Located in Western Uganda, Bundibugyo District has enjoyed nearly a decade of relative political stability. However, the current nutritional status of young @entity1 is not known. A survey conducted in 1999 assessed the prevalence of global @entity3147 , but not stunting. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of global @entity3147 and stunting in three of the 10 subcounties in Bundibugyo District, and to describe efforts to address @entity3147 in Bundibugyo. An anthropometric survey of @entity1 aged 6 to 59 months was conducted, informed by guidelines for two-stage cluster sampling. Ten villages from each subcounty were chosen at random. The following indicators were measured for 30 @entity1 (not randomly selected) per village: age in months, sex, weight in kilograms, length/height in centimeters, mid-upper arm circumference in centimeters, presence of @entity4 , presence of mother in the home, and presence of father in the home. The overall prevalence estimate of global @entity3147 , defined as weight-for-height less than -2 z scores, was 2.7% (includes severe @entity3147 ). The prevalence estimate for stunting, defined as height-for-age less than -2 z scores, was 44.8%. There were no observed cases of kwashiorkor. Because results indicate that stunting is a major problem, programmatic efforts should emphasize young @entity1 feeding practices that will lead to decreased incidence of stunting, which would likely contribute to the development potential of the district. The authors describe efforts to address global @entity3147 as well as stunting in Bundibugyo.

Surviving but not quite thriving: anthropometric survey of XXXX aged 6 to 59 months in a rural Western Uganda district.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['child', 'children'] @entity4 :: ('MESH:D004487', 'Disease') :: ['edema'] @entity3147 :: ('MESH:D044342', 'Disease') :: ['malnutrition']
@entity1 :: (9606,Species) :: ['children']
