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ArticleJournal of nutritional science2023

Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-23 months: a cross-sectional analysis from South-East Ethiopia.

Gosa Girma Ararsa, Meheret Tena Getachew, Tona Zema Diddana, Fikadu Reta Alemayehu

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Article in Journal of nutritional science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gosa Girma ArarsaSchool of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
Meheret Tena GetachewEthiopia Civil Society Coalition for Scaling Up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN), Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN), Civil Society Network, P.O. Box 384, Ethiopia Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Tona Zema DiddanaSchool of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.ORCID 0000-0002-8188-6901
Fikadu Reta AlemayehuSchool of Nutrition, Food Science and Technology, College of Agriculture, Hawassa University, P.O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To meet the 2030 goal to end all types of malnutrition, thoroughly investigating and addressing context-specific factors of undernutrition is crucial. Therefore, this study assessed the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children aged 6-23 months in South-East Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 580 randomly sampled mother-child pairs in February 2022. Socio-demographic, dietary intake, household food security (HFS), maternal knowledge and practices of child feeding, and the child's weight and height data were collected. A multivariable logistic regression analysis was done. The prevalence of stunted, wasted, and underweight children was 32⋅1, 7, and 9 %, respectively. Being male (AOR = 1⋅75), not using the growth monitoring and promotion (GMP) service (AOR = 1⋅50), household food insecurity (HFI) (AOR = 1⋅67), lack of improved water (AOR = 2⋅26), and bottle-feeding (AOR = 1⋅54) were significantly associated with stunting. Being male (AOR = 3⋅02), having low maternal knowledge on child-feeding practices (AOR = 3⋅89), not listening to the radio/television (AOR = 3⋅69), having a history of fever (AOR = 3⋅39), bottle-feeding (AOR = 3⋅58), and HFI (AOR = 3⋅77) were significantly predicted wasting. Being male (AOR = 3⋅44), not using GMP service (AOR = 2⋅00), having a history of fever (AOR = 4⋅24), lack of knowledge on optimal breastfeeding duration (AOR = 3⋅58), low maternal knowledge on child feeding (AOR = 2⋅21), HFI (AOR = 2⋅04), and lack of improved water (AOR = 3⋅00) showed significant association with underweight. In conclusion, stunting is alarmingly common while wasting and underweight are sub-optimal. Prevention of infectious disease, providing basic education for fathers, ensuring HFS; enhancing media access, maternal knowledge about IYCFP and improving water access; and GMP service utilisation are crucial to improve child nutrition.

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MalnutritionNutritional StatusCross-Sectional StudiesEthiopiaFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansMalePrevalenceThinnessWaterWater6–23 months aged childrenANC, antenatal careAOR, adjusted odds ratioARI, acute respiratory illnessASF, animal source foodBF, breastfeedingCF, complementary feedingCOR, crude odds ratioDDS, dietary diversity scoreEDHS, Ethiopian Demographic and Health SurveyGMP, growth monitoring and promotionHAZ, height/length-for-age Z-scoreHIFAS, household food insecurity access scoreIYCFP, infant and young child feeding practicesLemubilbiloMAD, Minimum acceptable dietmm, millimeterOFSP, orange fleshed sweet potatoORS, oral rehydration solutionPNC, postnatal careSouth-east EthiopiaUndernutritionWAZ, weight-for-age Z-scoreWHO, World Health OrganisationWHZ, weight-for-height/length Z-score

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