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Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia
Joint Authors
Betebo, Bealu
Ejajo, Tekle
Alemseged, Fissahaye
Massa, Desalegn
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-17, 17 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-03-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Ethiopia has one of the highest child malnutrition rates in the world.
Food insecurity is one of the determinant factors of malnutrition in developing countries; however its role remains unclear.
Objective.
To assess household food insecurity and its association with the nutritional status of children 6–59 months of age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia.
Methods.
A community based cross-sectional study was conducted from February 20 to 30, 2014 on a sample of 508 mother/child pairs of 6–59-month-old children.
Sample households with eligible children were selected using systematic random sampling technique.
Both bivariate and multivariate analysis were used to identify factors associated with nutritional status of children.
P value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Result.
The prevalence of household food insecurity was 75.8%.
The prevalence rates of stunting, underweight, and wasting among children were 45.6%, 26.3%, and 14.6%, respectively.
Household food insecurity was significantly associated with underweight (AOR = 3.82; CI = 1.78–8.19) and stunting (AOR = 6.7; CI = 3.71–12.1) but not with wasting.
Conclusion and Recommendation.
Household food insecurity and the prevalence rates of stunting, underweight, and wasting, among children 6 to 59 months, were high.
Intervention programs should focus on improving household food insecurity and nutritional status of children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Betebo, Bealu& Ejajo, Tekle& Alemseged, Fissahaye& Massa, Desalegn. 2017. Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Betebo, Bealu…[et al.]. Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-17.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Betebo, Bealu& Ejajo, Tekle& Alemseged, Fissahaye& Massa, Desalegn. Household Food Insecurity and Its Association with Nutritional Status of Children 6–59 Months of Age in East Badawacho District, South Ethiopia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1175593
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1175593