Choudhary, YachanaChoudhary, BharatDubey, ManjuPal, Dinesh KumarDafal, Herschel2023-08-252023-08-252022-02Choudhary Yachana, Choudhary Bharat, Dubey Manju, Pal Dinesh Kumar, Dafal Herschel. Nutritional Status of Under-five Siblings of Severely Wasted Children in Bhopal. Indian Pediatrics. 2022 Feb; 59(2): 117-1190079-60610974-7559http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225292Objective: To study the prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition in siblings of children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM). Method: It was a community-based crosssectional study of under-five year siblings of children with SAM. Results: A total of 128 under-five years siblings were studied, 30% had SAM whereas 20% had moderate acute malnutrition (MAM). More than 7 members in a family (OR=4.23, CI 1.9-9.6, P<0.001), underweight mothers (OR=5.2, CI 2.08-13.0, P<0.001), children who received pre-lacteal feeds (OR=3.24, CI 1.33-7.87, P=0.007), and Muslim religion (OR=4.44, CI 1.78-11.1, P<0.001) were significantly associated with finding of another child with SAM in the family. Conclusion: There was high proportion of severe malnutrition in siblings of children with SAM. Consideration should be given to actively screen all under-5 children in the family of a newly diagnosed child with SAM for undernutrition.FamilyNutritional statusScreeningSevere Acute malnutrition.Journal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya PradeshDepartment of Trauma and Emergency (Pediatrics), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Jodhpur, Rajasthan