ArticlePublic health nutrition2017
The prevalence and factors associated with stunting among infants aged 6 months in a peri-urban South African community.
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- Potential of Egg as Complementary Food to Improve Nutrient Intake and Dietary Diversity.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Effect of small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplements on growth, psychomotor development, iron status, and morbidity among 6- to 12-mo-old infants in South Africa: a randomized controlled trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2019Trial
- Association of Stunting with Socio-Demographic Factors and Feeding Practices among Children under Two Years in Informal Settlements in Gauteng, South Africa.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Complementary Feeding Practices and Childhood Malnutrition in South Africa: The Potential ofNutrients · 2023Review
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- Perceived neighbourhood food access is associated with consumption of animal-flesh food, fruits and vegetables among mothers and young children in peri-urban Cambodia.Public health nutrition · 2022Article
- Breastfeeding inequities in South Africa: Can enforcement of the WHO Code help address them? - A systematic scoping review.International journal for equity in health · 2021Article
- Growth patterns and clinical outcomes in association with breastfeeding duration in HIV exposed and unexposed infants: a cohort study in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.BMC pediatrics · 2021Article
- A Review of Selected Studies on the Factors Associated with the Nutrition Status of Children Under the Age of Five Years in South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Infant Development at the Age of 6 Months in Relation to Feeding Practices, Iron Status, and Growth in a Peri-Urban Community of South Africa.Nutrients · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine the prevalence and factors associated with stunting in 6-month-old South African infants.
designThis cross-sectional study was part of the baseline of a randomized controlled trial. Weight-for-length, length-for-age and weight-for-age Z-scores were based on the WHO classification. Blood samples were analysed for Hb, plasma ferritin and soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR). Socio-economic, breast-feeding and complementary feeding practices were assessed by questionnaire. Setting/Subjects Infants aged 6 months (n 750) from a peri-urban area of Matlosana Municipality, North West Province of South Africa.
resultsStunting, underweight, wasting and overweight affected 28·5, 11·1, 1·7 and 10·1 % of infants, respectively. Exclusive breast-feeding to 6 months of age was reported in 5·9 % of the infants. Multivariable binary logistic regression showed that birth weight (OR=0·12; 95 % CI 0·07, 0·21, P8·3 mg/l) concentrations.
conclusionsThe association between stunting and lower birth weight, shorter maternal height and male sex reflects possibly the intergenerational origins of stunting. Therefore, interventions that focus on improving preconceptual and maternal nutritional status, combined with strategies to promote appropriate infant feeding practices, may be an important strategy to prevent stunting in vulnerable settings.
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