Poor nutrition for under-five children from poor households in Ethiopia: Evidence from 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Kasaye, Habtamu Kebebe; Bobo, Firew Tekle; Yilma, Mekdes Tigistu; Woldie, Mirkuzie

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0225996

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“…Household wealth is another factor that contributes significantly to adverse nutritional status of children. Children from poorest and poorer households have higher chances of being stunted, wasted and underweight compared with children from richest households (Ahsan et al, 2017;Kasaye et al, 2019). Poverty exerts negative impacts on child's nutrition as poor households lack the monetary ability to procure and consume foods that are rich in minerals and vitamins that promote good health among children.…”

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Factors associated with adverse nutritional status of children in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys from 31 countries

Adedokun

Yaya

2021

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Undernutrition is linked to almost half of all deaths in under-five children. In 2019, 144 million under-five children suffered from stunting and 47 million suffered from wasting. This study examined the factors that influence adverse nutritional status of children in sub-Saharan Africa. The study used data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) of 31 countries, which involved 189,195 children under age 5. Binary logistic regression was used to examine the relationships between the independent variables and adverse nutritional status of children. About 26% of the children in the 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa considered in this study are stunted, 6% are wasted and 21% are underweight. Close to 31% of children whose mothers have no education are stunted, 9% are wasted and 28% are underweight. Adverse nutritional status of children is significantly associated with maternal age, education, household wealth, residence, antenatal care attendance, mass media exposure, child's sex and size of child at birth. This study has shown that adverse nutritional status of children is a major challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Efforts at improving nutritional status of children should include poverty alleviation initiatives at individual and household levels, increase in women's educational level and improvement in living conditions in rural areas.

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Factors associated with adverse nutritional status of children in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys from 31 countries

Adedokun

Yaya

2021

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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“…Several studies in Ethiopia noted predictors of child malnutrition including low parental education (Abdulahi et al, 2017;Asfaw et al, 2015;Dessie et al, 2019;EPHI, 2019), low household economic status (Dessie et al, 2019;Motbainor & Taye, 2019), large family size or overcrowding (Yisak et al, 2015), having two or more under-5 children and lack of maternal access to a health facility (Egata et al, 2014). Among child-related factors, male sex (Asfaw et al, 2015;Kasaye et al, 2019;Yisak et al, 2015), diarrheal diseases (Asfaw et al, 2015;Kasaye et al, 2019;Yisak et al, 2015), fever (Yisak et al, 2015) and age of the child (above 12 months) (Kasaye et al, 2019) were associated with increased stunting and underweight in Ethiopia.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of concurrent wasting and stunting and other indicators of malnutrition among children 6–59 months old in Kersa, Ethiopia

Roba

Assefa

Dessie

et al. 2021

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Malnutrition is the leading cause of poor child health in Ethiopia, and progress to avert it is unacceptably slow. In addition, little is known about the magnitude and factors associated with concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with WaSt, wasting, stunting and underweight among children 6-59 months in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Ethiopia. Data from a total of 1091 children and their parents' were analysed from a cross-sectional study. Household questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were used for data collection. Height-for-age, weight-forheight and weight-for-age indices are expressed as standard deviation units from the mean for the reference group. Multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with WaSt, wasting, stunting and underweight. Statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. The prevalence of indicators of malnutrition was WaSt (5.8%), wasting (16.8%), stunting (53.9%) and underweight (36.9%). Children aged 6-17 months had a higher odds of wasting (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-2.75) compared with those aged 36-59 months, whereas children aged 18-35 months (aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.65-3.47) and 36-59 months (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.07-2.37) had higher odds of stunting compared with those aged 6-17 months. Similarly, children aged 18-35 months (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.07-2.37) and 36-59 months (aOR 2.2, 95% CI 1.52-3.10) had higher odds of underweight compared with children aged 6-17 months. Households that did not treat drinking water at point of use were at higher odds of WaSt (aOR 3.3, 95% CI 1.16-9.27) and stunting (aOR 1.9, 95% CI 1.31-2.85) compared with those who did treat drinking water. Boys were more likely to be WaSt, wasted, stunted and underweight. Cough was associated with WaSt, wasting and underweight. Furthermore, maternal education, maternal occupation and maternal age were significantly associated with

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“…For example, in Ethiopia these surveys were used to show that children born to either overweight or educated mothers (elementary school, middle school or higher) have a lower risk of undernutrition. 25 The incidence of stunting, wasting and underweight was 38.3%, 10.1% and 23.3%, respectively. Approximately 19.47% of children were stunted and underweight and only 3.87% of children suffered from these three diseases at the same time in Ethiopia.…”

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A Survey of implementation status of child nutrition surveillance systems, registry systems and information systems: a scoping literature review protocol

Sadeghi

Langarizadeh

Olang

et al. 2021

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IntroductionChild malnutrition in all forms is known globally as the leading cause of poor health. Planning and solving this challenge require sources that collect data accurately. Nutrition surveillance systems (NSS), nutrition registry systems (NRS) and nutrition information systems (NIS) collect and analyse data on nutrition status. Unfortunately, these systems only exist in a few countries. The methods that these systems use significantly differ and their effectiveness is also scarcely researched. This scoping literature review aimed to conduct a survey on NSS, NRS and NIS that collect data on children’s nutrition at national and international levels, along with their attributes.Methods and analysisThe methods and analyses of this scoping review follow the Arksey and O’Malley’s methodology. This scoping literature review will be conducted in five stages based on this method. (1) The main research question and subquestions are identified. (2) Relevant studies are extracted. In this step, we will search electronic databases including PubMed, Scopus and ISI Web of Science. A manual search will also be performed in Google Scholar, grey literature, and the websites of organisations such as WHO, UNICEF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Health Service, International Food Policy Research Institute, Food and Agriculture Organization, Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance, United Nations World Food Programme, and United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition. (3) Extracted studies are separately reviewed by two reviewers based on inclusion and exclusion criteria, and eligible studies are then selected. A third reviewer resolves disagreements. (4) A checklist is developed to extract the features. Data of included systems are separately extracted and entered into a checklist by two reviewers. A third reviewer then resolves any disagreement. (5) Data are summarised and analysed and are presented in tables and figures.DiscussionThis scoping literature review provides strong evidence of the status of systems that collect data on the status of child nutrition. This evidence can help select best practices which can be applied to develop future systems. It can also be a positive step towards achieving an integrated system.

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Poor nutrition for under-five children from poor households in Ethiopia: Evidence from 2016 Demographic and Health Survey

Cited by 34 publications

References 31 publications

Factors associated with adverse nutritional status of children in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys from 31 countries

Factors associated with adverse nutritional status of children in sub‐Saharan Africa: Evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys from 31 countries

Prevalence and determinants of concurrent wasting and stunting and other indicators of malnutrition among children 6–59 months old in Kersa, Ethiopia

A Survey of implementation status of child nutrition surveillance systems, registry systems and information systems: a scoping literature review protocol

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