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Use of new World Health Organization child growth standards to assess how infant malnutrition relates to breastfeeding and mortality

Vesel, L.; Bahl, R.; Martines, J.; Penny, M.; Bhandari, N.; Kirkwood, B.R.; Arthur, P.; Morris, S.; Amenga-Etego, S.; Zandoh, C.; Boahen, O.; Bhandari, N.; Bhan, M.K.; Wahed, M.A.; Lanata, C.F.; Butron, B.; Huapaya, A.R.; Rivera, K.B.; Moulton, L.H.; Ram, M.; Kjolhede, C.L.; Propper, L.; Martines, J.; Underwood, B.

Bulletin of the World Health Organization 88(1): 39-48

2010

ISSN/ISBN: 0042-9686
PMID: 20428352
Document Number: 211720
Objective: To compare the estimated prevalence of malnutrition using the World Health Organization's (WHO) child growth standards versus the National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS) growth reference, to examine the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and malnutrition, and to determine the sensitivity and specificity of nutritional status indicators for predicting death during infancy.

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