The Effect of Low Birth Weight on Stunting in Children Under Five: A Meta Analysis

Abstract

Background:The main nutritional problem in children under five, which is still found in many countries in the world, is stunting. The relationship between risk factors for low birth weight (LBW) in children has been investigated in several primary studies with a number of contradictions in the results. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of low birth weight (LBW) on the incidence of stunting in children under 60 months in various countries using the meta-analysis method. Subjects and Method: The articles were selected from the Google Scholar, PubMed, Web of Science, Microsoft Academic, and Science Direct databases published from 2000-2021. Article collection for 2 months with search keywords ("Low Birth Weight" OR "LBW") AND "Stunting" AND ("adjusted odds ratio" OR "multivariable"). The meta-analysis step used is a PRISMA flowchart. Data analysis was carried out using the Review Manager 5.3 . program. Results: Based on 11 primary studies conducted in Brazil, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, it was shown that in a cross-sectional study LBW could increase the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-60 months by 3.64 times compared to non-LBW (aOR = 3.64; 95% CI = 2.70). up to 4.90; p<0.001). While the case-control study showed that LBW can increase the incidence of stunting in children aged 0-60 months as much as 6.95 times compared to non-LBW (aOR = 6.95; 95% CI = 4.02 to 12.04; p<0.001). Conclusion: Low birth weight increases the risk of stunting in the population of children under 60 months of age.

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“…Maternal nutritional needs during pregnancy have increased for optimal health of the mother and fetus in the womb, if the intake is less then they will suffer from nutritional deficiencies both macro and micro. 7,[30][31][32][33][34][35] The provision of micronutrient supplementation in the preconception period is more important than only given during pregnancy. Intervention during pregnancy will miss the critical preconception period.…”

“…These results are in line with research. 31 Babies born with low birth weight and height <48 cm (risk of stunting) describe a growth disorder in the fetal or fetal period. 32 Allen in his research also emphasizes that the lack of various kinds of micronutrients causes problems in pregnancy and affects the outcome of pregnancy.…”

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“…Faktor yang juga berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada anak adalah faktor yang mempengaruhi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak, baik secara langsung ataupun tidak langsung. Adapun beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi tumbuh kembang anak antara lain: adanya riwayat penyakit kronis pada anak (Triana & Haniyah, 2020), riwayat memperoleh ASI eksklusif (Campos, Vilar-Compte, & Hawkins, 2021), riwayat kelahiran premature (Lestari, Villasari, & Kartika, 2020), riwayat BBLR (Putri, Salsabilla, & Saputra, 2022), dan riwayat kelengkapan imunisasi dasar (Fajariyah & Hidajah, 2020) serta masih banyak yang lain.…”

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“…Selain faktor kesehatan ibu, faktor yang juga berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada anak adalah faktor yang mempengaruhi pertumbuhan dan perkembangan anak, baik secara langsung ataupun tidak langsung. Adapun beberapa faktor yang mempengaruhi tumbuh kembang anak antara lain: riwayat memperoleh ASI eksklusif (Campos, Vilar-Compte, & Hawkins, 2021), riwayat kelahiran premature (Lestari, Villasari, & Kartika, 2020), riwayat BBLR (Putri, Salsabilla, & Saputra, 2022), penyakit infeksi (Triana & Haniyah, 2020) dan riwayat imunisasi (Fajariyah & Hidajah, 2020a) serta masih banyak yang lain.…”