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High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda

The prevalence of stunting among children in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa is still high, and if Uganda is to achieve the food-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must urgently invest in improving nutrition and sanitation. In a food rich area like Bushenyi, chronic undernutrition could...

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Autores principales: Mugarura, Douglas, Ninsiima, Herbert Izo, Kinyi, Hellen, Eze, Ejike Daniel, Tumwesigire, Sam, Mbekeeka, Prossy, Ndamira, Andrew
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Publicado: Hindawi 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8315884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34336276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5736864
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author Mugarura, Douglas
Ninsiima, Herbert Izo
Kinyi, Hellen
Eze, Ejike Daniel
Tumwesigire, Sam
Mbekeeka, Prossy
Ndamira, Andrew
author_facet Mugarura, Douglas
Ninsiima, Herbert Izo
Kinyi, Hellen
Eze, Ejike Daniel
Tumwesigire, Sam
Mbekeeka, Prossy
Ndamira, Andrew
author_sort Mugarura, Douglas
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description The prevalence of stunting among children in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa is still high, and if Uganda is to achieve the food-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must urgently invest in improving nutrition and sanitation. In a food rich area like Bushenyi, chronic undernutrition could be due to several other factors than mere scarcity of food. The Objective(s). This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and socioclinical factors responsible for chronic undernutrition (stunting) among preschool children aged 1–5 years in selected Health facilities in Bushenyi district. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children aged 1–5 years attending selected health centers in Bushenyi District. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire, taking anthropometric measurements (height/length), and stool analysis for eggs of soil-transmitted helminthes. Prevalence of stunting was presented as percentages. Logistic regression with adjusted prevalence ratio was performed to test the association between the sociodemographic and clinical factors and stunting at bivariate levels of analysis. Results. Most of the children were female, with a median age of 2.1 years and resided in semiurban areas of Bushenyi with their parents. Prevalence of stunting was 89.3%. Only 10.7% of the children were infested with soil-transmitted helminthes. Children likely to be stunted were those who drank unboiled water and were exclusively breastfed. Conclusion. There is a high prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Bushenyi district associated with parents'/care takers' low level of knowledge.
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spelling pubmed-83158842021-07-31 High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda Mugarura, Douglas Ninsiima, Herbert Izo Kinyi, Hellen Eze, Ejike Daniel Tumwesigire, Sam Mbekeeka, Prossy Ndamira, Andrew J Nutr Metab Research Article The prevalence of stunting among children in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa is still high, and if Uganda is to achieve the food-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must urgently invest in improving nutrition and sanitation. In a food rich area like Bushenyi, chronic undernutrition could be due to several other factors than mere scarcity of food. The Objective(s). This study was carried out to determine the prevalence and socioclinical factors responsible for chronic undernutrition (stunting) among preschool children aged 1–5 years in selected Health facilities in Bushenyi district. Methodology. This was a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children aged 1–5 years attending selected health centers in Bushenyi District. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire, taking anthropometric measurements (height/length), and stool analysis for eggs of soil-transmitted helminthes. Prevalence of stunting was presented as percentages. Logistic regression with adjusted prevalence ratio was performed to test the association between the sociodemographic and clinical factors and stunting at bivariate levels of analysis. Results. Most of the children were female, with a median age of 2.1 years and resided in semiurban areas of Bushenyi with their parents. Prevalence of stunting was 89.3%. Only 10.7% of the children were infested with soil-transmitted helminthes. Children likely to be stunted were those who drank unboiled water and were exclusively breastfed. Conclusion. There is a high prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Bushenyi district associated with parents'/care takers' low level of knowledge. Hindawi 2021-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8315884/ /pubmed/34336276 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5736864 Text en Copyright © 2021 Douglas Mugarura et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mugarura, Douglas
Ninsiima, Herbert Izo
Kinyi, Hellen
Eze, Ejike Daniel
Tumwesigire, Sam
Mbekeeka, Prossy
Ndamira, Andrew
High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title_full High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title_fullStr High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title_full_unstemmed High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title_short High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda
title_sort high-prevalence stunting in preschool children (1–5 years) attending selected health centers in a food rich area-bushenyi district southwestern uganda
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8315884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34336276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/5736864
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