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Background and Aims To investigate the prevalence and determinants of child malnutrition in Bangladesh, this study analysed data from the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey (BDHS) 2017–2018. The primary objective was to assess the nutritional status of children aged 0 to 35 months using indicators of stunting, underweight, and wasting. Methods A combination of Pearson's chi‐square test and multilevel binary logistic regression was employed to examine the association between child malnutrition and various demographic, socioeconomic, and health‐related factors. Results Despite gradual improvements, approximately 38% of children under the age of 3 remained malnourished. Key determinants included regional disparities, parental education levels, birth intervals, maternal nutritional well‐being, place of delivery, duration of breastfeeding, and recent illnesses. Conclusion The findings underscore the need for specific interventions such as parental education programmes, enhanced maternal healthcare, equitable access to quality nutrition and healthcare services, and promotion of optimal birth and feeding practices. Addressing these factors through multifaceted strategies is essential to mitigating child malnutrition and improving child health outcomes in Bangladesh.

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Malnutrition Environmental health Psychological intervention Medicine Logistic regression Health promotion Child health Promotion (chess) Nutrition Disorders Public health Under-five Developing country Child development Multilevel model Quality of life (healthcare) Gerontology Breastfeeding Pediatrics Cross-sectional study Child mortality Health education Nutrition Education Primary health care Low birth weight Demography Test (biology) Birth weight Health indicator Family health Socioeconomic status

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Concepts: Malnutrition, Environmental health, Psychological intervention, Medicine, Logistic regression, Health promotion, Child health, Promotion (chess), Nutrition Disorders, Public health, Under-five, Developing country, Child development, Multilevel model, Quality of life (healthcare), Gerontology, Breastfeeding, Pediatrics, Cross-sectional study, Child mortality, Health education, Nutrition Education, Primary health care, Low birth weight, Demography, Test (biology), Birth weight, Health indicator, Family health, Socioeconomic status

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abstract_inverted_index.2017–2018.	28
abstract_inverted_index.chi‐square	57
abstract_inverted_index.demographic,	75
abstract_inverted_index.determinants	9, 96
abstract_inverted_index.disparities,	99
abstract_inverted_index.malnutrition	12, 72, 161
abstract_inverted_index.multifaceted	154
abstract_inverted_index.underweight,	49
abstract_inverted_index.approximately	84
abstract_inverted_index.improvements,	83
abstract_inverted_index.interventions	125
abstract_inverted_index.malnourished.	94
abstract_inverted_index.well‐being,	107
abstract_inverted_index.breastfeeding,	113
abstract_inverted_index.representative	22
abstract_inverted_index.socioeconomic,	76
abstract_inverted_index.health‐related	78
cited_by_percentile_year
countries_distinct_count	1
institutions_distinct_count	2
citation_normalized_percentile