Malnutrition and its risk factors among children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) in Asian countries: a scoping review

Siti Fathiah Mohamed, . and Soo Kah Leng, . and Divya Vanoh, . Malnutrition and its risk factors among children and adolescents with intellectual disability (ID) in Asian countries: a scoping review. pp. 27-40. ISSN 1394–035X

Introduction: Children with intellectual disability (ID) have higher probability of experiencing poor health status due to their limited ability to understand and assess information about nutrition and health. Malnutrition remains a significant health problem as it is prevalent among both typically developing and disabled children. This scoping review aims to discuss the prevalence of malnutrition among children and adolescents with ID in Asian countries. Methods: The review was based on the PRISMA-ScR method. A systematic electronic search was conducted using databases namely PUBMED Science Direct Scopus and Google Scholar for articles published from 2006-2019 written in English and involved studies in Asian countries. Results: A total of 255 100 articles titles were identified and only 17 articles that met the inclusion criteria were included for further analysis. The findings revealed that the range of prevalence for underweight was 5.7-76.3 and 28.9-45.0 for stunting. The prevalence estimated for overweight was 3.9-46.6 while obesity was 1.6- 26.6. The body mass index values ranged from 17.44.3kg/m2-23.06.3kg/m2. There were several risk factors related to malnutrition such as co-morbidity factors behavioural factors and parental factors. Conclusion: This review demonstrated concern regarding the prevalence of malnutrition among children and adolescents with ID which is high in certain Asian countries. It was varied and thus difficult to compare due to different reference standards and definitions used for malnutrition. Establishing nutrition and health-related intervention programmes can help to prevent further rise in the prevalence of malnutrition in this group.

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Abstract

Introduction: Children with intellectual disability (ID) have higher probability of experiencing poor health status due to their limited ability to understand and assess information about nutrition and health. Malnutrition remains a significant health problem as it is prevalent among both typically developing and disabled children. This scoping review aims to discuss the prevalence of malnutrition among children and adolescents with ID in Asian countries. Methods: The review was based on the PRISMA-ScR method. A systematic electronic search was conducted using databases namely PUBMED Science Direct Scopus and Google Scholar for articles published from 2006-2019 written in English and involved studies in Asian countries. Results: A total of 255 100 articles titles were identified and only 17 articles that met the inclusion criteria were included for further analysis. The findings revealed that the range of prevalence for underweight was 5.7-76.3 and 28.9-45.0 for stunting. The prevalence estimated for overweight was 3.9-46.6 while obesity was 1.6- 26.6. The body mass index values ranged from 17.44.3kg/m2-23.06.3kg/m2. There were several risk factors related to malnutrition such as co-morbidity factors behavioural factors and parental factors. Conclusion: This review demonstrated concern regarding the prevalence of malnutrition among children and adolescents with ID which is high in certain Asian countries. It was varied and thus difficult to compare due to different reference standards and definitions used for malnutrition. Establishing nutrition and health-related intervention programmes can help to prevent further rise in the prevalence of malnutrition in this group.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Children
AGROVOC Term:	Adolescents
AGROVOC Term:	Disabled persons
AGROVOC Term:	Health risks
AGROVOC Term:	analysis
AGROVOC Term:	Dietary value
AGROVOC Term:	Malnutrition
AGROVOC Term:	Overweight
AGROVOC Term:	Obesity
AGROVOC Term:	Underweight
Depositing User:	Mr. AFANDI ABDUL MALEK
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 00:55
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/9853

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