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To target interventions for preschool-age children in a community of extreme poverty in Peru, we conducted a household survey between October 2005 and January 2006 to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and its risk factors. Of 252 children &lt;\u00a05 years old, the prevalence of wasting, underweight and stunting was 26\u00b76, 28\u00b76 and 32\u00b71\u00a0%, respectively, based on the new WHO Child Growth Standards. Risk factors for wasting were: (1) moderate\u2013high intensity <jats:italic>Trichuris<\/jats:italic> infection (OR 2\u00b750; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b706, 5\u00b793); (2) hookworm infection (OR 6\u00b767; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b708, 41\u00b705); (3) age (OR<jats:sub>6-month<\/jats:sub> 1\u00b727; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b711, 1\u00b746); (4) maternal education (secondary incomplete) (OR 5\u00b777; 95\u00a0% CI 2\u00b738, 13\u00b799); and (5) decreasing maternal BMI (OR<jats:sub>1\u00a0kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup><\/jats:sub> 1\u00b712; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b702, 1\u00b723). Risk factors for underweight were: (1) moderate\u2013high intensity <jats:italic>Trichuris<\/jats:italic> infection (OR 4\u00b774; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b799, 11\u00b732); (2) age (OR<jats:sub>6-month<\/jats:sub> 1\u00b722; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b707, 1\u00b738); (3) maternal education (secondary incomplete) (OR 2\u00b792; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b740, 6\u00b712); and (4) decreasing maternal BMI (OR<jats:sub>1\u00a0kg\/m<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup><\/jats:sub> 1\u00b711; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b702, 1\u00b721). Risk factors for stunting were: (1) age (OR<jats:sub>6-month<\/jats:sub> 1\u00b714; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b702, 1\u00b727) and (2) decreasing maternal height (OR<jats:sub>1\u00a0cm<\/jats:sub> 1\u00b712; 95\u00a0% CI 1\u00b706, 1\u00b720). Overall, risk factors for malnutrition included both child and maternal determinants. 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