2026 Nutrition Survey of Under-five Children Who are Displaced in Nine Temporary Shelters along the Thai-Myanmar Border

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20260430001

Enrollment

2695

Registered

2026-04-30

Start date

2026-05-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Child malnutrition Undernutrition Stunting Wasting Underweight Food insecurity Child health Malnutrition Child Nutritional status Food security Refugees Health services Anthropometry Cross sectional studies

Interventions

Children aged 0 to 59 months residing in nine temporary shelters along the Thai Myanmar border who participate in a cross sectional survey to assess nutritional status dietary practices health conditi

Health Services Research

Under five children in temporary shelters

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Months to 59 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Child age 0-59 months. 2. Children residing in one of the nine temporary shelters along the Thai-Myanmar border, as follows: - Mae Hong Son Province: Ban Mai Nai Soi (Site 1), Ban Mae Surin (Site 2), Mae Ra Ma Luang (Site 3), and Mae La Oon (Site 4) - Tak Province: Mae La (Site 5), Umpiem Mai (Site 6), and Nu Po (Site 7) - Kanchanaburi Province: Ban Don Yang (Site 8) - Ratchaburi Province: Tham Hin (Site 9)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Children whose age is unknown. 2. Children with severe illness, whether hospitalized or not. 3. Anthropometric outliers (z-scores) that are flagged according to WHO criteria (WHZ -5 to 5; HAZ -6 to 6). 4. The mothers/parents do not consent to their child participating in the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stunting At survey Height for age z score based on WHO standards,Wasting At survey Weight for height z score based on WHO standards,Underweight At survey Weight for age z score based on WHO standards	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Household food security At survey Food insecurity experience scale questionnaire,Nutrition service utilization At survey Structured questionnaire on service use,Child feeding practices At survey Infant and young child feeding questionnaire	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactSayamon Senaprom

Institute of Nutrition, Mahidol University

sayamon.sen@mahidol.ac.th028002380

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026