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Alam F, Ali MK, Patel SA, Iqbal R. Concordance of weight status between mothers and children: a secondary analysis of the Pakistan Demographic and health survey VII. BMC Public Health 2024; 24:2244. [PMID: 39160501 PMCID: PMC11331857 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-19598-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Familial concordance of weight status is an emerging field of study that may guide the development of interventions that operate beyond the individual and within the family context. There is a dearth of published data for concordance of weight status within Pakistani households. METHODS We assessed the associations between weight status of mothers and their children in a nationally representative sample of households in Pakistan using Demographic and Health Survey data from 2017-18. Our analysis included 3465 mother-child dyads, restricting to children under-five years of age with body mass index (BMI) information on their mothers. We used linear regression models to assess the associations between maternal BMI category (underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese) and child's weight-for-height z-score (WHZ), accounting for socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and children. We assessed these relationships in all children under-five and also stratified by age of children (younger than 2 years and 2 to 5 years). RESULTS In all children under-five and in children 2 to 5 years, maternal BMI was positively associated with child's WHZ. For all children under-five, children of normal weight, overweight, and obese women had WHZ scores that were 0.21 [95% CI (confidence interval): 0.04, 0.37], 0.43 [95% CI: 0.25, 0.62], and 0.51 [95% CI: 0.30, 0.71] units higher than children of underweight women, respectively. For children ages 2 to 5, children of normal weight, overweight, and obese women had WHZ scores that were 0.26 [95% CI: 0.08, 0.44), 0.50 [95% CI: 0.30, 0.71), and 0.61 [95% CI: 0.37, 0.84] units higher than children of underweight women, respectively. There was no association between maternal BMI and child WHZ for children under-two. CONCLUSIONS The findings indicate that the weight status of mother's is positively associated with that of their children, particularly after age 2. These associations further strengthen the call for research regarding interventions and policies aimed at healthy weight promotion among mothers and their children collectively, rather than focusing on individuals in isolation.
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- Faiz Alam
- School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Global Diabetes Research Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Global Diabetes Research Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences and Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
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Bhayat A, Madiba TK, Beeforth M, Nkambule NR. The Oral Health Status and Anthropometric Measurements of Children at Early Childhood Development Centers in an Informal Settlement in Pretoria, South Africa. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024; 17:903-906. [PMID: 39372351 PMCID: PMC11451870 DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10005-2868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/08/2024] Open
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Objectives Early childhood caries (ECC) continue to increase, especially among low socioeconomic communities. This study was conducted in an informal settlement comprising mostly foreigners who have settled in the area. Given the limited dental and medical services available to these communities, this study aimed to determine the dental and medical disease profile of these inhabitants. The objective was to determine the oral health status and the body mass index (BMI) of children attending crèches in an informal settlement. Materials and methods Oral health data, including dental caries (DC), soft tissue lesions, fluorosis, erosion, and trauma, were recorded using the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended methods. The examiners were calibrated, and all examinations took place at the crèches under natural sunlight. The BMI was calculated by a team of dieticians who were blinded to the oral health status. The height and weight were measured by calibrated examiners under standardized conditions. Results There were a total of 169 participants; the mean age was 4.02 years (±1.13; 1-7) and there was an equal distribution of males and females (49.7% females and 49.3% males). The prevalence of DC was 39.1%, with 19% having 4 or more carious teeth. The mean decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft) and plaque scores [Simplified Oral Hygiene Index (OHI-S)] were 1.58 (±2.70) and 0.65 (±0.43), respectively, and the mean dmft score increased with increasing age. The mean d component contributed 99% of the total mean dmft score (1.56). The mean BMI was 15.44, and this decreased significantly (p = 0.009) while the OHI increased significantly (p < 0.001) as the number of carious teeth increased. Conclusion The prevalence of caries was relatively high, and those with caries had multiple decayed teeth. The d component contributed almost 100% to the mean score, indicating a lack of access to dental care. The mean BMI score was inversely proportional to the number of carious teeth, which could imply that those with caries had difficulty eating. How to cite this article Bhayat A, Madiba TK, Beeforth M, et al. The Oral Health Status and Anthropometric Measurements of Children at Early Childhood Development Centers in an Informal Settlement in Pretoria, South Africa. Int J Clin Pediatr Dent 2024;17(8):903-906.
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- Ahmed Bhayat
- Department of Community Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Community Dentistry, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
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Mbhenyane X, Kgatle M, Tambe A, Mushaphi F. Maternal Feeding Practices of Children One to Three Years in Collins Chabane Municipality of South Africa. Ecol Food Nutr 2024; 63:281-303. [PMID: 38770798 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2024.2354691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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The aim was to assess maternal feeding practices of children one to three years. A descriptive observational design was employed. The sample consisted of mothers-child dyads. A validated structured questionnaire was used. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 26.0. The nutrition status of the children at birth indicated 11.6% underweight as compared to the time of the study (7.2%), 7.9% were stunted increased to 38.0%, while wasting decreased from 11.4%-2.4%. Early cessation of breastfeeding and inappropriate complementary feeding practices were the factors influencing growth. The prevalence of underweight and wasting were low while stunting and overweight were high.
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- Xikombiso Mbhenyane
- Division Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa
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- Division Human Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Health Sciences, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, South Africa
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Hlahla MO, Kunene LA, Mphekgwana PM, Madiba S, Monyeki KD, Modjadji P. Comparison of Malnutrition Indicators and Associated Socio-Demographic Factors among Children in Rural and Urban Public Primary Schools in South Africa. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1749. [PMID: 38002840 PMCID: PMC10670259 DOI: 10.3390/children10111749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023]
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Most children in South Africa attending public schools are predisposed to malnutrition due to poor infrastructure and social inequality. This is despite the implementation of the National School Nutrition Programme to address barriers to learning associated with hunger and malnutrition and the National Development Plan to reduce child malnutrition through provision of social grants. In view of this, we compared malnutrition indicators and associated socio-demographic factors among children in rural Mpumalanga and urban Gauteng in South African public primary schools selected using a multistage cluster random sampling. A validated researcher-administered questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data of caregivers, along with primary school children data collected on age, sex, learning grade, and anthropometric measures. Malnutrition indicators, which are stunting (low height-for-age z-scores), underweight (low weight-for-age z-scores), thinness (low body-mass-index-for-age z-scores), and overweight/obesity (high body mass index) were computed using WHO Anthro Plus 1.0.4 and data were analyzed using Stata 18. A total of 903 children (rural = 390 and urban = 513) with a mean age of 10 ± 2 years in the foundation phase (learning grades one to three) and the intermediate learning phase (learning grades four to seven) participated with their caregivers (mean age: 39 ± 8 years). Significant levels of poor socio-demographic status were observed among caregivers living in the rural setting compared to in the urban setting. Overall, thinness (18%), stunting (12%), underweight (10%), and overweight/obesity (24%) were observed among school children. Children in the rural schools had a significantly higher prevalence of stunting (20% vs. 3%; p < 0.0001), underweight (17% vs. 2%; p < 0.0001) and thinness (28% vs. 7%; p < 0.001) than their urban counterparts. In the urban, the odds of stunting, underweight and thinness were less among school children, while overweight/obesity was twice as likely in the urban setting. The multivariate final model showed lower odds of underweight [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.16; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.06-0.42] and stunting [AOR = 0.33; 95% CI: 0.13-0.87] in the urban compared to the rural schools. The association of stunting with sex [AOR =0.53; 95% CI: 0.30-0.94] and the intermediate learning phase [AOR = 7.87; 95% CI: 4.48-13.82] was observed in the rural setting, while thinness was associated with living in households with an income of USD 52.51 to USD 262.60/month [AOR = 2.89; 95% CI: 1.01-8.24] and receiving the child social grant [AOR = 2.49; 0.90-6.86] in the urban setting. Overweight/obesity was associated with living in a household with an income of USD 52.51 to USD 262.60/month [AOR = 1.80; 95% CI: 1.02-3.10]. The findings suggest nutritional intervention approaches that are accustomed to the context of settings to effectively tackle malnutrition.
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- Mosebudi Olga Hlahla
- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
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- Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0700, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0700, South Africa
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- Department of Physiology and Environmental Health, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0700, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
- Department of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Roodepoort, Johannesburg 1709, South Africa
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Masilela LN, Modjadji P. Child Nutrition Outcomes and Maternal Nutrition-Related Knowledge in Rural Localities of Mbombela, South Africa. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1294. [PMID: 37628293 PMCID: PMC10453191 DOI: 10.3390/children10081294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/26/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Poor nutrition outcomes among children have become one of the major public health concerns in South Africa, attributed to poor feeding practices and maternal nutrition-related knowledge with conflicting data. In view of this, a cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the association of nutrition outcomes of children aged under two years with feeding practices and maternal nutrition-related knowledge in Mbombela, South Africa. Mothers' nutrition-related knowledge was estimated using an adapted structured questionnaire on colostrum, continued breastfeeding, diarrhea prevention and treatment using oral rehydration solution, immunization, and family planning, and scored as excellent (80-100), good (60-79), average (40-59), and fair (0-39). This was along with questions on socio-demographic factors and obstetric history, as well as anthropometric measurements. Child nutrition outcomes were estimated by WHO classification using z-scores for stunting (length-for-age (LAZ)), underweight (weight-for-age (WAZ)), and thinness (body mass index-for-age (BAZ)). Using STATA 17, 400 pairs of children (8 ± 6 months) and their mothers (29 ± 6 years) participated in the study and were living in a poor socio-economic status environment. Half of children were stunted (50%) and over half (54%) were obese, while mothers were underweight (39%) and overweight (34%). In addition to one third of mothers reporting obstetric complications, two thirds, initiated breastfeeding within one hour of delivery, 30% exclusively breastfed, 48% introduced early complementary feeding, and 70% practiced mixed feeding. Twenty-eight percent (28%) of mothers had fair nutrition-related knowledge, while 66% had average knowledge, 6% good knowledge, and none of the mothers had excellent knowledge. A chi-square test showed that mothers' nutrition-related knowledge was significantly associated with child stunting. The final hierarchical logistic regression showed significant associations of stunting with mothers' nutrition-related knowledge (average: AOR = 1.92, 95%CI: 1.12-3.29), child's age (6-11 months: AOR = 2.63, 95%CI: 1.53-4.53 and 12-23 months: AOR = 3.19, 95%CI: 1.41-7.25), and education (completing Grade 12: AOR = 0.36, 95%CI: 0.15-0.86). Contextual and intensified interventions on continued education for mothers to gain accurate information on nutrition-related knowledge and feeding practices could ultimately enhance child nutrition outcomes in poorer settings. Efforts should therefore be made to ensure that nutrition knowledge is appropriately provided based on the phases of child growth from 0 to 2 years, even beyond infancy into school age.
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- Lucy Nomsa Masilela
- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Kubeka Z, Modjadji P. Association of Stunting with Socio-Demographic Factors and Feeding Practices among Children under Two Years in Informal Settlements in Gauteng, South Africa. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 10:1280. [PMID: 37628279 PMCID: PMC10453658 DOI: 10.3390/children10081280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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Despite improvements in childhood undernutrition through integrated nutritional programs in South Africa, stunting among children remains persistent, and is attributed to poor socio-demographic status. This context has been implicated in disrupting mothers' decisions regarding effective infant feeding, ultimately meaning that children's nutritional demands remain unmet. In view of this, we conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the association between socio-demographic factors and infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practices and stunting among children under two years receiving primary health care in informal settlements in Gauteng, South Africa. A validated questionnaire was used to assess mothers' socio-demographic status and feeding practices using WHO core indicators. Stunting was defined as length-for age z-scores (LAZ) below -2 standard deviation, computed using WHO Anthro software version 3.2.2.1 using age, sex, and anthropometric measurements of children. Univariate and multivariate analyses were stratified by stunting to determine the relationship with socio-demographic, infant, and IYCF factors using STATA 17. The prevalence of stunting was 16% among surveyed children under two years (with a mean age of 8 ± 5 months) living in poor socio-demographic households. Poor feeding practices were characterized by delayed initiation of breastfeeding (58%), sub-optimal exclusive breastfeeding (29%), discontinued breastfeeding (44%), early introduction of solid foods (41%), and low dietary diversity (97%). Significant differences in terms of child's age, monthly household income, and ever being breastfed were observed (Chi square test and univariate analysis). After controlling for potential confounders, stunting was significantly associated with child's age [12-23 months: AOR = 0.35, 95% CI: 0.16-0.76], and monthly household income [ZAR 3000-ZAR 5000: AOR = 0.47, 95% CI: 0.26-0.86]. Despite the few aforementioned socio-demographic and IYCF factors associated with stunting, this study reiterates stunting as the commonest poor nutritional status indicator among children under two years, suggesting the presence of chronic undernutrition in these poverty-stricken informal settlements. A multisectoral approach to address stunting should be context-specific and incorporate tailor-made interventions to promote optimal infant-feeding practices. Conducting future nutrient assessments focusing on children is imperative.
