Titre :
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Weaning initiation patterns and subsequent linear growth progression among children aged 2-4 years in India. (2002)
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Auteurs :
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Sabu-S PADMADAS ;
Inge HUTTER ;
Frans WILLEKENS ;
Population Research Centre. Faculty of spatial Sciences. University of Groningen. AV Groningen. NLD
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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International journal of epidemiology (vol. 31, n° 4, 2002)
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Pagination :
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855-863
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Sevrage
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Allaitement
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Régime alimentaire
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Morbidité
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Etat santé
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Morbidité [épidémiologie]
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Epidémiologie
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Facteur risque
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Prévention santé
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Nourrisson
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Homme
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Inde
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Asie
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS 0lR0x5zf. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Reliance on full breastfeeding alone for a longer time could have deleterious nutritional and health implications at later stages of children's lives. About 47% of children are weaned at age>=6 months and more than 50% of children in India under 4 years are stunted. We investigated the association between timing of weaning and stunting of children in India, using the data from National Family Health Survey, 1992-1993. Methods Logistic analyses were employed on pooled data comprising one state each from six regions of India (N=6285) with height status of children aged 2-4 years as the dependent variable. Timing of weaning was considered as the main control variable in the regression models. Results Children weaned at age 6 months (odds ratio [OR]=1.57) and after 6 months (OR=1.88) were more likely to be stunted at later age compared with those weaned before 6 months (P6 months who had not received full immunization in the first year and had lived in poor conditions. Conclusions Timing of weaning is significantly associated with stunting among children in India. The underlying causal associations between weaning behaviour and growth retardation need to be further examined by using longitudinal data.
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