Risk factors for stunting among under-fives in Libya.

Objective: Stunting is a chronic condition reflecting poor nutrition and health. Our aim was to ascertain major predictors of stunting in children <5 years old in Libya.

Population And Methods: A nationally representative, cross-sectional, two-stage stratified cluster sample survey enrolled 4549 under-fives from 6707 households.

Nutritional status of under-five children in libya; a national population-based survey.

Aim: To describe the nutritional status of children under-five years of age in Libya.

Population And Methods: A secondary analysis of data of 5348 children taken from a national representative, two-stage, cluster-sample survey that was performed in 1995.

Results: Prevalence rates of underweight, wasting, stunting, and overweight were determined using standard definitions in reference to newly established WHO growth charts.