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- Zandile Kubeka
- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa, Pretoria 0208, South Africa
- Non-Communicable Diseases Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Tygerberg, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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Seidu AA, Hagan Jnr JE, Budu E, Aboagye RG, Okyere J, Sakyi B, Adu C, Ahinkorah BO. High-risk fertility behaviour and undernutrition among children under-five in sub-Saharan Africa: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e066543. [PMID: 37369407 PMCID: PMC10410834 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The study examined high-risk fertility behaviour and its association with under-five undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DESIGN We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of data from 32 sub-Saharan African countries' Demographic and Health Surveys. A weighted sample of 110 522 mother-child pairs was included in final analysis. Multilevel binary logistic regression was used to examine the association between high-risk fertility behaviour and undernutrition. The results were presented using adjusted odds ratio (aOR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). SETTING Thirty-two countries in SSA. OUTCOME MEASURE Stunting, wasting, and underweight. RESULTS The pooled prevalence of stunting was 31.3%, ranging from 15.0% in Gabon to 51.7% in Burundi. Wasting was highest among children from Burkina Faso (19.1%) and lowest among those from South Africa (1.6%). The overall prevalence of wasting was 8.1%. The prevalence of underweight was 17.0%, with the highest among children in Niger (37.1%) and lowest in South Africa (4.8%). Mothers who gave birth at the age less than 18 years and those with short birth interval were more likely to have their children being stunted, wasted, and underweight. The odds of stunting and wasting were high among children born to women with high parity. However, maternal age at birth more than 34 was associated with lower odds of childhood underweight as against those with age at birth less than 34. CONCLUSION Countries in SSA are encouraged to address the issue of maternal age at birth less than 18, high parity, and shorter birth intervals in order to meet the Global Nutrition targets, which aim to achieve a 40% reduction in the number of stunted children under the age of 5 and to reduce and maintain childhood wasting to less than 5% by 2025.
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- Abdul-Aziz Seidu
- Centre for Gender and Advocacy, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Neurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sport Sciences, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Family and Community Health, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Department of Nursing, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- Department of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
- Center for Social Research in Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, New South Wales, Australia
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Qureshi S, Iqbal M, Rafiq A, Ahmed H, Malik T, Kalam MN, Abdullah M, Tauheed Q, Butt MD. Dietary habits and physical activity patterns in relation to nutritional status among school-aged children in Pakistan: A cross-sectional study. AIMS Public Health 2023; 10:553-567. [PMID: 37842276 PMCID: PMC10567976 DOI: 10.3934/publichealth.2023039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2023] [Revised: 06/06/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023] Open
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Background Childhood malnutrition remains a significant public health problem impacting the physical and mental growth if school aged children, particularly in limited-resource countries. Objective The study objective was to assess levels of physical activity, patterns of screen time (S.T.), the relationship between physical activity and screen time patterns, and how these factors affect growth status (adjusting for socioeconomic status). Methodology A cross-sectional study included 3,834 children between 6-14 years attending pre-selected schools. Teachers, students, and parents were invited to fill out a standardized questionnaire, and Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated using Center for disease control (CDC) centile charts. A Chi-square was performed to see the possible association between any height and weight abnormalities and all possible risk factors. Multivariate logistic regression was applied to see the effect of variables significantly associated with univariate analysis. Results Approximately 2,447 (63.8%) children were between 11-14 years old and 1,387 (36.2%) were between 4-10 years old. The mean height was 143.71 ± 16.51 centimetres, the mean weight was 36.5 ± 12.9 kilogram, and the mean BMI was 17.16 ± 3.52. Multivariate logistic regression status and junk food combined affected stunting socioeconomic status was significantly associated with being underweight p = 0.001. Conclusion Childhood obesity and stunting remain significant problems in Pakistani school-going children. These are significantly associated with poverty, a lack of physical activity opportunities, and available food quality.
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- Saleem Qureshi
- Center for Diabetes and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Center for Diabetes and Liver Disease, Department of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.
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- Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of Public Health, Health Services Academy, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of pharmacy, The Sahara University, Narowal, Pakistan.
- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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- Department of pharmacy, Punjab University College of Pharmacy, Allama Iqbal Campus, University of the Punjab, 54000, Lahore.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, 60800, Multan, Pakistan.
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- Department of Pharmacy, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.
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Alam F, Ali MK, Patel SA, Iqbal R. Concordance of weight status between mothers and children: A secondary analysis of the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey VII. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.05.04.23289509. [PMID: 37205423 PMCID: PMC10187450 DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.04.23289509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Familial concordance of nutritional status is an emerging field of study that may guide the development of interventions that operate beyond the individual and within the family context. Little published data exist for concordance of nutritional status within Pakistani households. We assessed the associations between weight status of mothers and their children in a nationally representative sample of households in Pakistan using Demographic and Health Survey data. Our analysis included 3465 mother-child dyads, restricting to children under-five years of age with body mass index (BMI) information on their mothers. We used linear regression models to assess the associations between maternal BMI category (underweight, normal weight, overweight, obese) and child's weight-for-height z-score (WHZ), accounting for socio-demographic characteristics of mothers and children. We assessed these relationships in all children under-five and also stratified by age of children (younger than 2 years and 2 to 5 years). In all children under-five and in children 2 to 5 years, maternal BMI was positively associated with child's WHZ, while there was no association between maternal BMI and child WHZ for children under-two. The findings indicate that the weight status of mother's is positively associated with that of their children. These associations have implications for interventions aimed at healthy weights of families.
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- Faiz Alam
- Yale School of Public Health, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, United States of America
- School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Global Diabetes Research Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Global Diabetes Research Center, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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Overweight and obesity in preschool children in Turkey: A multilevel analysis. J Biosoc Sci 2023; 55:344-366. [PMID: 35086578 DOI: 10.1017/s0021932022000025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Childhood obesity/overweight is a worldwide concern and its prevalence is increasing in many countries. The first aim of this study is to analyse the trends in overweight and obesity among children under the age of five in Turkey based on the new World Health Organization (WHO) standards, using data from the 'five-round of the Turkey Demographic and Health Surveys' (TDHSs). The second aim is to examine whether or not the maternal/household and individual-level factors are associated with overweight/obesity using TDHS 2003, 2008, and 2013 datasets. A total sample of 14,231 children under the age of five were extracted from the TDHS in 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 to determine the prevalence of the trend. Pooled data from 8,812 children were included in the analysis to examine factors associated with overweight/obesity. Taking into account the clustered data structure, multilevel logistic regression models were utilised. In 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013 the prevalence of overweight children was 5.3%, 4.9%, 10.0%, 11% and 11.6%, respectively. The factors that were independently associated with overweight/obesity were as follows: living in single-parent households (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.27, 95%CI = 1.21-4.26), compared to living in dual-parent households; having an obese mother (aOR = 4.25, 95%CI = 1.73-10.44), overweight mother (aOR = 3.15, 95%CI = 1.29-7.69), and a normal-weight mother (aOR = 2.70, 95%CI = 1.11-6.59) compared to having an underweight mother; being aged between 13-24 months (aOR = 1.72, 95%CI = 1.30 to 2.27), compared to being aged 0-12 months; male gender (aOR = 1.30, 95%CI = 1.11 to 1.53); being stunted (aOR = 2.18, 95%CI = 1.74 to 2.73); high birth weight (aOR = 1.55, 95%CI = 1.08 to 2.23) compared to low birth weight. In addition, overweight was higher in children of mothers who had completed primary school (aOR = 1.21, 95%CI = 1.01 to 1.59) than children of mothers who had not completed primary school. These findings reveal that, over the years, there has been a substantial increase in obesity/overweight among children which demonstrates the importance of evaluating the overweight indicators at the maternal/household level.
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Anastasia H, Hadju V, Hartono R, Salam A. Determinants of stunting in children under five years old in South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi Province: 2013 and 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0281962. [PMID: 37167300 PMCID: PMC10174531 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of stunting in South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi Province is relatively high. Studies reveal various household, parental, and child factors are associated with stunting. This paper aimed to determine the determinants of stunting among children under five in South and West Sulawesi Province using the 2013 and 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey. METHODS This study was a secondary data analysis using the 2013 and 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Surveys. The unit of analysis was children under five years, and the study obtained 3641 and 4423 children in South Sulawesi Province from the 2013 and 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey, respectively, and 804 and 1059 children from the 2013 and 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey in West Sulawesi Province, respectively. The multivariable poisson regression model was conducted to determine the determinants of stunting. RESULTS The results showed that the mean age of children in South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi Province was 31.1 months and 30.8 months, respectively, on 2013 survey compare to 29.6 months and 29.1 months on the 2018 survey. The determinants of stunting in children under five in South Sulawesi Province in 2013 survey were household with two children under five (APR:1.24; 95% CI: 1.1-1.3; p-value = 0.006), maternal BMI (APR: 1.1; 95% CI: 1.03-1.1; p-value = <0.001), maternal weight (APR: 0.9; 95% CI: 0.94-0.97; p-value = <0.001), children aged 12-23 months (APR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.7-2.7; p-value = <0.001), children aged 24-59 months (APR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.8-2.7; p-value = <0.001), birthweight (APR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.5-2.5; p-value = <0.001). In the 2018 survey, the determinants were maternal weight (APR: 0.9; 95% CI: 0.98-0.99; p-value = 0.005), mothers with no education or with education in primary school (APR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.3-1.9; p-value = <0.001), mothers with education in middle school (APR: 1.3; 95% CI: 1.1-1.6; p-value = 0.014), mothers with a height less than 151 cm (APR: 1.3; 95% CI: 1.5-3.1; p-value = <0.001), mothers with a height of 151-160 cm (APR: 1.3; 95% CI: 1.1-1.6; p-value = 0.014), children aged 12-23 months (APR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.7-2.8; p-value = <0.001), children aged 24-59 months (APR: 2.5; 95% CI: 2.0-3.2; p-value = <0.001)., birthweight (APR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.2-1.9; p-value = <0.001). The determinants of stunting in children under five in West Sulawesi Province in 2013 survey were children under five years living in poor households (APR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1-3.3; p-value = 0.021), children under five who lived in a household with three or more children under five (APR:1.8; 95% CI: 1.2-2.7; p-value = 0.002), children aged 12-23 months (APR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.2-2.6; p-value = 0.006), children aged 24-59 months (APR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.7; p-value = 0.001). On the 2018 survey, the determinants were maternal BMI (APR: 1.02; 95% CI: 1.01-1.03; p-value = 0.004), maternal weight (APR: 0.9; 95% CI: 0.95-0.98; p-value = <0.001), mothers with no education or with education in primary school (APR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.7; p-value = 0.001), mothers with education in middle school (APR: 1.9; 95% CI: 1.3-2.7; p-value = 0.001), mothers with education in high school (APR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.2-2.6; p-value = 0.004), children aged 12-23 months (APR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.4-3.0; p-value = <0.001), children aged 24-59 months (APR: 2.6; 95% CI: 1.9-3.6; p-value = <0.001), male (APR: 1.2; 95% CI: 1.01-1.4; p-value = 0.035), and acute respiratory infection (ARI) (APR: 1.6; 95% CI: 1.04-2.5; p-value = 0.030). CONCLUSIONS The determinants of stunting in children under five in South Sulawesi Province are number of children under five in the household, maternal education, maternal weight, maternal height, maternal BMI, child's age, and birthweight. Meanwhile, the determinants of stunting in children under five in West Sulawesi were wealth, maternal education, maternal weight, maternal BMI,, child's age, child's sex, and history of acute respiratory infection. Hence, intervention on household and child levels as well as maternal sociodemographic factors need to be addressed.
