Stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of stunting and associated factors among under-five children of Wukro town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017–2018. RESULT: Totally 394 under-five children were participated in this study with a response rate of 98.5%. A total of 222 (56.3%) of...

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Autores principales: Gebru, Tesfay Tsegay, Tesfamichael, Yohannes Ashebir, Bitow, Muzayene Tilahun, Assefa, Natnael Etsay, Abady, Gdiom Gebreheat, Mengesha, Meresa Berwo, Gebremedhin, Haftom Tesfay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6693130/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31412922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4535-2
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of stunting and associated factors among under-five children of Wukro town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017–2018. RESULT: Totally 394 under-five children were participated in this study with a response rate of 98.5%. A total of 222 (56.3%) of respondents were females and 106 (26.95%) were in the age group of 12–23 month. One hundred ninety-eight (50.3%) of the participants were between 2 and 3 in birth order and 194 (49.2%) had 4 to 5 house hold size. The overall prevalence of stunting was 194 (49.2%). Being female and presence of washing facilities nearby latrine were significantly associated with stunting. Under-five female children were 35.4% lower odds of stunting compared to male children (p = .041, OR = .644, and 95% CI (.422, .983)). ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1186/s13104-019-4535-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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