Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS To compute reliable estimates of stunting, wasting and underweight along with their determinants in under 5 children from Developing Countries. METHODS Out of 190 studies on under-nutrition, accessed from PubMed and Google database, 24 studies meeting the selection criteria were considered for meta-analysis. RESULTS Overall estimate of prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight were 43.4%, 17.8% and 35.5% respectively. Mother's education, BMI, height, wealth index, child birth-weight and sex were factors significantly associated with stunting, wasting and underweight. CONCLUSIONS Prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight in Developing Countries were quite high. To carry-out differentials of under-nutrition between countries and ways of its reduction, more such studies are required.
