Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of the Under Five Children

Pradhan, Amita

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“…The higher percentage of stunting in this study could be because of the fact that this study was conducted within the hilly region. Similar findings have been reported in various studies (Nepal Ministry of Health and Population, New ERA and ICF International, 2012;DoHS, 2016;Pradhan, 2010).…”

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Nutritional Status and the Associated Factors in Under Five Years Children of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun Districts of Nepal

Dhungana

2017

Nep. J. Stats.

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Background: The nutritional status of children is important as it determines their health, physical growth as well as development, productive life and academic performance. The national figures for stunting, underweight and wasting in under five years children in Nepal stands at 41%, 29% and 11%, respectively according to NDHS 2011. However, the magnitude of this problem in hilly areas of Nepal is not well understood.Objectives: The objective of this study was to find the nutritional status of 6 to 59 months of children and its associated factors.Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional, population-based study design has been used for this study. The study population was 6 to 59 months children who were permanent or temporary residents of the study area. The respondent was the mother of the under 5 year child. A total 10% (n=1353) study participants were selected from each of the 4 VDCs of Lamjung and Gorkha, and each of the 5 VDCs of Tanahun during April-May, 2014 by applying systematic random sampling. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered to mothers by face to face interview method. The anthropometric measurements (weight and height) were also recorded. Binary logistic regression was applied to identify the factors associated to the nutritional status.Results: In the study, 56.3% were boys and 43.7% were girls. The prevalence of wasting, stunting and underweight was 10.6% (95% C.I: 9.0-12.2), 53.9% (95% C.I: 51.2-56.6) and 20.8% (95% C.I: 18.6-23.0), respectively. The wasting, stunting and underweight were higher in boys than in girls. The factors were duration of breast feeding, occupation of mothers, family size, site of delivery, height of mothers and age of mother during the delivery.Conclusion: Stunting was more prevalent than wasting in the study districts and implies that there is a problem of chronic malnutrition. The factors highlighted in this study should be adequately addressed by concerned authorities to address malnutrition in these hilly districts of Nepal.Nepalese Journal of Statistics, 2017, Vol. 1, 15-28

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Nutritional Status and the Associated Factors in Under Five Years Children of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun Districts of Nepal

Dhungana

2017

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“…[14][15][16][17] In this study the prevalence of wasting was found to be higher among children living in urban areas similar to a study done by Kavosi et al 13 Other studies however showed that prevalence of wasting is higher in rural areas. 15,17,18 In the present study there was no much difference between children attending rural and urban Anganwadi centres with respect to mid arm circumference measuring less than 13.5cms. However in a study conducted by Mishra and Mishra proportion of children with mid arm circumference measuring less than 13.5cms was found to be higher in rural compared to urban areas.…”

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“…[14][15][16] Prevalence of stunting in our study was higher among children living in urban areas which was similar to a study done by Kavosi et al 13 In contrary other studies showed that the prevalence of stunting is higher in rural areas. [14][15][16][17] In this study the prevalence of wasting was found to be higher among children living in urban areas similar to a study done by Kavosi et al 13 Other studies however showed that prevalence of wasting is higher in rural areas. 15,17,18 In the present study there was no much difference between children attending rural and urban Anganwadi centres with respect to mid arm circumference measuring less than 13.5cms.…”

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A comparative study of anthropometric measurements of children attending urban and rural anganwadi centres of a coastal district in Karnataka, India

Navya¹,

Udayakiran

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Malnutrition is defined as a pathological state resulting from a relative or absolute deficiency or excess of one or more essential nutrients. Weight for age, height for age and weight for height are usually used to describe the nutritional status of children. The present study was done to compare the anthropometric measurements of children attending urban and rural anganwadi centres.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in children aged three to six years attending 34 anganwadi centres of a coastal district of Karnataka. Anthropometric measurements like height, weight and mid arm circumference was measured using standard methods. Malnutrition was assessed based on WHO z scores. Statistical analysis used: Data was expressed in Percentages and frequencies. Comparison of anthropometric measurements were done using chi square analysis.Results: 25.5% of the children attending urban anganwadis were underweight, 10% severely underweight, 15.5% stunted, 2.5% severely stunted, 24% wasted and 8.5% severely wasted. 18.5% of children attending rural anganwadis were underweight, 6.8% severely underweight, 11.8% stunted, 3.2% severely stunted, 15.2% wasted and 4.5% were severely wasted. The prevalence of wasting was significantly higher (p=0.006) in children attending urban anganwadi centres compared to rural centres.Conclusions: Urban anganwadis had a higher prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting. Underweight and stunting was higher in females compared to males whereas wasting was found almost equally in both the genders.

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“…Malnutrition is a major public health and nutrition problem in Nepal. It is a major underlying cause of the child morbidity and mortality in Nepal [1][2][3]. Nutrition is the sum of total process involved in utilization of food substance with growth, repair and maintenance of body accomplished.…”

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Statistical Analysis on Nutritional Status and its Associated Factors of Under Five Years Children in Nepal

Upadhyay

Bhusal

2017

Adv. J. Grad. Res.

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A B S T R A C TMalnutrition among under five year of age group is a major underlying cause of the child morbidity and mortality in many developing countries like Nepal. Nutritional status of children is a proxy indicator for assessing the health status of entire population. This study was carried out to evaluate the nutritional status of the most vulnerable age group of children (0-59 months) and to identify different factors associated with it. Generally three anthropometric indicators were often used to assess the nutritional status of children height-for-age, weight-for-height and weight-for-age. This study is based on data of Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. WHO Anthro software and IBM SPSS 20 were used to analyze the data. The prevalence of the malnutrition (stunted, wasted and underweight) was found in the different aspect. This study consists of 2334 children of under five years age groups, out of this 50.9% were male children and 49.1% were female children, the prevalence of the stunted is 41%, wasted 29% and underweight 11%. The prevalence of diarrhea during the data collection period is 13.80% and prevalence of fever during the data collection period is 18.70%. The statistically significant factor were body mass index of mother, wealth index, size of child at birth and education of mother and smoking habit of mother. Malnutrition (stunted, wasted and underweight) still remains as a major health problem in our country Nepal. So, our government should be focused on those factors which are significantly associated with malnutrition like health care during pregnancy period, education of mother etc. Significant number of under-five children's of Nepal was malnourished. Maternal factors have significant association with nutritional status of the children which include extra diet in pregnancy and lactation, iron supplements in pregnancy, exclusive breast feeding for six months.

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Factors Associated with Nutritional Status of the Under Five Children

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Nutritional Status and the Associated Factors in Under Five Years Children of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun Districts of Nepal

Nutritional Status and the Associated Factors in Under Five Years Children of Lamjung, Gorkha and Tanahun Districts of Nepal

A comparative study of anthropometric measurements of children attending urban and rural anganwadi centres of a coastal district in Karnataka, India

Statistical Analysis on Nutritional Status and its Associated Factors of Under Five Years Children in Nepal

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