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- Hayani Anastasia
- Research Center for Public Health and Nutrition, Research Organization for Health, National Research and Innovation Agency, Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition, Makassar Health Polytechnic, Makassar, Indonesia
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia
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Haque S, Al Rafi DA, Zaman N, Salman M, Al Noman MA, Hoque MN, Bhattacharjee L, Farquhar S, Yasmin S, Hasan MM, Hira FTZ, Prithi AA, Shammi SA, Banu B, Hossain A. Nutritional status of under-five aged children of ready-made garment workers in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0284325. [PMID: 37053193 PMCID: PMC10101446 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0284325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The ready-made garment (RMG) sector is a significant contributor to the economic growth of Bangladesh, accounting for 10% of the country's GDP and more than 80% of its foreign exchange earnings. The workforce in this sector is predominantly made up of women, with 2.5 million women working in the industry. However, these women face numerous challenges in carrying out their culturally-expected household responsibilities, including childcare, due to severe resource constraints. As a result, the children of these working women have a higher incidence of malnutrition, particularly stunted growth. This study aims to identify the factors that contribute to stunting in children under the age of five whose mothers work in the RMG sector in Bangladesh. METHODS The study collected data from 267 female RMG workers in the Gazipur district of Bangladesh using a simple random sampling technique. Chi-square tests were used to determine the associations between the factors influencing child stunting, and Multinomial Logit Models were used to estimate the prevalence of these factors. RESULTS The study found that the prevalence of moderate and severe stunting among the children of RMG workers living in the Gazipur RMG hub was 19% and 20%, respectively. The study identified several significant predictors of child stunting, including the mother's education level, nutritional knowledge, control over resources, receipt of antenatal care, household size, sanitation facilities, and childbirth weight. The study found that improving the mother's education level, increasing household size, and receiving antenatal care during pregnancy were important factors in reducing the likelihood of child stunting. For example, if a mother's education level increased from no education to primary or secondary level, the child would be 0.211 (0.071-0.627) and 0.384 (0.138-1.065) times more likely to have a normal weight and height, respectively, than to be moderately stunted. CONCLUSION The study highlights the challenges faced by working women in the RMG sector, who often receive minimal wages and have limited access to antenatal care services. To address these challenges, the study recommends policies that support antenatal care for working-class mothers, provide daycare facilities for their children, and implement a comprehensive social safety net program that targets child nutrition. Improving the socioeconomic status of mothers is also critical to reducing child malnutrition in this population.
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- Sadika Haque
- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Student Affairs Division, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Senior Nutrition Advisor, Meeting the Undernutrition Challenge Programme, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- Integrated Coastal Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Socio Economics Research Division, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar Union, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Agricultural Economics, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Faculty of Social Science and Humanities, Department of Economics, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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- Division of Soil Science, Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
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Fooken J, Vo LK. Are stunted child - overweight mother pairs a real defined entity or a statistical artifact? ECONOMICS AND HUMAN BIOLOGY 2022; 47:101199. [PMID: 36410087 DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2022.101199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In a methodological contribution, Dieffenbach & Stein (DS) (The Journal of Nutrition, 142(4), 771-773.) concluded that the double burden of malnutrition (DBM), represented by stunted child - overweight mother pairs (SCOM), is a statistical artifact, meaning that SCOM does not describe a unique phenomenon because the observed rates of SCOM across a number of countries were not strongly different from the product of observed rates of maternal overweight (OM) and child stunting (SC), which DS referred to as the expected rate of SCOM. However, a growing literature continues to use SCOM as an indicator of the DBM. This study shows that the analysis by DS is not sufficient to conclude that SCOM can be explained by the co-occurrence of OM and SC due to chance alone because the analysis by DS was conducted at the country level, but applied to SCOM, which is a household-level variable. Using Demographic and Health Surveys data from 202 country-year data sets, we do not confirm important implicit assumptions that are required for the claim by DS to be supported. We also outline that comparing the expected to the observed rate of SCOM is primarily informative when putting it in relation to factors that influence the supply and demand of food consumed by households. When considering these factors, we find further evidence that it is misleading to consider SCOM as a statistical artifact, as the difference between the observed and the expected rate of SCOM significantly differs by household wealth. Recognizing that SCOM is a distinct phenomenon is important for policymakers who develop double-duty strategies that address malnutrition, and for researchers who need useful indicators to study the determinants of malnutrition at the household level.
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- Jonas Fooken
- Centre for the Business and Economics of Health, The University of Queensland, Level 5, Sir Llew Edwards Building (#14), Corner of Campbell Rd and University Drive, St Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.
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- Australian Centre for Health Services Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, 60 Musk Avenue, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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Ajmal S, Ajmal L, Ajmal M, Nawaz G. Association of Malnutrition With Weaning Practices Among Infants in Pakistan. Cureus 2022; 14:e31018. [PMID: 36475148 PMCID: PMC9717723 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.31018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023] Open
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Background An appropriate diet is critical for the growth and development of infants, especially in the first two years of life. Despite considerable efforts made by government and local authorities to raise awareness, mothers still lack basic knowledge of weaning practices; as a result, infants face a growing number of health problems in their later years of life. This research aims to investigate the association between malnutrition and knowledge of different weaning practices among mothers and to study the factors influencing it. Methodology The current study was a cross-sectional study conducted at Mayo Hospital, Services Hospital, and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan between November 2019 and May 2020. A total of 200 infants of both genders aged between one and 12 months were included in the study. Knowledge and practices of complementary feeding by the mothers were assessed using a close-ended, pre-tested questionnaire. Results Mothers of 200 infants were interviewed and it was found that 79.5% of the infants were being breastfed while 24% never received breast milk. Among those who never received breast milk were given liquids (25%) and semi-solid foods (64.5%). Of the mothers, 8% started weaning at an early age (less than six months old) while the remaining started weaning at the age of six months or later and reported that their infants were either underweight or had reduced heights for that age. Based on the medical reports obtained from the hospital after getting parental consent, it was also found that the infants had distinct signs of deficiency of vitamins A and D, iron, and folate. Conclusions The majority of infants were breastfed, and, in most cases, weaning started at an age of less than six months. Most of the infants were fed semi-solid food as their first complementary food. Two-thirds of the infants were underweight for that age, and one-fifth had reduced heights. Based on deficiency statistics, mothers should be encouraged to start weaning at six months to have minimized malnourishment instances in infants.
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- Sidra Ajmal
- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA
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- Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic Health System, Marshfield, USA
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Raru TB, Ayana GM, Merga BT, Negash B, Deressa A, Birhanu A, Hassen FA, Roba KT. Magnitude of under-nutrition among under five children in Ethiopia based on 2019 Mini-Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey: Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM). BMC Nutr 2022; 8:113. [PMID: 36253811 PMCID: PMC9575191 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-022-00598-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Malnutrition is a major public health problem that is experienced by many developing countries, like Ethiopia. Though some studies were conducted to identify the magnitude and determinants of acute malnutrition among under-five children, there is a lack of evidence that is representative of all children in Ethiopia. Hence, this national-level data could be representative of all targets and provide us with updated information on the nation-wide magnitude of nutritional status among children under the age of five in Ethiopia. METHODS This study used data from the 2019 Mini-Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS). Children aged 0-59 months with anthropometry data were included. Data processing and analysis were performed using STATA 15 software. Cross-tabulations and summary statistics were done to describe the study population. Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMMs) were used to estimate the association between nutritional status and explanatory variables and were expressed as an odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Model comparison was done based on Akaike and Bayesian information criteria (AIC and BIC). RESULTS The magnitude of stunting was 37.71% [95%CI: 36.35-39.08], while the magnitude of wasting was 7.14% [95%CI: 6.52-7.91]. Living in Tigray [AOR = 2.90, 95%CI: 2.05-4.11], Amhara [AOR = 1.98, 95%CI: 1.41-2.79], having a child aged 24-35 [AOR = 3.79, 95%CI: 3.07-4.68], and being a rural resident were all significantly associated with stunting. Being born in Tigray [AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.02-3.01], being born into the richest family [AOR = 0.74, 95% CI: 0.27-0.80], and being born from mothers aged 25-29 [AOR = 0.73, 95% CI: 0.55-0.96] were all significantly associated with wasting. CONCLUSION The magnitude of stunting and wasting is relatively high in Ethiopia. Region, place of residence, and age of the child were significantly associated with stunting, and region, wealth index, and age of the child were significantly associated with wasting. This result provides a clue to give due consideration to under-five children to mitigate the risks of malnutrition through various techniques.
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- Temam Beshir Raru
- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia.
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia.
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Medicine, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, P.O. Box: 235, Harar, Ethiopia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Harar, Ethiopia
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Modjadji P, Masilela LN, Cele L, Mathibe M, Mphekgwana PM. Evidence of Concurrent Stunting and Obesity among Children under 2 Years from Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Backgrounds in the Era of the Integrated Nutrition Programme in South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:12501. [PMID: 36231797 PMCID: PMC9564645 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In view of persistent stunting and increasing rates of obesity coexisting among children in the era of the Integrated Nutrition Programme, a cross-sectional study was conducted to determined concurrent stunting and obesity (CSO) and related factors using a random sample of child-mother pairs (n = 400) in Mbombela, South Africa. Sociodemographic data was collected using a validated questionnaire, and stunting (≥2SD) and obesity (>3SD) were assessed through respective length-for-age (LAZ) and body mass index (BAZ) z-scores. Using SPSS 26.0, the mean age of children was 8 (4; 11) months, and poor sociodemographic status was observed, in terms of maternal singlehood (73%), no education or attaining primary education only (21%), being unemployed (79%), living in households with a monthly income below R10,000 (≈$617), and poor sanitation (84%). The z-test for a single proportion showed a significant difference between the prevalence of CSO (41%) and non-CSO (69%). Testing for the two hypotheses using the Chi-square test showed no significant difference of CSO between boys (40%) and girls (41%), while CSO was significantly different and high among children aged 6-11 months (55%), compared to those aged 0-5 months (35%) and ≥12 months (30%). Further analysis using hierarchical logistic regression showed significant associations of CSO with employment (AOR = 0.34; 95%CI: 0.14-0.78), maternal education status (AOR = 0.39; 95%CI: 0.14-1.09) and water access (AOR = 2.47; 95%CI: 1.32; 4.63). Evidence-based and multilevel intervention programs aiming to prevent CSO and addressing stunting, while improving weight status in children with social disadvantages, are necessary.
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- Perpetua Modjadji
- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa 0208, South Africa
- Non-Communicable Disease Research Unit, South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town 7505, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa 0208, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa 0208, South Africa
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- Department of Public Health, School of Health Care Sciences, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, 1 Molotlegi Street, Ga-Rankuwa 0208, South Africa
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- Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Polokwane 0700, South Africa
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Gerber M, Lang C, Beckmann J, du Randt R, Long KZ, Müller I, Nienaber M, Probst-Hensch N, Steinmann P, Pühse U, Utzinger J, Nqweniso S, Walter C. Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, Weight Status, and Body Composition among South African Primary Schoolchildren. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph191811836. [PMID: 36142108 PMCID: PMC9517541 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191811836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 09/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Background: Over the past decades, childhood overweight has increased in many African countries. We examined the relationship between sedentary behaviour, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and body composition in South African primary schoolchildren living in peri-urban settings. Methods: MVPA was measured via 7-day accelerometry and body composition via bioelectrical impedance analysis in 1090 learners (49.2% girls, Mage = 8.3 ± 1.4 years). The relationships between MVPA and sedentary behaviour with the various body composition indicators (body fat and fat-free mass [total, truncal, arms, and legs], bone mass, muscle mass, and body water) were tested with mixed linear regressions. Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 9.8% and 6.6%, respectively; 77.1% of the children engaged in ≥60 min of MVPA/day. Girls were more likely to be overweight/obese, to accumulate less than 60 min of MVPA/day, and had significantly higher relative body fat than boys (ps < 0.001). Lower MVPA was associated with a higher likelihood of being overweight/obese, higher relative body fat, and lower relative fat-free mass, bone mass, muscle mass, and body water (ps < 0.001). For lower sedentary behaviour, the associations with body composition pointed in the opposite direction. Conclusions: In this South African setting, girls are a particularly relevant target group for future physical activity interventions to prevent overweight/obesity-related non-communicable diseases in later life.
