Magnitude of malnutrition among underfive children in urban slums of commercial capital of India and its multifactorial causation: A community-based study.

Context: Malnutrition in children is common globally and may result in both short- and long-term irreversible negative health outcomes. It is not a simple disease with single causative factor but it is a disease with multifactorial causation.

Aims: 1) To estimate prevalence of malnutrition in underfive children using "Z" score.