Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors among Children of 6–59 Months in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Joint Authors
Tariku, Befikadu
Bogale, Biruk
Chisha, Yilma
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-21
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Child stunting, which is a chronic length or height growth deficit, has been a devastating public health problem in developing countries.
In Ethiopia, stunting remains severe public health problem.
The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children of 6–59 months.
Methods.
The community-based cross sectional study was conducted in the Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site, Southern Ethiopia.
The simple random sampling method was used to recruit 656 mother-child pairs.
Height for age Z score was computed using WHO Anthro version 3.2.2 software.
Multivariable logistic regression model was fitted, and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at p value <0.05 was used to determine statistically significant association between predictors and outcome variable.
Result.
The prevalence of stunting among children of 6–59 months in the study area was 47.9% (95% CI; 44.0–51.7).
The likelihood of stunting was significantly higher among children who live in households with medium (AOR 2.20, 95% CI: 1.43–3.37) and poor (AOR 2.87, 95% CI: 1.72–4.81) wealth status.
In addition, children who were not exclusively breast fed (AOR 1.55, 95% CI: 1.07–2.24), whose mothers had not participated in decision of major household purchases (AOR 2.27, 95% CI: 1.21–4.26), and whose mothers lacked decision on freedom of mobility (AOR 1.96, 95% CI: 1.05–3.66) were significantly stunted compared with counterparts.
Conclusion.
Stunting is a severe public health problem in the area.
Therefore, efforts should be taken to enhance maternal empowerment, household wealth, and infant and young child feeding practice for reducing stunting among children.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Bogale, Biruk& Tariku, Befikadu& Chisha, Yilma. 2020. Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors among Children of 6–59 Months in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Bogale, Biruk…[et al.]. Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors among Children of 6–59 Months in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Bogale, Biruk& Tariku, Befikadu& Chisha, Yilma. Prevalence of Stunting and Its Associated Factors among Children of 6–59 Months in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS), Southern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184482
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184482