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- Markus Gerber
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +41-61-207-4783
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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- Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 7700, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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- Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 7700, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health, University of Basel, Grosse Allee 6, CH-4052 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Kreuzstrasse 2, CH-4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, CH-4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 7700, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa
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- Human Movement Science, Nelson Mandela University, P.O. Box 7700, Gqeberha 6031, South Africa
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Sebsbie A, Minda A, Ahmed S. Co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting: it's prevalence and associated factors among under - five children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. BMC Pediatr 2022; 22:377. [PMID: 35764944 PMCID: PMC9241306 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-022-03445-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Double burden of malnutrition is a global problem posing a serious public health challenge especially in low- and middle-income countries including Ethiopia, where a high prevalence of under-nutrition continues to exist and overweight is increasing at an alarming rate. Although both under-nutrition and over-nutrition are investigated extensively in Ethiopia, evidence about the double burden of malnutrition especially at the individual level is very limited. Objective To assess the prevalence of the co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia at an individual level. Methods Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2021 among 422 mothers to child pairs in Addis Ababa. Twenty-nine (30%) of the health centers in Addis Ababa were selected to take part in the study using a simple random sampling technique. The total sample size was allocated proportionally to each of the selected health centers based on their performances within 6 months prior to the study. A systematic random sampling method was used to select the study participants. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Descriptive statistics and a hierarchical logistic regression model were used to characterize the study population and to identify factors that are associated with the outcome variable respectively. Odds ratio along with 95% CI were estimated to measure the strength of the association. The level of statistical significance was declared at a p-value less than 0.05. Results The prevalence of the co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting was 5.1% with 95% CI (2.9–7.1%). The hierarchical logistic regression analysis revealed that child age (6–23 months) [(AOR = 2.86, 95% CI: (1.02–8.04)], maternal education status (non-educated) [(AOR = 4.98, 95% CI: (1.33–18.66)], maternal age during birth (≥ 28 years) [(AOR = 0.22, 95% CI: (0.06–0.79)] and childbirth order (3+) [(AOR = 6.38, 95% CI: (1.03–39.7)] were significantly associated with the co-existence of overweight /obesity and stunting. Conclusion and recommendations: The study revealed that the prevalence of the co-existence of overweight/obesity and stunting is low in Ethiopia. However, local and national nutrition policies and programs should be tailored and implemented to simultaneously address both under-nutrition and over-nutrition. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12887-022-03445-5.
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- Alem Sebsbie
- Department of Public Health Kotebemetropolitan University, Deberbirhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health Deberbirhan University, Deberbirhan, Ethiopia
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- Department of Nursing Kotebemetropolitan University, Deberbirhan, Ethiopia.
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Kwansa AL, Akparibo R, Cecil JE, Infield Solar G, Caton SJ. Risk Factors for Overweight and Obesity within the Home Environment of Preschool Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14091706. [PMID: 35565675 PMCID: PMC9100775 DOI: 10.3390/nu14091706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is experiencing an increasing prevalence of young children being overweight and obese. Many feeding and physical activity-related behaviours are established at home during preschool years, yet the precise factors that contribute to preschool overweight and obesity have not been fully elucidated. This review aims to identify factors in the home environment associated with overweight and or obesity in preschool children in SSA. Ovid MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, Scopus, Web of Science, Africa Journals Online (AJOL) and the African Index Medicus databases were systematically searched for qualitative and quantitative studies published between 2000 and 2021. Eleven studies (ten quantitative, one qualitative) met the inclusion criteria. Overall, the results highlight the paucity of studies exploring factors in the home environment associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children in Sub-Saharan Africa. The home food environment and maternal BMI appear to be important factors associated with overweight and obesity in preschool children; however, the information for all other factors explored remains unclear due to the lack of evidence. For successful obesity prevention and treatment interventions to be developed, more research in this area is required to understand how different aspects of the home environment contribute to overweight and obesity in preschool Sub-Saharan African children.
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- Albert L. Kwansa
- Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK; (A.L.K.); (R.A.)
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- Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK; (A.L.K.); (R.A.)
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- School of Medicine, Population and Behavioural Sciences, University of St Andrews, St Andrews KY16 9TF, UK;
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- Public Health Section, School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S1 4DA, UK; (A.L.K.); (R.A.)
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Amadu I, Seidu AA, Duku E, Boadu Frimpong J, Hagan Jnr JE, Aboagye RG, Ampah B, Adu C, Ahinkorah BO. Risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under 5 from 31 sub-Saharan African countries. BMJ Open 2021; 11:e052267. [PMID: 34930735 PMCID: PMC8689177 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE This study investigated the risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting among children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DESIGN Data of 127, 487 under-5 children from 31 countries in SSA were pooled from the Demographic and Health Surveys collected between 2010 and 2019. We examined the risk of coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting using multinomial logistic regression models. The results were presented using relative risk ratios (RRR) with corresponding confidence intervals (CIs). SETTING Thirty-one sub-Saharan African countries. PARTICIPANTS Children under age 5. OUTCOME MEASURES The outcome variables were three child anthropometrics: stunting (height-for-age z-scores); underweight (weight-for-age z-scores) and wasting (weight-for-height z-scores). RESULTS The prevalence of coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting varied across countries, with the highest (12.14%) and lowest (0.58%) prevalences of coexistence of stunting, underweight and wasting in Benin and Gambia respectively. The risk of coexistence of the three indicators of undernutrition was higher among children aged 1 year (RRR=3.714; 95% CI 3.319 to 4.156) compared with those aged 0. The risk of coexistence of the three dimensions was lower among female children (RRR=0.468 95% CI 0.420 to 0.51), but higher for those with small size at birth (RRR=3.818; CI 3.383 to 4.308), those whose mothers had no education (RRR=3.291; 95% CI 1.961 to 5.522), not working (RRR=1.195; 95% CI 1.086 to 1.314), had no antenatal visits during pregnancy (RRR=1.364; 95% CI 1.20 to 1.541), children delivered at home (RRR=1.372; CI 1.232 to 1.529), those from poor households (RRR=1.408; 95% CI 1.235 to 1.605), those whose mothers had no access to media (RRR=1.255; 95% CI 1.144 to 1.377) and living in households with an unimproved toilet facility (RRR=1.158; 95% CI 1.032 to 1.300). CONCLUSIONS Findings suggest the urgent need for consideration of the coexistence of stunting, wasting and underweight among under-5 children in policy design and programming of interventions to eradicate child malnutrition in SSA. In the short-term, national-level policies and interventions need to be well tailored considering the compositional characteristics.
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- Iddrisu Amadu
- Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Emperiks Research, Tamale, Ghana
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- Department of Estate Management, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
- College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Centre for Gender and Advocacy, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana
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- Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
- Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana
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- Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Central, Ghana
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- Department of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Central, Ghana
- Neurocognition and Action-Biomechanics-Research Group, Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Family and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana
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- Department of Academics, Nursing and Midwifery Training College, Esiama, Ghana
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- Department of Health Promotion, Education and Disability Studies, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, Ultimo NSW, Australia
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Yenita RN, Thamrin T, Amin B, Agrina A. Identification and Analysis of Stunting Risk Factors in Children under Three Years of Age in the Area of Kampar Watershed. Open Access Maced J Med Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2021.7091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Growth and development that is not optimal is a form of chronic malnutrition, one of which is marked by height for age which is below the standard deviation (<-2 SD) and is called stunting. Stunting has a negative impact on children's motor development, reduces children's performance in school, increases the risk of excess nutrition, infectious diseases, and even death as well as reduces productivity in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for stunting in people living in the Kampar watershed. This research is a mixed-method with an explanatory sequential design which is a modification of (1–3). The research was carried out on people living in the Kampar river basin. The priority areas for specific stunting reduction interventions in this study are the Work Areas of the Kampar Kiri Hulu II Health Center, the Koto Kampar XIII Health Center, and the Kampar Kiri Health Center. This study found that the dominant factors of the five variables were home sanitation and parenting, as both affected the incidence of stunting. The findings obtained are different from the results of data analysis obtained from interviews, observations, and descriptive statistics. Based on the results of data analysis from interviews, observations, and descriptive statistics, it was found that all variables of the three factors became the main factors that had a close relationship with the incidence of stunting in the community in the Kampar watershed.
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Double burden of malnutrition and its association with infant and young child feeding practices among children under-five in Thailand. Public Health Nutr 2021; 24:3058-3065. [PMID: 33054885 PMCID: PMC9884786 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020003304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study examined the prevalence of stunting-overweight and socio-demographic determinants among children under-five years of age, as well as associations with infant and young child feeding (IYCF) among children aged 6-23 months. DESIGN Secondary data analysis based on the Thailand Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2015-2016. SETTING Cross-national study. PARTICIPANTS Nationally representative sample of children under-five years of age (n 12 313). RESULTS The prevalence of wasting, stunting, overweight and stunting-overweight was 5·3, 10·5, 10·1 and 1·6 %, respectively. In multivariate analyses, children under 6 months, children from low and middle wealth tertiles, and children living in rural areas were prone to being wasted. Male children, low wealth tertile and a non-Thai speaking household head were positively and children aged 48-59 months and a one-child household were inversely associated with stunting. Children from a low wealth tertile were less likely to be overweight, while older age, male children and children from a one-child household were more likely to be overweight. Stunting-overweight was associated with children aged 24-47 months, male children, mothers having secondary education, a one-child household, a non-Thai speaking household head and an urban area. In terms of IYCF indicators, despite no association with stunting and stunted-overweight children, current breast-feeding and inadequate meal frequency were associated with being wasting, while current breast-feeding and dietary diversity were inversely associated with being overweight. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed the double burden of malnutrition at the individual and population levels among Thai children under-five, which calls for concrete integrated interventions to tackle all forms of malnutrition.
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Paul P, Arra B, Hakobyan M, Hovhannisyan MG, Kauhanen J. The determinants of under-5 age children malnutrition and the differences in the distribution of stunting-A study from Armenia. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249776. [PMID: 34038415 PMCID: PMC8153414 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Stunting undermines economic growth by perpetuating the vicious cycle of poverty and labour market performance. Studies have captured the trend in stunting and present distributional evidence of policy effects in the country contexts. We identify the determinants of U5 (under 5 years of age) malnutrition for the poor and the Nonpoor and compare the distribution of stunting at four time points (2000, 2005, 2010 and 2015) over a 15-year period between different groups of population. Further, we decompose the gap in malnutrition into causes of differences in stunting between worse-off and better-off socioeconomic groups of the population and estimate the magnitude of distributional differences in stunting between two socioeconomic groups. We also present the inequality trend over time that provides insights into the dynamicity of the effect of different determinants on stunting at different time points. Using 35,490 observations from Armenian Demographic and Health Survey Data [four waves: Year2015,9533; Year2010,8644; Year2005,8919; Year2000,8334], we apply regression-based decomposition method and inequality measures to identify the determinants of malnutrition and distribution of stunting between and within socioeconomic groups. Although the proportional difference in prevalence of stunting between worse-off and better-off children of 13 months and above are reduced by 9.5% in 2015 compared to 2000, the association between socioeconomic position and stunting is statistically significant among children aged 13 months and above in 2000, as well as among children of 36 months and above in 2015. This study demonstrates that the less of socioeconomic distribution of the population, but rather more of the effect from in-country region and settlement of residence are significantly associated with stunting. The approach of our analysis is potentially also a useful tool to generate evidence for decision making towards achieving SDGs 2.2. We conclude that development in childhood is not independent from the distributional effect of region specific development initiatives. Understanding the regional characteristics and resources allocated for the maternal and child health is the necessity to address stunting.
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- Pavitra Paul
- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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- Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland
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Household structure and concurrent stunting and overweight among young children in Indonesia. Public Health Nutr 2021; 24:2629-2639. [PMID: 33843538 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980021001385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To examine the association of household type and household composition with concurrent stunting and overweight in young children from urban and rural Indonesia. DESIGN This study is a secondary data analysis using a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Household structure was analysed as household type, household size, number of working adults, number of dependent adults and children, and household head's gender. We defined 'concurrent stunting and overweight' as height-for-age Z-score <-2 and weight-for-height Z-score >+2 based on WHO growth standards. Multivariable logistic regression to test the aforementioned association was performed separately for urban and rural areas. SETTING Data were from Indonesia Basic Heath Research 2013. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 2-5 years (n 45 050). RESULTS The prevalence of concurrent stunting and overweight children was 5·6 %. In rural areas, this prevalence differed significantly by household types and the highest prevalence was among children in nuclear two-parent households (6·8 %). In rural areas, children in extended households had lower odds of concurrent stunting and overweight than those from nuclear households (OR = 0·73, 95 % CI 0·59, 0·92). In urban areas, household size and number of working adults were significantly associated with the decreased odds of concurrent stunting and overweight in children. CONCLUSIONS Household structure was associated with children's concurrent stunting and overweight in urban and rural regions of Indonesia. The patterns of the association might differ between urban and rural regions, but no significant interaction term was found.
