Objectif : Étudier les facteurs associés au retard de croissance chez les enfants et adolescents des écoles primaires dans le sahel burkinabè. Matériels et méthodes : Il s’agit d’une analyse secondaire des données de l’enquête réalisée par la Direction de la nutrition en juin 2016 dans 13 écoles primaires. Les participants à l’étude étaient composés des élèves garçons et filles des écoles primaires publiques bénéficiaires des cantines scolaires de la commune de Dori au moment de l’enquête. Une régression logistique a été utilisée pour identifier les facteurs associés avec un seuil de signification de 5 %. Résultats : L’analyse a porté sur un échantillon de 568 élèves âgés de 5 à 15 ans. Les filles représentaient 52 % des élèves. La prévalence du retard de croissance était de 32,92 % (IC à 95 % [29-36 %]), elle était de 28,93 % (IC à 95 % [23,84-34,62 %]) chez les garçons et de 36,61 % (IC à 95 % [31,28-42,28 %]) chez les filles. Parmi les élèves primaire, l’âge (ORa = 4,38 ; p = 0,00), l’anémie (ORa = 0,24 ; p = 0,01) et l’utilisation des latrines (ORa = 0,58 avec p = 0,02) étaient les facteurs statistiquement associés au retard de croissance (p < 0,05). Conclusion : La prévalence du retard de croissance chez les élèves du primaire dans la commune de Dori reste élevée. La promotion de l’utilisation de latrines dans les ménages et la prévention de l’anémie chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans serait nécessaire pour la réduction du retard de croissance chez les adolescents.

Background: Simplified and reliable tools for individual and household diet quality assessment have been found helpful to reduce cost of the dietary survey. The main objective of this study was to determine the household’s diet profile in the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on household food consumption using the last seven days recall. Food consumption score (FCS) was calculated by adding sores of the consumed food groups for each household. Results: Overall, 985 households were involved from 37 rural and three urban places from the Centre-West Region of Burkina Faso. With regard to the FCS, 28%, 28%, and 44% of the households had a poor (FCS ≤ 21), borderline (21< FCS ≤ 35), and acceptable (FCS > 35) scores, respectively. Increased FCS improved the food consumption frequency rich in nutrient (vitamin A, iron, protein) groups. The quality of household’s diet was determined by socioeconomic variables such as household assets and number of income sources. Urban households get their food from the market places, while rural ones consumed their own productions. Conclusion: Diet quality based on food groups' consumption was associated with the socioeconomic status of households with regard to a certain food vulnerability. More efforts are required to strengthen the food security in vulnerable households regarding healthy diets for the population.

Backgroun: The increasing variety of foods and food groups in the diet helps to ensure adequate intake of essential nutrients and promotes good health. The main objective was to determine the diet quality of women, infants, and young children in agricultural mitigation period of Burkina Faso. Methods: A 24-h dietary open recall was used to collect all foods taken by women, infants, and young children in Centre-West region of Burkina Faso. The dietary diversity (DD) score was equal to the number of consumed food groups for infants (6-23 months) according to WHO recommendations and for women and young children (24-59 months) according to food and agriculture organization (FAO). Three DD classes were determined for the individual average DD. For each DD class, food consumption profile was determined by food items or groups consumed by at least 50 percent of women, infants, and young children according to FAO guide. Results: The study was conducted among 971 women, 419 infants, and 189 young children. Regarding the dietary diversity score (DDS), 16.3, 39.2, and 44.5 percent of women and 12.7, 49.7, and 37.6 percent of young children had low (< 5), average (= 5), and high (> 5) rates, respectively. Furthermore, DDS was low (< 4), average (= 4) and high (> 4) in 22.9, 12.6, and 64.4 of infants, respectively. The consumption rates of roots/tubers, dairy products, eggs, and fruits were very low regardless of the women, infants, and young children DDS in times of agricultural mitigation. Conclusion: The diet of women and young children was a little more diversified compared to infants. 

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