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Characterisation and Sociodemographic Determinants of Stunting Among Malaysian Children Aged 6-19 Years

NCT03364426 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 6759

Last updated 2017-12-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Child stunting remains an important global health issue, with 157 million children under five years of age estimated to be stunted in 2014. Until recently, stunting was thought to occur in the first 1000 days of life (between conception and 2 years of life), and was thought to be largely irreversible thereafter. However, emerging research suggests that children can transition between stunted and non stunted status up to 15 years of age, with studies also suggesting potential implications in terms of cognitive status. Despite this, there is little research on stunting and its potential determinants among children of older ages, with most current studies confined to those under five. This study aims to assess the prevalence of stunting and examine potential sociodemographic determinants of stunting (including individual, maternal and household level indices) among older children (aged 6-19 years) in a Malaysian population.

Conditions

  • Stunting

Interventions

OTHER

No intervention

No intervention - this is was an observational, cross-sectional study to identify potential risk factors associated with stunting

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Manjinder Sandhu

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel D Reidpath, PhD · Monash University Malaysia

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-12
Primary Completion
2014-09-23
Completion
2014-09-23

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