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Mengiste LA, Worku Y, Aynalem YA, Shiferaw WS. Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Angolela Tera District, Northeast Ethiopia. NUTRITION AND DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS 2020. [DOI: 10.2147/nds.s287232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Persistent Malnutrition and Associated Factors among Children under Five Years Attending Primary Health Care Facilities in Limpopo Province, South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17207580. [PMID: 33086477 PMCID: PMC7589291 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17207580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 10/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite years of interventions intended to reduce child malnutrition in South Africa, its negative effects, stunting in particular, persist mainly among children under five years old living in under-resourced regions. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among 404 children under age five attending childcare services with their mothers in selected healthcare facilities of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Anthropometry, socio-demographics and obstetric history were collected. Height-for-age, weight-for-age and body mass index-for-age Z-scores were used to determine stunting, underweight and thinness among children, respectively. Logistic regression analyses were performed to generate the factors associated with malnutrition. Stunting (45.3%) was the prevalent form of malnutrition among children under age five, affecting boys (51.7%) more than girls (38.8%) and children aged 12–23 months (62.4%) more than those <11 months old (40.1%), in addition to the overall prevalence of underweight (29.0%) and thinness (12.6%). Boys had increased odds of stunting (adjusted odds ratio, AOR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.26–3.41, p = 0.004) and underweight (AOR = 2.17, 95% CI: 1.32–3.57, p = 0.002) than girls. Children aged 12–23 months were more likely to be stunted (AOR = 4.79, 95% CI: 2.36–9.75, p ≤ 0.0001) than children aged ≤11 months. Delayed introduction of solid foods increased the odds of stunting (AOR = 5.77, 95% CI: 2.63–12.64, p ≤ 0.0001) and underweight (AOR = 2.05, 95% CI: 1.08–3.89, p = 0.028). Children with normal birth weight were less likely to be thin (AOR = 0.42, 95% CI: 0.19–0.92, p = 0.029) and underweight (AOR = 0.34, 95% CI: 0.17–0.68, p = 0.003) than children who had low birth weight. Children whose mothers had obtained secondary school education (AOR = 0.39, 95% CI: 0.16–0.97, p = 0.044), and Grade 12 or post-Grade 12 education (AOR = 0.32, 95% CI: 0.12–0.83, p = 0.020) were less likely to be stunted than were children of mothers who had only primary school education. Suboptimal complementary feeding predisposed children to stunting and underweight. National nutrition programs should be context-specific to improve the introduction of complementary foods among children, especially in the remote and poor areas.
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Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Preschool Children in North West Province, South Africa: A Cross Sectional Study. CHILDREN-BASEL 2020; 7:children7100174. [PMID: 33050271 PMCID: PMC7600000 DOI: 10.3390/children7100174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 09/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Preschool children consume diets inadequate to meet their macro and micronutrient requirements, which ultimately affect their nutritional status due to lack of dietary diversity. A cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the association between dietary diversity scores (DDS) and the nutritional status of 379 preschool children in North West Province of South Africa. A 24 h qualitative recall by mothers of their children's food consumption was used to calculate DDS based on 12-foods groups following Food and Agriculture Organization protocols. DDS was calculated by counting each of 12-food groups and classified as low (≤4), medium (5-8) and high (9-12). The weight and height of children were measured and height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ) and BMI-for-age (BAZ) z-scores were calculated based on 2006 WHO standards. Stunting, underweight and thinness were defined as HAZ, WAZ and BAZ < -2SD, respectively. Linear and logistic regression analyses were used to assess the association between DDS and the nutritional indicators. Mean age for children was 4 ± 0.7 years, and the prevalence of stunting (29%), underweight (13%) and thinness (6%) was observed. Mean DDS was 4.39 ± 1.55 out of 12-food groups, with a prevalence of 61% and 39% for low and medium DDS, respectively. Cereals (100%) accounted for the main food group consumed, while fish and other seafood (17%) were the least consumed. Consumption of a diversified diet was associated with lower odds of being stunted [AOR = 0.25, 95%CI: 0.10 to 0.92] among the four-year olds, while in the unadjusted model, 5-year-olds had lower odds of being underweight [OR = -0.32, 95%CI: -0.57 to 0.07]. The findings of this study reinforce the importance of continued nutrition education of mothers, caregivers and preschool staff on the need to ensure consumption of diverse food sources in order to improve the nutritional status of children. Further studies are recommended on the association of DDS with the nutritional status, and factors associated with low dietary diversity among preschool children.
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Double-duty solutions for optimising maternal and child nutrition in urban South Africa: a qualitative study. Public Health Nutr 2020; 24:3674-3684. [PMID: 32830637 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980020002426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To obtain a community perspective on key nutrition-specific problems and solutions for mothers and children. DESIGN A qualitative study comprising nine focus group discussions (FGD) following a semi-structured interview guide. SETTING The township of Soweto in South Africa with a rising prevalence of double burden of malnutrition. PARTICIPANTS Men and women aged ≥18 years (n 66). Three FGD held with men, six with women. RESULTS Despite participants perceived healthy diet to be important, they felt their ability to maintain a healthy diet was limited. Inexpensive, unhealthy food was easier to access in Soweto than healthier alternatives. Factors such as land use, hygiene and low income played a fundamental role in shaping access to foods and decisions about what to eat. Participants suggested four broad areas for change: health sector, social protection, the food system and food environment. Their solutions ranged from improved nutrition education for women at clinic visits, communal vegetable gardens and government provision of food parcels to regulatory measures to improve the healthiness of their food environment. CONCLUSIONS South Africa's current nutrition policy environment does not adequately address community-level needs that are often linked to structural factors beyond the health sector. Our findings suggest that to successfully address the double burden of malnutrition among women and children, a multifaceted approach is needed combining action on the ground with coherent policies that address upstream factors, including poverty. Further, there is a need for public engagement and integration of community perspectives and priorities in developing and implementing double-duty actions to improve nutrition.
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Tshalibe R, Rheeder J, Alberts J, Taljaard-Krugell C, Gelderblom W, Shephard G, Lombard M, Burger HM. Multi-mycotoxin exposure of children (0-24 months) in rural maize-subsistence farming areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. WORLD MYCOTOXIN J 2020. [DOI: 10.3920/wmj2019.2439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In South Africa, child malnutrition is highly prevalent among children from in rural areas mostly at risk. In the Eastern Cape (EC) Province, maize is commonly used as complementary and weaning food. Previous studies conducted in parts of EC have indicated high levels of fumonisin B (FB) mycotoxins in home-grown maize, as well as the co-occurrence of other Fusarium mycotoxins, such as deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZEN). A cross-sectional study of children below 24 months was conducted in rural maize-subsistence farming areas in Centane, EC to determine mycotoxin exposure. Home-grown maize samples (n=171) were collected from households in the study area and analysed by LC-MS/MS for FB, DON and ZEN. Food intakes of 129 children were quantified using a validated quantitative food frequency questionnaire (QFFQ). Individual raw maize consumption was calculated using recipes from the QFFQ. Probable daily intakes (PDIs) for each mycotoxin were determined using a deterministic approach and were compared to the respective mycotoxins’ provisional maximum tolerable daily intake (PMTDI). The numerical means for total FB (sum of fumonisin B1, B2 and B3), DON and ZEN levels in home-grown maize were 1,035, 24.5 and 31.0 μg/kg, respectively. Mean daily maize intakes of children ranged from 2-321 g/day and increased with age. The mean PDIs for total FB, DON and ZEN were 8.4, 0.2 and 0.3 μg/kg body weight (bw)/day, respectively. Exposures stratified by age indicated persistent high mean PDIs for total FB, above the PMTDI of 2 μg/kg bw/day, ranging between 5.0-11.6 μg/kg bw/day. Mean exposure to DON and ZEN were below their relevant PMTDIs (1 and 0.5 μg/kg bw/day, respectively). Individually, 81 and 13% of children had exposures above the PMTDI for total FB and for ZEN, respectively. Results confirm the magnitude of FB exposure among vulnerable groups from rural maize subsistence farming areas in EC.
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- R.S. Tshalibe
- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Department of Food Sciences and Technology, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 1906, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Consumer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Department of Biochemistry, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Biotechnology and Consumer Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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- Centre of Excellence for Nutrition (CEN), Faculty of Health Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom 2520, South Africa
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- Unit of Research Integrity, Research Directorate, Peninsula University of Technology, P.O. Box 652, Cape Town 8000, South Africa
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Aheto JMK. Simultaneous quantile regression and determinants of under-five severe chronic malnutrition in Ghana. BMC Public Health 2020; 20:644. [PMID: 32380990 PMCID: PMC7206751 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08782-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Under-five malnutrition is a major public health issue contributing to mortality and morbidity, especially in developing countries like Ghana where the rates remain unacceptably high. Identification of critical risk factors of under-five malnutrition using appropriate and advanced statistical methods can help formulate appropriate health programmes and policies aimed at achieving the United Nations SDG Goal 2 target 2. This study attempts to develop a simultaneous quantile regression, an in-depth statistical model to identify critical risk factors of under-five severe chronic malnutrition (severe stunting). METHODS Based on the nationally representative data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, height-for-age z-score (HAZ) was estimated. Multivariable simultaneous quantile regression modelling was employed to identify critical risk factors for severe stunting based on HAZ (a measure of chronic malnutrition in populations). Quantiles of HAZ with focus on severe stunting were modelled and the impact of the risk factors determined. Significant test of the difference between slopes at different selected quantiles of severe stunting and other quantiles were performed. A quantile regression plots of slopes were developed to visually examine the impact of the risk factors across these quantiles. RESULTS Data on a total of 2716 children were analysed out of which 144 (5.3%) were severely stunted. The models identified child level factors such as type of birth, sex, age, place of delivery and size at birth as significant risk factors of under-five severe stunting. Maternal and household level factors identified as significant predictors of under-five severe stunting were maternal age and education, maternal national health insurance status, household wealth status, and number of children under-five in households. Highly significant differences exist in the slopes between 0.1 and 0.9 quantiles. The quantile regression plots for the selected quantiles from 0.1 to 0.9 showed substantial differences in the impact of the covariates across the quantiles of HAZ considered. CONCLUSION Critical risk factors that can aid formulation of child nutrition and health policies and interventions that will improve child nutritional outcomes and survival were identified. Modelling under-five severe stunting using multivariable simultaneous quantile regression models could be beneficial to addressing the under-five severe stunting.
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- Justice Moses K Aheto
- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG13, Legon-Accra, Ghana.
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Raphadu TT, Staden MV, Dibakwane WM, Monyeki KD. A Non-Invasive Investigation into the Prevalence of Higher than Normal Blood Pressure, Hypertension and the Association between Blood Pressure and Body Weight in Male and Female Adolescents in the Polokwane Local Municipality, Limpopo-South Africa: A Cross-Sectional Study. CHILDREN (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 7:E18. [PMID: 32143272 PMCID: PMC7140854 DOI: 10.3390/children7030018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hypertension (HT) is one of the greatest non-communicable diseases affecting both sexes in all human populations; and it is a major cause of death and morbidity across the world. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence of pre-hypertension, hypertension and investigate the association between blood pressure (BP) and body weight (looking into body mass index (BMI) and body surface area (BSA)). METHOD A cross-sectional study of adolescents aged 13-19 years was conducted at three secondary schools consisting of 121 females and 97 males. Data on height; weight; and blood pressure was collected from all participants. BMI and BP percentiles were calculated for each participant. RESULTS The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in males was 28.9% and 10.3% compared to 25.6% and 7.4% in females. The prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension in adolescents who are overweight/obese was 7.3% and 2.7%. A weak positive association between BMI; systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) was found (r = 0.254 and 0.216; p-value = 0.001) for the whole population. A significant, moderate correlation was found between BSA on SBP was found (r = 0.407, p-value = 0.001); and a significant, weak correlation between BSA and DBP was found (r = 0.183, p-value = 0.007. In conclusion, the prevalence of pre-hypertension and hypertension was higher in males as compared to females. Results highlight the need for screening for blood pressure and body weight in adolescents; especially in adolescents who were found to have pre-hypertension as they are at high risk of developing hypertension.
