncomplicated severe

acute
malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in rural Pakistan

BIBLIOGRAPHY OBJECTIVES VARIABLES METHODS FINDINGS

Saleem, J., Zakar, R., The aim of this study Stunting, Wasting, This study used data Study results show
Bukhari, G. M. J., was to examine the Children under age 5, from the 2016 that child’s age, sex,
Fatima, A., & Fischer, determinants of Demographic and and perceived birth
F. (2021).
Ethiopia
nutritional status health survey, Demographic and weight, mother’s
Developmental delay
among children under Ethiopia Heath Survey educational status,
and its predictors
among children under age 5 (0–59 months) (EDHS). The analysis body mass index
five years of age with in Ethiopia. Child used stunting and (BMI), and maternal
uncomplicated severe malnutrition is an wasting as dependent stature, region, wealth
acute malnutrition: a underlying cause of variables, while the quintile, type of toilet
cross-sectional study almost half (45%) of independent variables facility, and type of
in rural child deaths, were characteristics cooking fuel had
Pakistan. BMC Public particularly in low of children, mothers, significant
Health, 21(1), 1-10. socioeconomic associations with
and households.
communities of Logistic regression stunting. Child’s age,
developing countries. was used to analyze sex, and perceived
In Ethiopia, the the determinants of birth weight,
prevalence of stunting nutritional status mother’s BMI, and
decreased from 47% among children. residence and region
in 2005 to 39% in Bivariate analysis showed significant
2016, but the was also used to associations with
prevalence of wasting analyze the wasting. The study
changed little over association between found that child,
the same time period the dependent and maternal, and
(from 11 to 10%). independent household
Despite variables. characteristics were
improvements in significantly
reducing the associated with
prevalence of stunting and wasting
malnutrition, the among children under
current rate of age 5.
progress is not fast
enough to reach the
World Health
Organization global
target for reducing
malnutrition 40% by
2025.