Prevalence and Associated Factors of Acute Malnutrition Among 6-59 Month Children in Adi-Harush and Hitsats Refugee Camps in Tigray Region Northern Ethiopia, 2017

Hagos, Brhane; Mohammed, Bekri; Yeshita, Hedja Yenus; Gonete, Kedir Abdela

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“…The finding of this study revealed that 14.7% of children were wasted. This finding is higher than the findings in 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health survey result (7%) [ 10 ], Northwest Ethiopia (10%) [ 14 ] and Adi-Harush and Hitsats Refugee Camps in Tigray (11%) [ 15 ]. The difference might be due to the difference in the study period and the population participated in the study.…”

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“…In Ethiopia, the prevalence of wasting was 10% in EDHS, 2016 [ 4 ] and 7% in Ethiopia mini demographic and health survey (EMDHS) [ 10 ]. There was also the regional variations with the highest percentages of wasting in under-five children such as 21% in Somali, 14% in Afar, 13% in Gambella, 2% in Addis Ababa and 4% in Harari [ 10 ], 13.4% in Bulehora district [ 13 ], 10% in Northwest Ethiopia [ 14 ], 11% in Adi-Harush and Hitsats Refugee Camps in Tigray Region [ 15 ], 11.1% in Dilla town [ 16 ] and 28.2% in Hawassa Zuria district [ 17 ].…”

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“…The socio-demographic, child-caring practices, environmental health and sanitation-related factors are the most prominent risk factors that determine acute undernutrition among under-five children [ 15 – 17 ]…”

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Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in Wolkite town of the Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020. A cross-sectional study

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Background Undernutrition among children is one of the leading major public health problems and about 49.5 million children were wasted worldwide. Asia and African countries contributed 69% and 27.2% of wasting respectively. In Ethiopia, 7% of children were wasted and 1% was severely wasted. Although Ethiopia has achieved remarkable progress in reducing under-five mortality and designed multi-dimensional approaches to address malnutrition, the data on acute malnutrition among children in the study setting is limited. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the prevalence of acute malnutrition and associated factors among 6-59-month-old children. Methods Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted at Gurage Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A total of 293 study participants were selected using a systematic sampling technique. Data were collected using structured and pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaires by face-to-face interview. Data entry and analysis were made using Epi Data version 4.6 and Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 24 respectively. Descriptive statistical analysis and some of the statistical tests like the odds ratio were carried out. Both Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis with 95% confidence interval was carried out to identify associated factors and variables with P value < 0.05 were taken as statistically significant. Results The prevalence of wasting among children aged from 6–59 months in this study was 14.7% (95% CI: 10.9, 18.8). After controlling for all possible confounding factors, the result revealed that age of children between 6–11 months [AOR = 2.78(95% CI: 1.67, 6.19)], caregivers who were unable to read and write [AOR = 2.23 (95% CI: 1.04, 5.34)], presence of diarrheal disease in the past two weeks [AOR = 1.68 (95% CI: 1.23, 5.89)] and mothers who had a history of poor handwashing practice before food preparation and child feeding [AOR = 2.64(95% CI: 1.52, 4.88)] were found to be significantly associated with wasting. Conclusions The study findings indicate that respondents’ wasting was mainly affected by age of the child, educational status of caregivers, presence of diarrheal disease and hand washing practice of the mother. Providing acceptable, quality and honorable care for all children is very crucial to prevent child wasting and proper handwashing during breastfeeding and food handling is recommended and interventions aimed at improving maternal health and access to health care services for children are urgently needed.

