Leshawn BenedictSeo Ah HongPattanee WinichagoonPhudit TejativaddhanaVijj KasemsupSchulich School of Medicine & DentistryHanyang UniversityMahidol University2022-08-042022-08-042021-07-01Public Health Nutrition. Vol.24, No.10 (2021), 3058-306514752727136898002-s2.0-85094099558https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78117Abstract Objective: This study examined the prevalence of stunting-overweight and socio-demographic determinants among children under-five years of age, as well as associations with infant and young child feeding (IYCF) among children aged 6-23 months. Design: Secondary data analysis based on the Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2015-2016. Setting: Cross-national study. Participants: Nationally representative sample of children under-five years of age (n 12 313). Results: The prevalence of wasting, stunting, overweight and stunting-overweight was 5·3, 10·5, 10·1 and 1·6 %, respectively. In multivariate analyses, children under 6 months, children from low and middle wealth tertiles, and children living in rural areas were prone to being wasted. Male children, low wealth tertile and a non-Thai speaking household head were positively and children aged 48-59 months and a one-child household were inversely associated with stunting. Children from a low wealth tertile were less likely to be overweight, while older age, male children and children from a one-child household were more likely to be overweight. Stunting-overweight was associated with children aged 24-47 months, male children, mothers having secondary education, a one-child household, a non-Thai speaking household head and an urban area. In terms of IYCF indicators, despite no association with stunting and stunted-overweight children, current breast-feeding and inadequate meal frequency were associated with being wasting, while current breast-feeding and dietary diversity were inversely associated with being overweight. Conclusions: This study revealed the double burden of malnutrition at the individual and population levels among Thai children under-five, which calls for concrete integrated interventions to tackle all forms of malnutrition.Mahidol UniversityMedicineNursingArticleSCOPUS10.1017/S1368980020003304