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Ghattas H, Acharya Y, Jamaluddine Z, Assi M, El Asmar K, Jones AD. Child-level double burden of malnutrition in the MENA and LAC regions: Prevalence and social determinants. MATERNAL AND CHILD NUTRITION 2019; 16:e12923. [PMID: 31828957 PMCID: PMC7083402 DOI: 10.1111/mcn.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Although the prevalence of obesity has rapidly increased in the low‐ and middle‐income countries of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) regions, child undernutrition remains a public‐health challenge. We examined region‐specific sociodemographic determinants of this double burden of malnutrition, specifically, the co‐occurrence of child stunting and overweight, using Demographic and Health Survey and Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data (2003–2016) from 11 countries in the MENA (n = 118,585) and 13 countries in the LAC (n = 77,824) regions. We used multiple logistic regressions to model region‐specific associations of maternal education and household wealth with child nutritional outcomes (6–59 months). The prevalence of stunting, overweight, and their co‐occurrence was 24%, 10%, and 4.3% in children in the MENA region, respectively, and 19%, 5%, and 0.5% in children in the LAC region, respectively. In both regions, higher maternal education and household wealth were significantly associated with lower odds of stunting and higher odds of overweight. As compared with the poorest wealth quintiles, decreased odds of co‐occurring stunting and overweight were observed among children from the second, third, and fourth wealth quintiles in the LAC region. In the MENA region, this association was only statistically significant for the second wealth quintile. In both regions, double burden was not statistically significantly associated with maternal education. The social patterning of co‐occurring stunting and overweight in children varied across the two regions, indicating potential differences in the underlying aetiology of the double burden across regions and stages of the nutrition transition.
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- Hala Ghattas
- Faculty of Health SciencesAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Health Policy and Administration, The Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania
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- Faculty of Health SciencesAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Health SciencesAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Faculty of Health SciencesAmerican University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Amare ZY, Ahmed ME, Mehari AB. Determinants of nutritional status among children under age 5 in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 Ethiopia demographic and health survey. Global Health 2019; 15:62. [PMID: 31694661 PMCID: PMC6836473 DOI: 10.1186/s12992-019-0505-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to examine the determinants of nutritional status among children under age 5 (0-59 months) in Ethiopia. Child malnutrition is an underlying cause of almost half (45%) of child deaths, particularly in low socioeconomic communities of developing countries. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of stunting decreased from 47% in 2005 to 39% in 2016, but the prevalence of wasting changed little over the same time period (from 11 to 10%). Despite improvements in reducing the prevalence of malnutrition, the current rate of progress is not fast enough to reach the World Health Organization global target for reducing malnutrition 40% by 2025. METHODS This study used data from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Heath Survey (EDHS). The analysis used stunting and wasting as dependent variables, while the independent variables were characteristics of children, mothers, and households. Logistic regression was used to analyze the determinants of nutritional status among children. Bivariate analysis was also used to analyze the association between the dependent and independent variables. RESULTS Study results show that child's age, sex, and perceived birth weight, mother's educational status, body mass index (BMI), and maternal stature, region, wealth quintile, type of toilet facility, and type of cooking fuel had significant associations with stunting. Child's age, sex, and perceived birth weight, mother's BMI, and residence and region showed significant associations with wasting. The study found that child, maternal, and household characteristics were significantly associated with stunting and wasting among children under age 5. CONCLUSION These findings imply that a multi-sectorial and multidimensional approach is important to address malnutrition in Ethiopia. The education sector should promote reduction of cultural and gender barriers that contribute to childhood malnutrition. The health sector should encourage positive behaviors toward childcare and infant feeding practices. More should be done to help households adopt improved types of toilet facilities and modern types of cooking fuels.
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- Zerihun Yohannes Amare
- Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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- Institute of Disaster Risk Management and Food Security Studies, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
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Extended composite index of anthropometric failure in Argentinean preschool and school children. Public Health Nutr 2019; 22:3327-3335. [PMID: 31640824 DOI: 10.1017/s1368980019002027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (CIAF) can only be applied to children under 5 years of age and does not contemplate obesity. The aim of this study was to propose an Extended CIAF (ECIAF) that combines the characterization of malnutrition due to undernutrition and excess weight, and apply it in six Argentine provinces. DESIGN ECIAF excludes children not in anthropometric failure (group A) and was calculated from a percentage of children included in malnutrition categories B: wasting only; C: wasting and underweight; D: wasting, stunting and underweight; E: stunting and underweight; F: stunting only; Y: underweight only; G: only weight excess; and H: stunting and weight excess. SETTING Cross-sectional study conducted in Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Jujuy, Mendoza and Misiones (Argentina). PARTICIPANTS 10 879 children of both sexes aged between 3 and 13·99. RESULTS ECIAF in preschool children (3 to 4·99 years) was 15·1 %. The highest prevalence was registered in Mendoza (16·7 %) and the lowest in Misiones (12·0 %). In school children (5 to 13·99 years) ECIAF was 28·6 %. Mendoza also recorded the highest rate (30·7 %), while Catamarca and Chubut had the lowest values (27·0 %). In the whole sample, about 25 % of the malnutrition was caused by undernutrition and 75 % by excess weight. CONCLUSIONS The ECIAF summarizes anthropometric failure by both deficiency and excess weight and it highlights that a quarter of the malnutrition in the Argentine population was caused by undernutrition, although there are differences between Provinces (P < 0·05). ECIAF estimates are higher than those of CIAF or under-nutrition.
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Modjadji P, Madiba S. The double burden of malnutrition in a rural health and demographic surveillance system site in South Africa: a study of primary schoolchildren and their mothers. BMC Public Health 2019; 19:1087. [PMID: 31399048 PMCID: PMC6689169 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-7412-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In South Africa, the occurrence of the double burden of malnutrition is on the rise at a household level predisposing children and their mothers to negative health outcomes. However, few studies have been conducted at a household level. Therefore, we studied a double burden of malnutrition using child-mother pairs in a rural setting. METHODS A cross-sectional quantitative survey was conducted among 508 child-mother pairs selected from primary schools using a multistage sampling in a rural Dikgale Health and Demographic Site in Limpopo Province, South Africa. Anthropometric measurements of children and mothers, and socio-demographic data were collected. WHO AnthroPlus was used to generate body-mass-index z-scores of children and the BMI was used to indicate overweight and obesity among the mothers. Mann Whitney test was used to compare the means of variables between sexes and age groups, while the prevalence of thinness and overweight/obesity were compared using a chi-square. Multivariate logistic regression with a stepwise backward elimination procedure, controlling for confounding, was used to determine the association between the thinness and overweight/obesity and the covariates. RESULTS Twenty five percent (25%) of the children were thin, 4% were overweight and 1% obese, while mothers were overweight (27.4%) and 42.3% obesity (42.3%) were observed among the mothers. The odds of being thin were higher in boys than in girls (AOR = 1.53, 95%CI: 1.01-2.35). Overweight/obese mothers were more likely to have thin children (AOR = 1.48, 95% CI: 1.01-2.18) and less likely to have overweight/obese children (AOR = 0.18, 95%CI: 0.07-0.46). CONCLUSION A double burden of malnutrition was observed on a household level with thinness among children and overweight/obesity among mothers. A need to address the dual problems of undernutrition and rapidly rising trends of overweight/obesity cannot be over-emphasized.
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- Perpetua Modjadji
- Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, School of Health Care Sciences, P O Box 215, Ga-Rankuwa, MEDUNSA, 0204, South Africa.
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- Department of Public Health, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, School of Health Care Sciences, P O Box 215, Ga-Rankuwa, MEDUNSA, 0204, South Africa
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Hanum NH. Hubungan Tinggi Badan Ibu dan Riwayat Pemberian MP-ASI dengan Kejadian Stunting pada Balita Usia 24-59 Bulan. AMERTA NUTRITION 2019. [DOI: 10.20473/amnt.v3i2.2019.78-84] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Background: Stunting is a short body condition that occurs due to a lack of intake of various nutrients. Maternal body size may be one of the factors causing stunting in children.Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between maternal height and complementary feeding history with The Incidence of Stunting on Age 24-59 months.Methods: The cross-sectional study was carried out in Maron District, Probolinggo Regency.The sampling was carried out by multistage random sampling method with a sample of 97 pairs of mothers and under five years old children. Independent variables observed were maternal stature and complementary feeding history which consists of the age of first given food, complementary feeding texture, frequency, and amount of complementary food given. The dependent variable was the occurrence of stunting. Data analysis used in this study was chi-square test.Results: This study shows the results of a significant association between complementary feeding at the age of first given food at the age of first given food that is before, during, or after a 6 month old with the incidence of stunting p=0.012. On the other hand, there was no correlation between complementary feeding texture p=0.788, frequency p=0.208, amount of complementary food given p=0.107, and maternal height p=0.704 with the incidence of stunting.Conclusion: In conclusion, complementary feeding history was related to the incidence of stunting in infants, whereas complementary feeding texture, frequency, amount of complementary food and maternal height had no impact on the incidence of stunting in infants.ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Stunting merupakan keadaan tubuh pendek akibat dari kekurangan asupan berbagai macam zat gizi. Ukuran tubuh ibu mungkin menjadi salah satu faktor penyebab terjadinya stunting pada anak. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini untuk menganalisis hubungan antara tinggi badan ibu dan riwayat pemberian makanan pendamping air susu ibu (MP-ASI) dengan kejadian stunting pada balita usia 24-59 bulan.Metode: Menggunakan cross sectional dilakukan di Kecamatan Maron Kabupaten Probolinggo. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara multistage random sampling dengan besar sampel 97 ibu-balita. Variabel bebas yang diamati antara lain tinggi badan ibu dan riwayat pemberian MP-ASI yang terdiri dari usia pertama kali diberikan makanan, bentuk, frekuensi, dan jumlah MP-ASI sedangkan variabel tergantung adalah kejadian stunting. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah uji chi-square.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara pemberian makanan pendamping ASI pada usia pertama kali diberikan makanan yaitu sebelum, saat, atau sesudah bayi berusia 6 bulan dengan kejadian stunting p=0,012 sebaliknya tidak ada hubungan antara bentuk p=0,788, frekuensi p=0,208, jumlah p=0,107 dan tinggi badan ibu p=0,704, dengan kejadian stunting.Kesimpulan: Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini adalah riwayat pemberian MP-ASI pada faktor usia balita pertama kali diberikan MP-ASI berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada balita, sedangkan bentuk, frekuensi, jumlah makanan yang diberikan serta tinggi badan ibu balita tidak memiliki hubungan dengan kejadian stunting.
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Chávez-Zárate A, Maguiña JL, Quichiz-Lara AD, Zapata-Fajardo PE, Mayta-Tristán P. Relationship between stunting in children 6 to 36 months of age and maternal employment status in Peru: A sub-analysis of the Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0212164. [PMID: 30943197 PMCID: PMC6447236 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0212164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objectives This study aimed to determine the relationship between stunting in children 6 to 36 months old and maternal employment status in Peru. Methods A secondary data analysis was conducted using information from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in Peru. We used a representative sample of 4637 mother-child binomials to determine the association between stunting in children 6 to 36 months of age and the employment status of their mothers. Results The prevalence of stunting among children was 15.9% (95% CI: 13.9–16.7). The prevalence of working mothers was 63.7%. No association was found between maternal employment status and the presence of stunting in children [prevalence ratio (PR) = 1.04; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.9 to 1.2; p = 0.627). However, on multivariate analysis we found that the prevalence of stunting was significantly higher among children of mothers performing unpaid work (12.4%) (PR = 1.38; 95% CI: 1.2–1.6; p < 0.001) compared with those of paid working mothers. Conclusion No significant association was found between maternal employment status and the presence of stunting in children 6 to 36 months of age. However, children of mothers doing unpaid work are at higher risk of stunting. These findings support the implementation of educational programs and labour policies to reduce the prevalence of stunting among children.
