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Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Despite the decline in the rate of stunting in Ethiopia, the prevalence is still high and needs immense efforts to achieve the target set to reduce the prevalence. It varies between localities due to individual level factors and dominant livelihood practice in the community. Thus, the ai...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050694/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153936 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0287-6 |
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author | Dake, Samson Kastro Solomon, Fithamlak Bisetegen Bobe, Tesfahun Molla Tekle, Habtamu Azene Tufa, Efrata Girma |
author_facet | Dake, Samson Kastro Solomon, Fithamlak Bisetegen Bobe, Tesfahun Molla Tekle, Habtamu Azene Tufa, Efrata Girma |
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description | BACKGROUND: Despite the decline in the rate of stunting in Ethiopia, the prevalence is still high and needs immense efforts to achieve the target set to reduce the prevalence. It varies between localities due to individual level factors and dominant livelihood practice in the community. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of stunting and identify factors associated with it in Sodo Zuria district in South Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 342 children aged 6–59 months paired with mothers/caretakers. Households were selected using systematic sampling. Structured questionnaire was used and mothers/caregivers were interviewed face to face. Standardized anthropometric measurements were used to measure length, and weight and height of a child. Data were entered into Epi Info software version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Height for age Z score data were analyzed using WHO Anthro software. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify predictor variables. Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05. RESULTS: The prevalence of stunting in this study was 24.9% with 7.9% being severely stunted. Being female (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.5, 5.3), children aged 12–23 months (AOR = 7.1; 95% CI: 2.3, 21.9), mother’s who do not use family planning (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.1,5.7), children with diarrheal morbidity (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.2,5.3), income of 750–1500 ETB and > 1500, and children who received pre-lacteal feeding (AOR = 3.8; 95% CI: 1.2–12.2) became predictors for stunting. CONCLUSION: Significant proportion of stunting was found where one third of them were severely stunted. Being female, children aged 12–23 months, using family planning, children with diarrheal morbidity, income and pre-lacteal feeding became predictors for stunting. So Gender-based policies should be enacted in child feeding practice, interventions should focus on the utilization of family planning and appropriate child caring and feeding practices. Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions need to be strengthened. |
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spelling | pubmed-70506942020-03-09 Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study Dake, Samson Kastro Solomon, Fithamlak Bisetegen Bobe, Tesfahun Molla Tekle, Habtamu Azene Tufa, Efrata Girma BMC Nutr Research Article BACKGROUND: Despite the decline in the rate of stunting in Ethiopia, the prevalence is still high and needs immense efforts to achieve the target set to reduce the prevalence. It varies between localities due to individual level factors and dominant livelihood practice in the community. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of stunting and identify factors associated with it in Sodo Zuria district in South Ethiopia. METHODS: A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 342 children aged 6–59 months paired with mothers/caretakers. Households were selected using systematic sampling. Structured questionnaire was used and mothers/caregivers were interviewed face to face. Standardized anthropometric measurements were used to measure length, and weight and height of a child. Data were entered into Epi Info software version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Height for age Z score data were analyzed using WHO Anthro software. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify predictor variables. Statistical significance was considered at p < 0.05. RESULTS: The prevalence of stunting in this study was 24.9% with 7.9% being severely stunted. Being female (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI: 1.5, 5.3), children aged 12–23 months (AOR = 7.1; 95% CI: 2.3, 21.9), mother’s who do not use family planning (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.1,5.7), children with diarrheal morbidity (AOR = 2.5; 95% CI: 1.2,5.3), income of 750–1500 ETB and > 1500, and children who received pre-lacteal feeding (AOR = 3.8; 95% CI: 1.2–12.2) became predictors for stunting. CONCLUSION: Significant proportion of stunting was found where one third of them were severely stunted. Being female, children aged 12–23 months, using family planning, children with diarrheal morbidity, income and pre-lacteal feeding became predictors for stunting. So Gender-based policies should be enacted in child feeding practice, interventions should focus on the utilization of family planning and appropriate child caring and feeding practices. Water, sanitation and hygiene interventions need to be strengthened. BioMed Central 2019-03-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7050694/ /pubmed/32153936 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0287-6 Text en © The Author(s). 2019 Open AccessThis article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Dake, Samson Kastro Solomon, Fithamlak Bisetegen Bobe, Tesfahun Molla Tekle, Habtamu Azene Tufa, Efrata Girma Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title | Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title_full | Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title_fullStr | Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title_short | Predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in Sodo Zuria District, South Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
title_sort | predictors of stunting among children 6–59 months of age in sodo zuria district, south ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050694/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32153936 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40795-019-0287-6 |
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