Under nutrition and associated factors among school adolescents in Dangila Town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Demilew, Yeshalem Mulugeta; Emiru, Amanu Aragaw

doi:10.4314/ahs.v18i3.34

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“…A majority of respondents (49.3%) in Table 5 used a borehole as their main source of drinking water. The result obtained was higher than the result obtained from Oyo State, Nigeria [51], and lower than the result obtained from Dangila town, Ethiopia [52]. More than half of respondents (54.3%) used private latrine for defecating.…”

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Food Security and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Shapu

Ismail

Ahmad

et al. 2020

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Inadequate food security contributes to poor health outcome for all, including adolescent girls. The study aims at determining the level of food security and hygiene among adolescent girls. A school-based cross-sectional study was carried out among adolescent girls aged 10 to 19 years old from six schools in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire using KoBoCollect Toolbox between June and July 2019. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the predictors of food security and hygiene among respondents. A majority of the respondents (73.5%) were in a very low food security level. Three factors were significantly associated with food security level, these included schools (p = 0.007), age of mother (p = 0.004), and occupation of mother (p < 0.001). School (p = 0.003), age (father p = 0.017; mother; p = 0.012), hygiene (p = 0.005), and occupation of mother (p = 0.002) were predictors of food security. About (46.6%) of respondents had poor hygiene practice, school (p = 0.016) was significantly associated with hygiene practice. School (p = 0.019; and p = 0.005) and food security (p = 0.009) were predictors of hygiene practice. This study reveals a high prevalence of low food security among adolescent girls.

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Food Security and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Shapu

Ismail

Ahmad

et al. 2020

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“…Our study showed that rural adolescents who wash their hands after toileting have significantly higher linear growth and lower risk of stunting. A study from northern Ethiopia and Malaysia showed poor handwashing practice as an independent predictor of an increased risk of stunting and risk of Trichuris trichura infection, which is related to poor sanitary conditions (14). These findings are related to insufficient access to safe water supplies, poor infrastructure and low awareness of the importance of proper WASH practices for health in rural Ethiopia .…”

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Prevalence and predictors of adolescent linear growth and stunting across the urban–rural gradient in eastern Ethiopia

Irenso

Dessie

Berhane

et al. 2019

Tropical Med Int Health

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objective To assess the magnitude and factors associated with adolescent linear growth and stunting in two eastern Ethiopian communities.methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in the urban Harar Health Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS) and rural Kersa Demographic Surveillance and Health Research Center (KDS-HRC). Univariate analysis was used to describe the data. Multiple regression models examined predictors of linear growth. Logistic regression was used to examine factors associated with stunting.results The study included 2010 adolescents. The prevalence of stunting was 26.9% (95% CI 24.9, 28.9), with 8.1% among urban adolescents (95% CI 6.5, 9.9) vs. 47.9% among rural ones (95% CI 44.6, 51.1). There was a significant interaction between residence and sex on the risk of stunting [AOR = 4.17 (95% CI 2.66, 9.9), P < 0.001], and height-for-age z score (HAZ) (b = À0.51, P < 0.001). For urban adolescents, older age (18 to 19 years) was negatively associated with linear growth (b= À0.29; P < 0.001). In the rural setting, handwashing practice after toileting was positively associated with HAZ (0.62; P < 0.001) and with lower risk of stunting [AOR = 0.51 (95% CI 0.34, 0.76)]. Urban females had significantly higher HAZ than urban males [b = 0.52; P < 0.01)], and a significantly lower risk of stunting [AOR = 0.29 (95% CI 0.18, 0.48)].conclusions There are significant disparities in the magnitude of stunting between urban and rural adolescents. The gender gap in stunting and linear growth, along with a high prevalence of stunting in early adolescence, calls for age-appropriate and gender-sensitive interventions. Particular attention and context-specific interventions are warranted for adolescents in these and similar rural eastern Ethiopian communities.Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): SDG 2 (zero hunger), SDG 3 (good health and well-being), SDG 5 (gender equity), SDG 10 (reduced inequalities), SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), SDG 17 (partnerships for the goals)

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“…5b) The pooled results of five studies [24,36,47,50,53] revealed that students above 10 years of age were 1.78 times more likely to be thinned/wasted than students below ten years of age (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 0.74 -2.82) (Fig.5c). The pooled effect size of four studies [20,24,38,41] showed that students with family size above five were 1.72 times more likely to be thinned/wasted as compared with students living with a lower family size (OR = 1.72, 95% CI: 0.98 -2.47) (Fig. 5d).…”

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“…4a). The pooled results of 5 studies [17,[19][20][21]38] showed that students with meal frequency at most three times a day were 3.02 times more likely to be stunted as compared to students with meal frequency more than three times a day (OR = 3.02, 95% CI: 1.90 -4.14) (Fig. 4b).…”

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“…4c). The pooled results of six studies [19,20,34,39,45,53] revealed that male students were 1.74 times more stunted than female counterparts (OR =1.74, 95% CI: 1.36-2.12) ( Fig.4d). The pooled effect size of seven studies [21,28,35,36,39,49,53] indicated that students from rural residency were 1.59 more likely stunted than students from urban areas (OR = 1.59, 95% CI: 0.82-2.36) (Fig.…”

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Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among school children of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Hailegebreil¹

2019

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Background: Ethiopia is the second populous countries in Africa where millions of children are affected by malnutrition. Several original works are available online about child malnutrition in Ethiopia. The aim of this study was to summarize the existing epidemiological data on undernutrition and possible determinants among school children in Ethiopia. Methods: We conducted a systematic review using open access articles which report prevalence of stunting and wasting/thinness from PubMed Central, Scopus and Science direct. From 358 articles accessed online, 39 of them were eligible for this meta-analysis. The heterogeneities among studies were evaluated using I2 test and the pooled prevalence was calculated using a random effect model. Results: A total of 24, 716 school children were included in 39 eligible articles for this meta-analysis. The pooled prevalence of stunting and wasting/thinness among school children in Ethiopia were 23.1% (95% CI: 19.0 - 27.0%) and 22% (95% CI: 17% - 26%), respectively. The risk of stunting was increased among the student with meal frequency ≤ 3 times a day (OR= 3.02, 95% CI: 1.90 - 4.14), age > 10 years (OR= 2.16, 95% CI: 1.47 - 2.85) and family size ≥ 5 (OR= 1.88, 95% CI: 1.40 - 2.35). Similarly, the risk of wasting/thinness was increased with male sex (OR= 2.06, 95% CI: 1.54 - 2.58), low family income (OR= 2.16, 95% CI: 1.30 - 3.01) and age > 10 years (OR= 1.78, 95% CI: 0.74 - 2.82). High heterogeneity about the prevalence of stunting and wasting/thinness was observed among studies included in this meta-analysis (I2 > 98.6). Conclusions: This study showed that stunting and wasting/thinness are common nutritional problems in school children in Ethiopia. Large family size, male sex and age above 10 years were consistently associated with stunting and wasting/thinness in children. The finding of this study highlights the importance of new strategies to reduce undernutrition in Ethiopia. Keywords: stunting, wasting, thinness, undernutrition, systematic review, meta-analysis

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Under nutrition and associated factors among school adolescents in Dangila Town, Northwest Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Cited by 33 publications

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Food Security and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Food Security and Hygiene Practice among Adolescent Girls in Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Borno State, Nigeria

Prevalence and predictors of adolescent linear growth and stunting across the urban–rural gradient in eastern Ethiopia

Prevalence and determinants of undernutrition among school children of Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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