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- Airin Chávez-Zárate
- Escuela de Nutrición y Dietética, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Perú
- * E-mail: (AC); (PM)
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- Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima Perú
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- Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima Perú
- * E-mail: (AC); (PM)
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Fatemi MJ, Fararouei M, Moravej H, Dianatinasab M. Stunting and its associated factors among 6-7-year-old children in southern Iran: a nested case-control study. Public Health Nutr 2018; 22:1-8. [PMID: 30319086 PMCID: PMC10260474 DOI: 10.1017/s136898001800263x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2017] [Revised: 07/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Height-for-age shorter than 3th percentile or 2 sd below the median of the National Center for Health Statistics/WHO growth reference is known as stunting. The present study aimed to measure the association of several factors with stunting in a cohort born from 2009 to 2010 in Shiraz, Iran.Design/Setting/SubjectsNested case-control study conducted on pre-school children in 2016. Participants were 200 children suffering from stunting (case group) and 200 children with normal height (control group). RESULTS Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis suggested a significant relationship (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) between stunting and mother's occupation (employed v. housewife: 3·58; 1·73, 7·39) and chronic diseases (yes v. no: 2·93; 1·25, 6·88). In addition, significant associations were found between family income (30 million Rials: 5·63; 2·46, 12·87), diary consumption (very little v. high: 5·93; 1·74, 20·18) and animal protein in diet (low v. very high: 2·42; 1·13, 5·19) and stunting among children. Also, chance of stunting was inversely associated with birth interval (<2 years v. first child: 3·13; 1·45, 6·76) and duration of exclusive breast-feeding (18-24 months v. formula only or breast-feeding for <18 months: 0·53; 0·30, 0·92). CONCLUSIONS Mothers being housewife, possibly due to having more time to take care of their children, childhood diseases and consumption of dairy foods are strong and modifiable factors which can positively affect Iranian children's stature. Higher family income is another important factor in stunting but under less parental control.
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- Mohammad Javad Fatemi
- Student Research Committee, Center for Health Sciences, Department of Epidemiology,School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Research Center for Health Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran
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- Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Islamic Republic of Iran
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Admassu B, Ritz C, Wells JCK, Girma T, Andersen GS, Belachew T, Owino V, Michaelsen KF, Abera M, Wibaek R, Friis H, Kæstel P. Accretion of Fat-Free Mass Rather Than Fat Mass in Infancy Is Positively Associated with Linear Growth in Childhood. J Nutr 2018; 148:607-615. [PMID: 29659955 DOI: 10.1093/jn/nxy003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Background We have previously shown that fat-free mass (FFM) at birth is associated with height at 2 y of age in Ethiopian children. However, to our knowledge, the relation between changes in body composition during early infancy and later linear growth has not been studied. Objective This study examined the associations of early infancy fat mass (FM) and FFM accretion with linear growth from 1 to 5 y of age in Ethiopian children. Methods In the infant Anthropometry and Body Composition (iABC) study, a prospective cohort study was carried out in children in Jimma, Ethiopia, followed from birth to 5 y of age. FM and FFM were measured ≤6 times from birth to 6 mo by using air-displacement plethysmography. Linear mixed-effects models were used to identify associations between standardized FM and FFM accretion rates during early infancy and linear growth from 1 to 5 y of age. Standardized accretion rates were obtained by dividing FM and FFM accretion by their respective SD. Results FFM accretion from 0 to 6 mo of age was positively associated with length at 1 y (β = 0.64; 95% CI: 0.19, 1.09; P = 0.005) and linear growth from 1 to 5 y (β = 0.63; 95% CI: 0.19, 1.07; P = 0.005). The strongest association with FFM accretion was observed at 1 y. The association with linear growth from 1 to 5 y was mainly engendered by the 1-y association. FM accretion from 0 to 4 mo was positively associated with linear growth from 1 to 5 y (β = 0.45; 95% CI: 0.02, 0.88; P = 0.038) in the fully adjusted model. Conclusions In Ethiopian children, FFM accretion was associated with linear growth at 1 y and no clear additional longitudinal effect from 1 to 5 y was observed. FM accretion showed a weak association from 1 to 5 y. This trial was registered at www.controlled-trials.com as ISRCTN46718296.
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- Bitiya Admassu
- Department of Population and Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences.,Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Childhood Nutrition Research Center, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences
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- Department of Population and Family Health, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medical Sciences
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- International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia.,Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Gentofte, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Nutrition, Exercise, and Sports, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Radhika MS, Swetha B, Kumar BN, Krishna NB, Laxmaiah A. Dietary and nondietary determinants of nutritional status among adolescent girls and adult women in India. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Madhari S. Radhika
- Micronutrient Division; National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR; Hyderabad India
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- Micronutrient Division; National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR; Hyderabad India
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- TATA-NIN Centre for Public Health Research; National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR; Hyderabad India
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- Division of Biostatistics; National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR; Hyderabad India
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- Division of Community Studies; National Institute of Nutrition, ICMR; Hyderabad India
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Said-Mohamed R, Prioreschi A, Nyati LH, van Heerden A, Munthali RJ, Kahn K, Tollman SM, Gómez-Olivé FX, Houle B, Dunger DB, Norris SA. Rural-urban variations in age at menarche, adult height, leg-length and abdominal adiposity in black South African women in transitioning South Africa. Ann Hum Biol 2018; 45:123-132. [PMID: 29557678 PMCID: PMC5964443 DOI: 10.1080/03014460.2018.1442497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background: The pre-pubertal socioeconomic environment may be an important determinant of age at menarche, adult height, body proportions and adiposity: traits closely linked to adolescent and adult health. Aims: This study explored differences in age at menarche, adult height, relative leg-length and waist circumference between rural and urban black South African young adult women, who are at different stages of the nutrition and epidemiologic transitions. Subjects and methods: We compared 18–23 year-old black South African women, 482 urban-dwelling from Soweto and 509 from the rural Mpumalanga province. Age at menarche, obstetric history and household socio-demographic and economic information were recorded using interview-administered questionnaires. Height, sitting-height, hip and waist circumference were measured using standardised techniques. Results: Urban and rural black South African women differed in their age at menarche (at ages 12.7 and 14.5 years, respectively). In urban women, a one-year increase in age at menarche was associated with a 0.65 cm and 0.16% increase in height and relative leg-length ratio, respectively. In both settings, earlier age at menarche and shorter relative leg-length were independently associated with an increase in waist circumference. Conclusions: In black South African women, the earlier onset of puberty, and consequently an earlier growth cessation process, may lead to central fat mass accumulation in adulthood.
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- Rihlat Said-Mohamed
- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.,b Human and Social Development Research Programme , Human Sciences Research Council , Pretoria , South Africa
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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- c MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit , School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg Parktown , South Africa.,d INDEPTH Network , Accra , Ghana.,e Umeå Centre for Global Health Research , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden
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- c MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit , School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg Parktown , South Africa.,d INDEPTH Network , Accra , Ghana.,e Umeå Centre for Global Health Research , Umeå University , Umeå , Sweden
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- c MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit , School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg Parktown , South Africa.,d INDEPTH Network , Accra , Ghana
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- c MRC/Wits Rural Public Health and Health Transitions Research Unit , School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand , Johannesburg Parktown , South Africa.,f School of Demography , The Australian National University , Acton , Australia
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa.,g Department of Paediatrics , University of Cambridge , Cambridge , UK
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- a MRC/WITS Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Department of Paediatrics , School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand , Johannesburg , South Africa
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Asres Alemie G, Eidelman AI. Nutritional Assessment of the Children of the Beta Israel Community in Ethiopia: A 2017 Update. Breastfeed Med 2018; 13:149-154. [PMID: 29359956 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2017.0232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a common phenomenon worldwide and a major public health problem, particularly in developing poorer countries like Ethiopia. Although malnutrition can affect any age group, children are at a higher risk and it is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to update and assess the nutritional status of children of the Beta Israel community in the Gondar area of Ethiopia. METHODS This was a community-based cross-sectional anthropometrical study of all the children of the community age 0-60 months. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic data, nutritional history, and clinical parameters. Nutritional indices weight for age, height for age, and weight for height were used to define the nutritional status of the children. The 2006 World Health Organization (WHO) growth curves served as reference parameters. Statistical analysis included binary logistical regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 489 children, representing over 90% of the community's children were studied with the mean age and standard deviation of 36.5 and 18 months, respectively. The overall prevalence of malnutrition was found to be 39.1% with wasting, underweight, and stunting occurring in 22.1%, 26.2%, and 18.4% of the children, respectively. Severe wasting, severe underweight, and severe stunting occurred in 8.4%, 8.2% and 5.3% of the children, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed that age was significantly associated with the occurrence of malnutrition with younger children being at a higher risk (p = 0.044). Gender of child, family income, maternal education, presence of illness in the month preceding data collection, and household size did not show any association with malnutrition prevalence. CONCLUSION The prevalence of malnutrition as measured by stunting, underweight, and wasting has remained high among children younger than 5 years of the Beta Israel community in Gondar. Moreover, younger children were found to be more malnourished than older children.
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- Getahun Asres Alemie
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar , Gondar, Ethiopia
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- 2 Department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek Medical Center , Jerusalem, Israel .,3 Department of Pediatrics, Hebrew University School of Medicine , Jerusalem, Israel
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Islam MM, Sanin KI, Mahfuz M, Ahmed AMS, Mondal D, Haque R, Ahmed T. Risk factors of stunting among children living in an urban slum of Bangladesh: findings of a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health 2018; 18:197. [PMID: 29378556 PMCID: PMC5789576 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5101-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Bangladesh is one of the 20 countries with highest burden of stunting globally. A large portion (around 2.2 million) of the population dwells in the slum areas under severe vulnerable conditions. Children residing in the slums are disproportionately affected with higher burden of undernutrition particularly stunting. In this paper, findings of a prospective cohort study which is part of a larger multi-country study are presented. METHODS Two hundred and sixty five children were enrolled and followed since their birth till 24 months of age. Anthropometric measurements, dietary intake and morbidity information were collected monthly. Data from 9 to 12, 15-18 and 21-24 months were collated to analyze and report findings for 12, 18 and 24 months of age. Generalized estimating equation models were constructed to determine risk factors of stunting between 12 and 24 months of age. RESULT Approximately, 18% of children were already stunted (LAZ < -2SD) at birth and the proportion increased to 48% at 24 months of age. Exclusive breastfeeding prevalence was only 9.4% following the WHO definition at 6 months. Dietary energy intake as well as intakes of carbohydrate, fat and protein were suboptimal for majority of the children. However, in regression analysis, LAZ at birth (AOR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.26, 0.61), household with poor asset index (AOR = 2.81, 95% CI: 1.43, 5.52; ref.: average asset index), being male children (AOR = 1.75, 95% CI: 1.04, 2.95; ref.: female) and age (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI: 1.56, 3.52 at 24 months, AOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.55, 2.92 at 18 months; ref.: 12 months of age) were the significant predictors of stunting among this population. CONCLUSION As the mechanism of stunting begins even before a child is born, strategies must be focused on life course approach and preventive measurement should be initiated during pregnancy. Alongside, government and policymakers have to develop sustainable strategies to improve various social and environmental factors those are closely interrelated with chronic undernutrition particularly concentrating on urban slum areas.
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- M. Munirul Islam
- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Infectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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- Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Dhaka, 1212 Bangladesh
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Galgamuwa LS, Iddawela D, Dharmaratne SD. Prevalence and intensity of Ascaris lumbricoides infections in relation to undernutrition among children in a tea plantation community, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional study. BMC Pediatr 2018; 18:13. [PMID: 29370780 PMCID: PMC5785794 DOI: 10.1186/s12887-018-0984-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/15/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Ascaris lumbricoides infections are one of the commonnest intestinal nematode infections in the world, with a profound negative effect on nutritional status among underprivileged populations. In Sri Lanka, Ascaris infections and low nutritional status still persist in the plantation sector. However, research regarding the association between Ascaris infections and nutritional status is scarce. The main purpose of this study was to determine the association between Ascaris infections and physical growth among children in a plantation sector in Sri Lanka. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted among 489 children aged between 1 and 12 years ina plantation sector, Sri Lanka, from January to April 2013. Anthropometric measurements were collected to assess height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ) and weight-for-height (WHZ) to determine stunting, underweight and wasting respectively. Data on socio-demographic and antihelminthic treatment were ascertained using an interviewer administrated structured questionnaire. Stool samples were subjected to wet mount preparation followed byformaldehyde-ether sedimentation technique to diagnose Ascaris infection and a Kato Katz technique was performed to determine the eggs intensity. AnthroPlus, EpiInfo and SPSS software was used to analyze data. RESULTS Of the study sample, 38.4% showed Ascaris lumbricoides infections. Light intensity infections (51%) were common in the infected children, followed by moderate (30%) and heavy (19%) infections. Prevalence of Ascaris infections was significantly associated with de-worming more than six months prior to the study. Prevalence of undernutrition among children was 61.7%. Forty-five per cent were underweight, while 24.1% and 21.5% of children were stunted and wasted respectively. However, no significant association was found between Ascaris infections status and undernutrition. Meanwhile, heavy intensity infections were associated with decreased values of WHZ (p = 0.020). CONCLUSIONS Ascaris infections and undernutrition are still highly prevalent and a major public health problem in the plantation sector in Sri Lanka. Health and nutrition intervention programs should be implemented to increase the nutritional status of children.
