Factors associated with undernutrition among children aged between 6–36 months in Semien Bench district, Ethiopia

Fufa, Dinaol Abdissa; Laloto, Teshale Darebo

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07072

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“…Children who had separate meal plates from adults were three times more likely to have the minimum amount of dietary diversity. The finding verified with the finding from Ethiopia [ 21 ]. To reach a definitive conclusion, a small number of studies comparing a child's feeding plate to that of adults were reviewed.…”

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Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children under the age of five attending public health facilities in Wolaita Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study

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Background Poor quality diets are the greatest obstacles to survival, growth, development, and learning in children. Dietary diversity is a major problem in developing countries including Ethiopia. For better feeding practices and focused interventions, it is essential to identify dietary diversity in children. In order to draw firm conclusions, previous studies in Ethiopia were unable to get a thorough picture of the dietary diversity among children under the age of five. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to identify minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children under the age of five attending public health facilities in Wolaita Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia. Methods An institution-based cross-sectional study design was used from February to March, 2021. The sample size of the study was 406. A simple random sampling was used to select the study participants. The minimum dietary diversity of the children was assessed by a standardized dietary assessment tool. The information was gathered using a standardized questionnaire that was administered by an interviewer. The collected data were entered into Epi Data 4.6 then exported to SPSS 26 for analysis. A multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify the independent predictors of the study. The statistical significance level was set at P < 0.05, and the degree of the association was measured using an AOR with a 95% CI. Results A total of 399 participants were involved in this study. Nearly half (52.1%) of the study children met the minimum dietary diversity. The most popular foods were grains, roots, and tubers (79.2%), followed by dairy products (58.1%), vitamin A-rich fruits and vegetables, and grains, roots, and tubers (58.1%). Children whose mothers worked as daily workers had a lower likelihood of meeting the minimal dietary diversity requirement. However, children with separate eating plates from adults, households with food security, low monthly food expenditure, collaborative decision-making on household spending, birth intervals greater than 24 months, and health education on infant and young child feeding were more likely to achieve the minimal dietary diversity requirements. Conclusion The proportion of the minimum dietary diversity was higher than in previous studies from Ethiopia. The minimum dietary diversity was higher than in previous studies from Ethiopia. Family planning for birth spacing, nutritional counseling on infant and young child feeding, and parent communication in a child's feeding are critical to improve dietary diversity in a child's feeding.

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Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children under the age of five attending public health facilities in Wolaita Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study

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“…The other factor associated with stunting in the present study was inadequate diet diversity, which was consistent with the finding from previous studies ( 45 , 46 ) . It is a known fact that adequate complementary feeding is a challenge for children aged 6–23 months in Ethiopia ( 3 , 10 , 21 ) . This is due to the number of food groups the child had has been considered as a proxy indicator of diet quality and nutrient adequacy ( 47 , 48 ) , and this may play a crucial role in the linear growth of children.…”

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“…In these regions, a high number of children were reported to be suffering from undernutrition (19) , and an increased risk of food shortage related to a variety of factors (20) . The country is facing multiple, underlying vulnerabilities, for child undernutrition including food insecurity (21,22) . In addition to several factors (10)(11)(12)(13)(14) , the emerging global problem, the COVID-19 is likely to exacerbate the existing food security problems in these regions (23) .…”

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Child undernutrition and associated factors among children 6–23 months old in largely food insecure areas of rural Ethiopia

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Child malnutrition is the leading public health problem in Sub-Saharan Africa, resulting in poor health and economic losses. Ethiopia has one of the highest child undernutrition rates in the world that occurs to multifaceted factors, including food insecurity. Thus, we performed a cross-sectional study to assess the prevalence and risk factors for child undernutrition in largely food insecure areas of Ethiopia. Data were collected from 354 mother–child pairs from the Siraro district. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used for statistical analysis. Variables with a P-value of <0⋅05 in multivariate analysis were used to detect statistical significance at a 95 % confidence level. About 67 % of households are food insecure. The prevalence of stunting wasting and underweight were 42⋅7, 9⋅9 and 27⋅7 %, respectively. Female gender, higher age of the child (12–23 months v. 6–11 months), living in a household with five or more siblings, not getting therapeutic zinc supplement at least once, inadequate diet diversity, lack of growth monitoring service, and maternal own income increases the likelihood of child undernutrition. It can be concluded that child undernutrition is a severe public health problem in the study area. Improving primary healthcare services related to zinc supplementation, growth monitoring and promotion, and improving infant and child feeding practices can be considered as a strategy to address the problem.

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“…Disamping itu, faktor mendasar seperti tingkat pendidikan, pengetahuan dan ekonomi berperan dalam masalah gizi pada balita. [4][5][6][7][8] Khususnya terkait dengan perekonomian penduduk dunia setelah dihadapkan dengan permasalahan pandemi COVID-19 selama dua tahun lalu sampai saat ini masih ditemukan kasusnya, turut mempengaruhi kejadian gizi kurang pada balita termasuk di Indonesia. Permasalahan ini dikaitkan dengan kemampuan penduduk dalam menyiapkan makanan yang sehat dan bergizi, kunjungan ke fasilitas kesehatan, air bersih, dan sanitasi.…”

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Hubungan antara Pendapatan, Penyakit Infeksi dan Pola Makan terhadap Kejadian Gizi Kurang pada Balita

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2022

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Latar Belakang: Permasalahan gizi kurang pada balita merupakan salah satu masalah utama kesehatan di negara berkembang termasuk Indonesia. Studi Status Gizi Indonesia tahun 2021 menunjukkan angka kejadian gizi kurang pada balita masih cukup tinggi (17%) Tujuan : Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk menentukan determinan kejadian gizi kurang pada balita Metode : Desain cross sectional digunakan untuk mengumpulkan data faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan status gizi pada balita di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Seberang Padang. Sejumlah 136 balita yang berusia 2 - 5 tahun terlibat dalam penelitian dan dikumpulkan datanya menggunakan instrumen yang terstandar. Hasil: Persentase balita usia 2-5 tahun dengan gambaran gizi kurang adalah 7,3% dan dari balita yang mengalami gizi kurang dengan kondisi stunting sebesar 8,8%. Keluarga dengan pendapatan rendah lebih banyak mengalami gizi kurang dibandingkan dengan keluarga pendapatan tinggi (POR=6,463, CI=1,402-29,799). Juga gizi kurang secara signifikan dihubungkan dengan pola makan kurang baik (POR=5,997, CI=1,127-26,153) dan adanya riwayat penyakit infeksi (POR=5,650, CI=1,212-26,153). Kesimpulan: Edukasi gizi seimbang dan pola hidup sehat dan bersih harus terus disampaikan secara rutin melalui kerjasama institusi kesehatan dan institusi pendidikan bidang kesehatan dalam rangka mengatasi gizi kurang dan mengurangi risiko infeksi pada balita. Kata kunci: Pendapatan, Penyakit infeksi, Pola makan, Gizi kurang, Balita

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Factors associated with undernutrition among children aged between 6–36 months in Semien Bench district, Ethiopia

Cited by 13 publications

References 29 publications

Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children under the age of five attending public health facilities in Wolaita Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Minimum dietary diversity and associated factors among children under the age of five attending public health facilities in Wolaita Soddo town, Southern Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional study

Child undernutrition and associated factors among children 6–23 months old in largely food insecure areas of rural Ethiopia

Hubungan antara Pendapatan, Penyakit Infeksi dan Pola Makan terhadap Kejadian Gizi Kurang pada Balita

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