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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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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/). |
spellingShingle | Article 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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