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, USA
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Chakona G, Shackleton CM. Household Food Insecurity along an Agro-Ecological Gradient Influences Children's Nutritional Status in South Africa. Front Nutr 2018; 4:72. [PMID: 29404332 PMCID: PMC5786884 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2017.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The burden of food insecurity and malnutrition is a severe problem experienced by many poor households and children under the age of five are at high risk. The objective of the study was to examine household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and child nutritional status in relation to local context which influences access to and ability to grow food in South Africa and explore the links and associations between these and household socio-economic status. Using a 48-h dietary recall method, we interviewed 554 women from randomly selected households along a rural-urban continuum in three towns situated along an agro-ecological gradient. The Household Dietary Diversity Scores (HDDS) and the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) tools were used to measure household dietary diversity and food insecurity, respectively. Anthropometric measurements with 216 children (2-5 years) from the sampled households were conducted using height-for-age and mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) as indicators of stunting and wasting, respectively. The key findings were that mean HDDS declined with decreasing agro-ecological potential from the wettest site (8.44 ± 1.72) to the other two drier sites (7.83 ± 1.59 and 7.76 ± 1.63). The mean HFIAS followed the opposite trend. Stunted growth was the dominant form of malnutrition detected in 35% of children and 18% of children were wasted. Child wasting was greatest at the site with lowest agro-ecological potential. Children from households with low HDDS had large MUAC which showed an inverse association among HDDS and obesity. Areas with agro-ecological potential had lower prevalence of food insecurity and wasting in children. Agro-ecological potential has significant influence on children's nutritional status, which is also related to household food security and socio-economic status. Dependence on food purchasing and any limitations in households' income, access to land and food, can result in different forms of malnutrition in children. Responses to address malnutrition in South Africa need to be prioritized and move beyond relying on food security and nutritional-specific interventions, but rather on nutrition-specific and sensitive programs and approaches; and building an enabling environment. Land availability, agriculture (including climate-smart agriculture especially in drier areas), and wild foods usage should be promoted.
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- Gamuchirai Chakona
- Department of Environmental Science, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
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Mashinya F, Alberts M, Cook I, Ntuli S. Determinants of body mass index by gender in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System site, South Africa. Glob Health Action 2018; 11:1537613. [PMID: 30392446 PMCID: PMC6225484 DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2018.1537613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 10/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The study was conducted in the Dikgale Health and Demographic Surveillance System (DHDSS) site where we have observed increasing obesity levels, particularly in women, despite evidence of high physical activity (PA) and a relatively low daily energy intake. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess the socio-demographic, behavioural and biological determinants of body mass index (BMI) in adult residents permanently residing in the DHDSS. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in which socio-demographic, behavioural and biological characteristics from 1143 participants (aged 40-60 years) were collected using a paper questionnaire and standard anthropometric measures. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing was performed on all participants except those who indicated that they had tested positive. Chi-square and Mann-Whitney tests were used to analyze categorical and continuous variables, respectively, while hierarchical multivariate regression was used to analyze predictors of BMI. RESULTS The median age of women and men was 51 (46-56) and 50 (45-55) years, respectively. The prevalence of overweight-obesity was 76% in women and 21% in men. A significant negative association of BMI with HIV and smoking and a significant positive association with socio-economic status (SES) was observed in both sexes. In women, BMI was negatively associated with sleep duration (p = 0.015) and age (p = 0.012), but positively associated with sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) (p = 0.08). In men, BMI was negatively associated with alcohol use (p = 0.016) and positively associated with being married (p < 0.001). PA was not associated with BMI in either sexes. Full models explained 9.2% and 20% of the variance in BMI in women and men, respectively. CONCLUSION BMI in DHDSS adults is not associated with physical inactivity but is associated wealth, marital status, sleep, smoking, alcohol use, and HIV status. Future studies should explore the contribution of nutrition, stunting, psycho-social and genetic factors to overweight and obesity in DHDSS.
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- Felistas Mashinya
- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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- Faculty of Humanities, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Limpopo, Polokwane, South Africa
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A. Balalian A, Simonyan H, Hekimian K, Deckelbaum RJ, Sargsyan A. Prevalence and determinants of stunting in a conflict-ridden border region in Armenia - a cross-sectional study. BMC Nutr 2017; 3:85. [PMID: 32153861 PMCID: PMC7050870 DOI: 10.1186/s40795-017-0204-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite global efforts, stunting remains a public health problem in several developing countries. The prevalence of stunting among 0- to 5-year-old children in Armenia has increased from 17% in 2000 to 19% in 2010. A baseline study was conducted among preschool children in Berd, a region near the northeastern border of Armenia that has experienced intermittent military tension for over 20 years. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional study including 594 children aged 6-month- 6 years old and their caregivers in our analysis, to assess the prevalence and determinants of stunting. We calculated the anthropometric measurements and hemoglobin levels of children; analyzed children's stool and conducted a survey with children's caregivers. We employed the hierarchical logistic regression model to explore the predictors of stunting among 25-72 months old children and multivariable logistic regression models to investigate the predictors of stunting among 6-24 months old children. Individual and residence level variables were included in the models including anemia, minimum dietary diversity, mothers' height, the overall duration of breastfeeding, birthweight, child's history of diarrhea and mean socio-economic score. RESULTS The prevalence of stunting was significantly higher among the 6-24 months old children (13.3%) compared to the children aged 25-72 months old (7.8%). We did not find any differences in the prevalence of stunting by place of residence in either age group. The 6-24 months old children who consumed at least four food groups during the previous day (minimum dietary diversity) had 72% lower odds of being stunted (p < 0.05). Each kilogram increase in birthweight was associated with 76% lower odds of being stunted (OR = 0.24, p < 0.01). Mother's height significantly decreased the odds of stunting among the children 25-72- months old (OR = 0.86, p < 0.001). BMI was also a significant predictor of stunting among both age-groups. CONCLUSIONS The study results highlight the significance of mother's height, birthweight, and adequate complementary feeding to reduce stunting. Further studies are needed to determine the possible association of anemia and stunting with the ongoing conflict in the region, as well as socioeconomic conditions and food insecurity in the region.
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- Arin A. Balalian
- Fund for Armenian Relief of America, #22 Khorenatsi Street, Yerevan, Armenia
- Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health, Room #1616, 722 W 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Fund for Armenian Relief of America, #22 Khorenatsi Street, Yerevan, Armenia
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, 630 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032 USA
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- Fund for Armenian Relief of America, #22 Khorenatsi Street, Yerevan, Armenia
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Budree S, Stein DJ, Brittain K, Goddard E, Koen N, Barnett W, Myer L, Zar HJ. Maternal and infant factors had a significant impact on birthweight and longitudinal growth in a South African birth cohort. Acta Paediatr 2017; 106:1793-1801. [PMID: 28796908 PMCID: PMC5656834 DOI: 10.1111/apa.14015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 08/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Aim This birth cohort study investigated longitudinal infant growth and associated factors in a multiethnic population living in a low‐resource district surrounding the town of Paarl in South Africa. Methods Between March 2012 and October 2014, all mothers attending their second trimester antenatal visit at Paarl Hospital were approached for enrolment. Mother–infant pairs were followed from birth until 12 months of age. Comprehensive socio‐demographic, nutritional and psychosocial data were collected at birth, two, six and 12 months. Infant anthropometry was analysed as z‐scores for weight and height. Linear regression was used to investigate predictors of birthweight, and linear mixed‐effects models were used to investigate predictors of infant growth. Results Longitudinal anthropometric data from 792 infants were included: 53% were Black African, 47% were mixed race, and 15% were born preterm. Stunting occurred in 13% of infants at 12 months. Maternal height, antenatal alcohol and tobacco use, ethnicity and socioeconomic status were significant predictors of birthweight. In the adjusted mixed‐effects model, birthweight was a significant predictor of growth during the first year of life. Conclusion Birthweight was an important predictor of growth trajectory during infancy. Birthweight and growth were influenced by several important modifiable factors.
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- S Budree
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital; Cape Town South Africa
- MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health; Groote Schuur Hospital; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital; Cape Town South Africa
- MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital; Cape Town South Africa
- MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Psychiatry & Mental Health; Groote Schuur Hospital; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
- South African Medical Research Council Unit on Risk and Resilience in Mental Disorders; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital; Cape Town South Africa
- MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; School of Public Health and Family Medicine; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health; Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital; Cape Town South Africa
- MRC Unit on Child and Adolescent Health; University of Cape Town; Cape Town South Africa
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Said-Mohamed R, Pettifor JM, Norris SA. Life History theory hypotheses on child growth: Potential implications for short and long-term child growth, development and health. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2017; 165:4-19. [PMID: 29072305 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.23340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2016] [Revised: 09/27/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Life history theory integrates ecological, physiological, and molecular layers within an evolutionary framework to understand organisms' strategies to optimize survival and reproduction. Two life history hypotheses and their implications for child growth, development, and health (illustrated in the South African context) are reviewed here. One hypothesis suggests that there is an energy trade-off between linear growth and brain growth. Undernutrition in infancy and childhood may trigger adaptive physiological mechanisms prioritizing the brain at the expense of body growth. Another hypothesis is that the period from conception to infancy is a critical window of developmental plasticity of linear growth, the duration of which may vary between and within populations. The transition from infancy to childhood may mark the end of a critical window of opportunity for improving child growth. Both hypotheses emphasize the developmental plasticity of linear growth and the potential determinants of growth variability (including the role of parent-offspring conflict in maternal resources allocation). Implications of these hypotheses in populations with high burdens of undernutrition and infections are discussed. In South Africa, HIV/AIDS during pregnancy (associated with adverse birth outcomes, short duration of breastfeeding, and social consequences) may lead to a shortened window of developmental plasticity of growth. Furthermore, undernutrition and infectious diseases in children living in South Africa, a country undergoing a rapid nutrition transition, may have adverse consequences on individuals' cognitive abilities and risks of cardio-metabolic diseases. Studies are needed to identify physiological mechanisms underlying energy allocation between biological functions and their potential impacts on health.
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- Rihlat Said-Mohamed
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2193, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2193, South Africa
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- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Gauteng 2193, South Africa
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Misselhorn A, Hendriks SL. A systematic review of sub-national food insecurity research in South Africa: Missed opportunities for policy insights. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0182399. [PMID: 28829787 PMCID: PMC5567909 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0182399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Food insecurity is an intractable problem in South Africa. The country has a tradition of evidence-based decision making, grounded in the findings of national surveys. However, the rich insights from sub-national surveys remain a largely untapped resource for understandings of the contextual experience of food insecurity. A web-based search identified 169 sub-national food insecurity studies conducted in the post-apartheid period between 1994 and 2014. The systematic review found that the studies used 27 different measures of food insecurity, confounding the comparative analysis of food insecurity at this level. While social grants have brought a measure of poverty relief at household level, unaffordable diets were the root cause of food insecurity. The increasing consumption of cheaper, more available and preferred 'globalised' foods with high energy content and low nutritional value lead to overweight and obesity alongside child stunting. Unless a comparable set of indicators is used in such surveys, they are not able to provide comparable information on the scope and scale of the problem. Policy makers should be engaging with researchers to learn from these studies, while researchers need to share this wealth of sub-national study findings with government to strengthen food security planning, monitoring, and evaluation at all levels.
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- Alison Misselhorn
- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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- Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being and the Department of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
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