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December 23, 2025Nutrition BulletinOpen Access

Prevalence of the Double Burden of Malnutrition in Nepalese Students Aged 6–18 Years: An Urgent Call for Intervention

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ASAdam Flensborg SafikhanyDNDinesh NeupaneTATara Ballav Adhikari

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Overview

Cross-sectional study estimates stunting and overweight prevalence in Nepalese schoolchildren, suggesting urgent nutrition interventions are needed.

Key Points

  • This research aims to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition indicators among schoolchildren in Nepal.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study in 111 schools in Kaski, Nepal.
  • Collected sociodemographic data and measured height and weight of 11,782 students aged 6–18 years.
  • Classified malnutrition using World Health Organization growth standards and performed chi-square tests for analysis.
  • Prevalence of stunting was 15.8%, underweight was 6.1%, overweight was 10.7%, and obesity was 3.3%.
  • 1.0% of students were found both stunted and overweight/obese.
  • Stunting was more prevalent in rural schools (20.5%) compared to urban schools (15.1%).
  • Overweight and obesity were more common in urban schools (11.2% and 3.6% respectively) than in rural schools (7.1% and 1.5%).
  • Public school students had higher rates of stunting (18.2%) and underweight (6.7%) compared to private school students (13.2% and 5.4%).

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Safikhany et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6949ddb572f746a93d7890d1https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.70040
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