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Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional population-based study using a multistage, proportionate to size sampling was conducted f...

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Autores principales: Mgongo, Melina, Chotta, Nikolas A. S., Hashim, Tamara H., Uriyo, Jacqueline G., Damian, Damian J., Stray-Pedersen, Babill, Msuya, Sia E., Wandel, Margareta, Vangen, Siri
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Publicado: MDPI 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28489043
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050509
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author Mgongo, Melina
Chotta, Nikolas A. S.
Hashim, Tamara H.
Uriyo, Jacqueline G.
Damian, Damian J.
Stray-Pedersen, Babill
Msuya, Sia E.
Wandel, Margareta
Vangen, Siri
author_facet Mgongo, Melina
Chotta, Nikolas A. S.
Hashim, Tamara H.
Uriyo, Jacqueline G.
Damian, Damian J.
Stray-Pedersen, Babill
Msuya, Sia E.
Wandel, Margareta
Vangen, Siri
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description This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional population-based study using a multistage, proportionate to size sampling was conducted from June 2010 to March 2011. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, economic, feeding and child information. Anthropometric data were collected by trained field workers, and the data were used to assess child nutritional status. A total of 1870 children were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of children classified as underweight was 46.0%, stunting was 41.9%, and wasting was 24.7%. About 33% were both underweight and stunted, and 12% had all three conditions. In a multivariate logistic regression, child age, child being ill and birth weight were associated with all anthropometric indices. Child being breastfed was associated with being underweight and wasting. Mother’s education was associated with being underweight and stunting. Fathers aged 35+ years, and living in the Hai district was associated with stunting, and being female was associated with wasting. The prevalence of child undernutrition is high in this region. Strategies that target each risk factor for child undernutrition may help to reduce the problem in the region.
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spelling pubmed-54519602017-06-05 Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study Mgongo, Melina Chotta, Nikolas A. S. Hashim, Tamara H. Uriyo, Jacqueline G. Damian, Damian J. Stray-Pedersen, Babill Msuya, Sia E. Wandel, Margareta Vangen, Siri Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among children aged 0–24 months in six districts of Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. A cross-sectional population-based study using a multistage, proportionate to size sampling was conducted from June 2010 to March 2011. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, economic, feeding and child information. Anthropometric data were collected by trained field workers, and the data were used to assess child nutritional status. A total of 1870 children were enrolled in this study. The prevalence of children classified as underweight was 46.0%, stunting was 41.9%, and wasting was 24.7%. About 33% were both underweight and stunted, and 12% had all three conditions. In a multivariate logistic regression, child age, child being ill and birth weight were associated with all anthropometric indices. Child being breastfed was associated with being underweight and wasting. Mother’s education was associated with being underweight and stunting. Fathers aged 35+ years, and living in the Hai district was associated with stunting, and being female was associated with wasting. The prevalence of child undernutrition is high in this region. Strategies that target each risk factor for child undernutrition may help to reduce the problem in the region. MDPI 2017-05-10 2017-05 /pmc/articles/PMC5451960/ /pubmed/28489043 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050509 Text en © 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Mgongo, Melina
Chotta, Nikolas A. S.
Hashim, Tamara H.
Uriyo, Jacqueline G.
Damian, Damian J.
Stray-Pedersen, Babill
Msuya, Sia E.
Wandel, Margareta
Vangen, Siri
Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_full Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_short Underweight, Stunting and Wasting among Children in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania; a Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort underweight, stunting and wasting among children in kilimanjaro region, tanzania; a population-based cross-sectional study
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28489043
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14050509
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