Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Associated Factors Among Under-Five Children in Gursum District, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Abdilahi, Mohamed Arab; Nur, Abdikani Mawlid; Jibril, Abdireshid Dahir

doi:10.11648/j.sjph.20200804.15

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“…The closeness between the two prevalence reports could be due to that, both studies were conducted among under-fives and the two regions share significant food habit, culture and geography. On the contrary, a study conducted among under-fives in Gursum district of the Somali region of Ethiopia reported a 21.2% prevalence of malnutrition [ 43 ]. This discrepancy could be a result of differences in socio-economic characteristic, varying culture, geography and food habits.…”

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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

2022

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Background Globally, there were about 50.8 million internally displaced people in 2020, of whom 42% were in sub-Saharan Africa. In areas where there are conflicts, the humanitarian emergency makes infectious disease management extremely complex. Soil-transmitted helminths (STHs) are among the most common infections globally including in Ethiopia that thrives during complex emergencies. However, with regards to STHs, studies in the context of conflict areas have not been documented in Ethiopia. Methods In southern Ethiopia, a community-based cross-sectional study design was employed. Simple random sampling method was used to enroll a total of 405 under-fives. Structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Kato–Katz technique was used to examine stool specimens for Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm spp. The Z-score for stunting, wasting and underweight were computed using the World Health Organization anthroprocedures. Results The respective prevalence of soil-transmitted helminths infection and malnutrition was 67.4% (273) and 54.2% (219). Ascaris lumbricoides was the predominant helminth parasite with a prevalence of 90%, followed by T. trichiura (12%) and hookworm spp. (5%). STHs infection was significantly associated with under-nutrition (AOR: 1.88, CI 1.22–2.90) and internal displacement (AOR: 3.08, CI 1.17–8.09). Infection with A. lumbricoides was associated with both stunting and wasting (AOR: 3.04, CI 1.48–6.26) and (AOR: 3.51, CI 1.79–6.91), respectively. Conclusions Both soil-transmitted helminths and malnutrition were important public health problems among under-fives in the present conflict affected areas. Internal displacement, unimproved water, absence of latrine and sanitary services were among significant determinants for STH infections.

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Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

2022

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“…Hence, assuming a 95% confidence level (z=1.96), 5% margin of error(w) and taking 21.2% wasting prevalence(p) from another study in Ethiopia, 9…”

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“…4 Despite the government of Ethiopia joining the global campaign to end malnutrition by 2030 and decreasing wasting rate lately, the prevalence of wasting was still higher than the national rate in some parts of Ethiopia and remains to be public health problem in the country. [7][8][9] Substantial number of studies have identified different factors associated with wasting among children. For instance, a study done in Afghanistan identified education level of household heads, income, age of children, history of children with diarrhea in the last two weeks as determinants of wasting.…”

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Magnitude of wasting and its predictors among under-five children in Bakadawula Ari district, Southern Ethiopia

Tesfaye¹,

Wana²,

Gebru³

2023

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Background: Globally, wasting threatens the lives of 50 million children under-five. In Ethiopia, wasting is not decreasing at the intended rate, but the reason remains unclear. Moreover, Bakadawula Ari district lacks scientific information regarding wasting among children. Objective: This study was conducted to determine the magnitude of wasting and its predictors among under-five children in the district. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from January to March 2022. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 421 children. The data were entered and analyzed by SPSS 26 (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences version 26). Logistic regression analyses were used and presented with crude odds ratio (COR) and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI). Results: The prevalence of wasting among children in the study area was 22.6% (95% CI: 18.5-26.8). Fathers with primary education (AOR= 4.48; 95% CI: 1.93-10.39), households with improper solid waste- disposal (AOR= 2.54; 95% CI: 1.11-5.82), not usually sleeping under insecticide-treated bed net (ITN) (AOR=1.79; 95% CI: 1.01-3.19), unacceptable children dietary diversity score (DDS) (AOR= 2.56; 95% CI: 1.28-5.14) and unacceptable household DDS (AOR= 2.26; 95% CI: 1.02-5.00) were predictors of wasting. Conclusions: The prevalence of wasting among children was critically high. Upgrading educational status of fathers, encouraging safe solid waste disposal, ensuring consistent use of ITN, and improving both children and household DDS should be given a due emphasis to reduce wasting in the study area.

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“…24 In Ethiopia, several studies have been conducted on child underweight. 10,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] However, most of the studies considered underweight in children as a binary (normal and low weight-for-age) variable. As a result, the binary logistic regression model was applied to identify the risk factors of underweight in children.…”

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“…As a result, the binary logistic regression model was applied to identify the risk factors of underweight in children. 10,25,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37] However, the weight-forage of a child is usually classified as normal, moderate underweight and severe underweight. Ignoring the discrete ordinal nature of the response variable would make the analysis lose some useful information and might lead to misinterpretation of the main findings.…”

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Risk Factors and Spatial Distributions of Underweight Among Children Under-Five in Urban and Rural Communities in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Using Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

Abebe¹,

Taffere²,

Fisseha³

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Background: Despite the implementation of high-impact interventions, both acute and chronic childhood malnutrition has continued to be a critical public health concerns in Ethiopia. The present study was conducted to assess the spatial distributions of underweight and associated factors among 6-59 month old children in 18 urban and 34 rural areas of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted on 11,004 households from June to July 2019. Nutritional status of 11,004 children was evaluated by calculating weight-for-age anthropometric index and categorized into three groups namely severely underweight (< −3.0 z scores), moderately underweight (−3.0 to −2.01 z scores) and normal (≥ −2.0 z scores). An ordinal logistic regression model was used to determine predictors of underweight. Odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the strength of the association between independent variables and underweight. Spatial clustering of underweight was determined using SATSCAN and GIS softwares.

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Prevalence of Acute Malnutrition and Associated Factors Among Under-Five Children in Gursum District, Somali Region, Ethiopia

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

Epidemiology of soil-transmitted helminthiasis and associated malnutrition among under-fives in conflict affected areas in southern Ethiopia

Magnitude of wasting and its predictors among under-five children in Bakadawula Ari district, Southern Ethiopia

Risk Factors and Spatial Distributions of Underweight Among Children Under-Five in Urban and Rural Communities in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia: Using Ordinal Logistic Regression Analysis

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