ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2018
One in three adolescent schoolgirls in urban northwest Ethiopia is stunted.
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- Barriers of eating among rural adolescent girls in Ethiopia: a qualitative study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Determinants of stunting among adolescent girls in schools of Digo Tsion Town, Northwest Ethiopia: Unmatched case control study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Dietary practice and nutritional status and the respective effect of pulses-based nutrition education among adolescent girls in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Magnitude of Stunting and Associated Factors among Adolescent Students in Legehida District, Northeast Ethiopia.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2021Article
- Household food insecurity predisposes to undiversified diet in northwest Ethiopia: finding from the baseline survey of nutrition project, 2016.BMC research notes · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPoor nutritional status of adolescent girls has a negative effect on the next generation as undernourished adolescents enter pregnancy with poor nutrient reserve. However, there is scarcity of evidence showing the burden of stunting among adolescent girls in Ethiopia. Therefore, the objective of this study aimed to assess prevalence of stunting and associated factors among school adolescent girls in Gondar City Administration, northwest Ethiopia.
methodsCross-sectional study was conducted from March to April, 2017. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select812 school adolescent girls. World Health Organization Anthro-plus software was used to analyze anthropometric data into Height for Age Z-score. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was employed to identify the factors associated with stunting. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% confidence interval was used to show the strength of association, while a P-value< 0.05 of was used to declare the significance of association.
resultsThe overall prevalence of stunting among adolescent girls was 33.1% (95% CI: 29.9, 36.5). Middle age of adolescence (AOR = 0.22, 95% CI: 0.15, 0.34), unsatisfactory media exposure (AOR = 1.69, 95% CI: 1.01, 2.84) and poor mother's education (AOR = 2.84, 95% CI: 1.07, 7.94) were significantly associated with stunting.
conclusionsOne-third of adolescent girls are stunted in Gondar City which suggests the serious public health importance of the problem. Enhancing mother's education and media exposure are critical to address the high burden of stunting.
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