Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia
Background. Undernutrition in early childhood has irreversible and long-lasting implications. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing risk factors of child undernutrition. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 642 households with mothers to children pairs aged 6–59 month...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6368746 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1832553663434850304 |
|---|---|
| author | Deneke Tosheno Yohannes Mehretie Adinew Thilagavathi Thangavel Shimelash Bitew Workie |
| author_facet | Deneke Tosheno Yohannes Mehretie Adinew Thilagavathi Thangavel Shimelash Bitew Workie |
| author_sort | Deneke Tosheno |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Background. Undernutrition in early childhood has irreversible and long-lasting implications. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing risk factors of child undernutrition. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 642 households with mothers to children pairs aged 6–59 months selected by a multistage systematic random sampling method. Child anthropometric measurements on weight were recorded using standardized and calibrated weighing scales. Weight-for-age was compared to the 2007 WHO growth reference by WHO Anthro software. Data were entered using Epi-Info and analyzed using SPSS. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between underweight children and their predictors; both crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were reported. Results. One-fourth (25%) of the children were underweight. Child age (AOR: 2.36), gender (AOR: 1.82), illness (AOR: 0.09), maternal decision making power (AOR: 0.07), maternal education (AOR: 0.19), employment/occupation (AOR: 5.29), and household income (AOR: 4.16) were found to be independent and significant predictors of underweight children. Conclusion. Significant proportion of the children were underweight. Maternal decision-making power persists as a strong predictor of children’s weight. Therefore, intervention programs focusing on improving mothers’ decision-making power on child nutrition would contribute to the efforts towards alleviating the problem. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-1ad7566570224f9eb59ea4da425f58c0 |
| institution | Kabale University |
| issn | 2090-0724 2090-0732 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| spelling | doaj-art-1ad7566570224f9eb59ea4da425f58c02025-02-03T05:53:32ZengWileyJournal of Nutrition and Metabolism2090-07242090-07322017-01-01201710.1155/2017/63687466368746Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in EthiopiaDeneke Tosheno0Yohannes Mehretie Adinew1Thilagavathi Thangavel2Shimelash Bitew Workie3Wolaita Zonal Health Department, Sodo, EthiopiaCollege of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, EthiopiaCollege of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, EthiopiaCollege of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Sodo, EthiopiaBackground. Undernutrition in early childhood has irreversible and long-lasting implications. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing risk factors of child undernutrition. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 642 households with mothers to children pairs aged 6–59 months selected by a multistage systematic random sampling method. Child anthropometric measurements on weight were recorded using standardized and calibrated weighing scales. Weight-for-age was compared to the 2007 WHO growth reference by WHO Anthro software. Data were entered using Epi-Info and analyzed using SPSS. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to evaluate the association between underweight children and their predictors; both crude and adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were reported. Results. One-fourth (25%) of the children were underweight. Child age (AOR: 2.36), gender (AOR: 1.82), illness (AOR: 0.09), maternal decision making power (AOR: 0.07), maternal education (AOR: 0.19), employment/occupation (AOR: 5.29), and household income (AOR: 4.16) were found to be independent and significant predictors of underweight children. Conclusion. Significant proportion of the children were underweight. Maternal decision-making power persists as a strong predictor of children’s weight. Therefore, intervention programs focusing on improving mothers’ decision-making power on child nutrition would contribute to the efforts towards alleviating the problem.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6368746 |
| spellingShingle | Deneke Tosheno Yohannes Mehretie Adinew Thilagavathi Thangavel Shimelash Bitew Workie Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism |
| title | Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia |
| title_full | Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia |
| title_short | Risk Factors of Underweight in Children Aged 6–59 Months in Ethiopia |
| title_sort | risk factors of underweight in children aged 6 59 months in ethiopia |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6368746 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT deneketosheno riskfactorsofunderweightinchildrenaged659monthsinethiopia AT yohannesmehretieadinew riskfactorsofunderweightinchildrenaged659monthsinethiopia AT thilagavathithangavel riskfactorsofunderweightinchildrenaged659monthsinethiopia AT shimelashbitewworkie riskfactorsofunderweightinchildrenaged659monthsinethiopia |