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“…Box: 32, Tuluawlyia, Ethiopia. 2 Department of Rural Development and Agricultural Extension, Mekdela Amba University, P.O. Box: 32, Tuluawlyia, Ethiopia.…”

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“…Malnutrition happens when there are insufficient amounts of nutrients and energy consumed improperly. Included are both undernutrition and overnutrition [1,2]. Under-five children who are malnourished experience nutritional deficits as a result of the interaction between illness and poor nutrition [3,4].…”

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Determinants of coexistence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under five years in the Gambia; evidence from 2019/20 Gambian demographic health survey: application of multivariate binary logistic regression model

Asmare¹,

Agmas²

2022

BMC Public Health

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Background Malnutrition happens when there are insufficient amounts of nutrients and energy consumed improperly. Included are both undernutrition and overnutrition. This study is aimed to evaluate the relationship among undernutrition indicators of stunting, underweight, and wasting among those under 5 years given other predictors. Methods The data were obtained from the measure of DHS program. A total of 2399 under-five children were involved in this study. A multivariate binary logistic regression model is used to assess the association between stunting, wasting, and being underweight given the effect of other predictors. Results Of the 2399 under-five children considered in this study, 13.5, 18.7, and 5.9% of them suffered from stunting, underweight, and wasting, respectively. The majority of children (40.1%) were obtained from the Brikama local government area of Gambia; more than half of the children (52.9%) were male, and 63.3% of children lived in urban areas. The association between stunting and underweight, underweight and wasting, and stunting and wasting was measured by the odds ratio (OR) of 15.87, 46.34, and 1.75, respectively, given the other predictors. The estimated odds ratio for children who had an average birth size to become stunted, underweight, and wasted were 0.965, 0.885, and 0.989 times the estimated odds ratio of children who had a small birth size, respectively. Conclusion The prevalence of stunting and wasting for under-five children in Gambia was lower than the world prevalence, but the prevalence of being underweight was higher. Children who are underweight have a significant association with both stunting and wasting. The age of the child, the child’s anemia level, and the birth type of the child are the common important determinants of stunting and underweight. The small birth size of a child was highly associated with a higher risk of stunting, underweight, and wasting among under five-year-olds.

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Undernutrition among children living in refugee camps: a systematic review of prevalence

2023

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ObjectivesThis review aimed to provide an overview of the prevalence of undernutrition in children under 5 years old in refugee camps according to the different indicators. In addition, we aimed to evaluate the quality and quantity of relevant epidemiological data available.DesignWe used a systematic review of prevalence study design to achieve the above aims. We sought eligible observational studies through database searching of OVID Medline, CAB Global Health, Scopus and PubMed; citation chasing; and grey literature searching.SettingThe setting of interest was refugee camps across the globe.ParticipantsParticipants in the studies included in the review were children under 5 years old.Primary and secondary outcome measuresOutcome measures of interest were the prevalence of wasting, global acute malnutrition, stunting and underweight.ResultsThe review included 33 cross-sectional studies in 86 sites and a total of 36 750 participants. Overall, the quality of the studies was moderate to high, but some reports lacked clarity around data collection or outcome definitions. The results showed a wide variation in prevalence estimates across the different indicators and between different refugee camps. The median prevalence estimates of global acute malnutrition based on weight-for-height z-score, stunting and underweight were 7.1%, 23.8% and 16.7%, respectively. Using weight-for-height z-score identified a higher prevalence of acute malnutrition than using mid-upper arm circumference in the majority of studies.ConclusionsAcute malnutrition remains a public health problem in many refugee camps, but chronic malnutrition has a high prevalence in more locations. Research and policy must, therefore, focus not only on nutrition but also on the wider determinants of both acute and chronic undernutrition. The difference in prevalence of global acute malnutrition depending on the measure used has implications for screening and diagnosis.

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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Acute Malnutrition Among 6-59 Month Children in Adi-Harush and Hitsats Refugee Camps in Tigray Region Northern Ethiopia, 2017

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Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in Wolkite town of the Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020. A cross-sectional study

Prevalence of wasting and associated factors among children aged 6-59 months in Wolkite town of the Gurage zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2020. A cross-sectional study

Determinants of coexistence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children under five years in the Gambia; evidence from 2019/20 Gambian demographic health survey: application of multivariate binary logistic regression model

Undernutrition among children living in refugee camps: a systematic review of prevalence

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