Adolescent birth and child undernutrition: an analysis of demographic and health surveys in Bangladesh, 1996–2017

Nguyen, Phuong Hong; Scott, Samuel; Khuong, Quynh Long; Pramanik, Priyanjana; Ahmed, Akhter U.; Rashid, Sabina Faiz; Afsana, Kaosar; Menon, Purnima

doi:10.1111/nyas.14608

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“…Most adolescent mothers were aged between 15 and 19 years, to the detriment of the age group between 10 and 14 years. A study conducted in Bangladesh between 1996 and 2017 showed similar proportions, with the majority of adolescents between the ages of 16 and 19 (NGUYEN et al, 2021). Furthermore, the present study also showed that neonatal deaths were predominant among mothers of the aforementioned age.…”

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confidence: 80%

Infant and Maternal Deaths in Brazil: A 10-Year Analysis of Pregnancy in Adolescence

Martins-Santos

Santana

Jesus

2022

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological profile of childhood and maternal-adolescent deaths in Brazil. This is a descriptive, quantitative study, based on data of births and data of infant and maternal deaths of adolescent mothers (aged ten up 19 years old), from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System, between 2010 and 2019. The analysis of live-births revealed that most of the adolescent mothers were single, attended for seven or more medical appointments and had a medium level of education of 11 years. Generally, the infants were born on term, from natural childbirth and were non-white. The infant-deaths predominated in the early neonatal period. Maternal deaths prevailed between 15 and 19 years-old, and most of it were from indirect obstetric nature. The decay of the infant mortality rate could not be verified. Maternal mortality rate presented a linear behavior on the studied period. Once teenage pregnancy represent a major challenge for formulators and managers of public health policies in Brazil, the adoption of educational actions is essential to prevent this social and medical issue.

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Infant and Maternal Deaths in Brazil: A 10-Year Analysis of Pregnancy in Adolescence

Martins-Santos

Santana

Jesus

2022

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“…Pregnancy during adolescence leads to a struggle for nutrition between the mother and the fetus she is carrying. It generates nutritional deficiency condition that results in low birth weight or other conditions that is potentially impactful in the future (Nguyen et al, 2021). The results of the cohort study indicates that children born to adolescent mothers are shorter than children born to adult mothers.…”

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Maternal Age Correlates with Stunting in Children: Systematics Review

Astuti

Azka²,

Rokhmayanti³

2022

J Matern Child Health

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Background: Teenage mother should be ready for the consequences to come. It is important to get prepared both mentally and economically. A teenage mother and her offspring are at risk of malnutrition and stunting. This study aims to analyze the correlation between maternal age and the incidence of stunting based on published articles. Subjects and Method: A systematic review was conducted to find the correlation between maternal age and the incidence of stunting. The research was conducted by seeking into the database by using PubMed, Ebsco, Google Scholar, and SpringerLink. The keywords used were "risk factor" OR "determinant" AND "stunting" AND "young maternal age" OR "adolescent mother*" OR "teen mother*" OR "adolescent pregnancy" OR "teen pregnancy" AND "logistic regression" OR "multivariate". The obtained articles underwent screening and conformity assessment. Articles that met the criteria were subsequently extracted. Results: 1,048 articles were discovered from PubMed, Ebsco, Google Scholar and SpringerLink databases and 9 of them were included in the review. The articles were from Turkey, Tanzania, Pakistan, Ghana, Uganda, Burundi, 2 articles were from Ethiopia, and 1 article covered Brazil, Guatemala, India, Philippines, and South Africa. The prevalence of stunting in each region from the obtained articles showed a variation from 13.8% -79.5%. It discovered the correlation between maternal age during pregnancy and incidence of stunting that pregnant women under the age of 20 were at greater risk for stunting compared to women aged ≥ 20 years ). Women at a younger age were at greater risk of having stunting children. Conclusion:The correlation between maternal age during pregnancy and stunting indicates that the younger the mothers, the higher the risk for stunting. The risk for stunting will decrease with the increasing maternal age at the time of delivery.

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“…Approximately half of studies from Asia (6/11) (Ahmed et al, 2012;Fuada et al, 2020;Hossain et al, 2020;Mashal et al, 2008;Ngoc Hien & Ngoc Hoa, 2009;Nguyen et al, 2017) Nine studies in the qualitative synthesis presented data on moderate wasting in Asia (Ahmed et al, 2012;Akseer et al, 2018;Ali et al, 2019;Fuada et al, 2020;Hien & Kam, 2008;Mashal et al, 2008;Ngoc Hien & Ngoc Hoa, 2009;Nguyen et al, 2017Nguyen et al, , 2021 and 11 in SSA (Beiersmann et al, 2013;Boah et al, 2019;Friebert et al, 2017;Gbadamosi et al, 2017;Gewa & Yandell, 2012;Ickes et al, 2015;Issah et al, 2022;Mokwena & Kachabe, 2022;Olodu et al, 2019;Poda et al, 2017;Sobkoviak et al, 2012). For Asia, two-thirds of studies (6/9) reported an association between adolescent versus adult pregnancy and an increased risk of child wasting compared to approximately a quarter (3/11) of studies for SSA.…”

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“…Of the seven studies that measured maternal nutritional status, 5/7 with maternal BMI measurements observed that a greater proportion of adolescent mothers were underweight than their adult counterparts or had, on average, lower BMIs (Akseer et al, 2018;Das et al, 2022;Nguyen et al, 2017Nguyen et al, , 2019Nguyen et al, , 2021. In a cohort of adolescent mothers, conditional height-for-age z-score between 12 and 15 years of age was identified as a predictor of WAZ in the offspring between zero and 78 months (β 0.34 p < 0.05 in analysis including maternal anthropometry at two time points; β 0.41 p < 0.01 for analysis including maternal anthropometry at one time point).…”

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confidence: 99%

Adolescent pregnancy is associated with child undernutrition: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

Welch,

Wong,

Lelijveld

et al. 2023

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Adolescent pregnancy is associated with poor fetal growth and development which, in turn, increases the risk of childhood wasting and underweight. However, evidence on how young maternal age affects childhood anthropometry beyond the neonatal period is limited. This systematic review and meta‐analysis examined associations between adolescent pregnancy and child wasting and underweight and explored potential underlying social and biological factors. Peer‐reviewed literature published in English since 1990 was systematically searched. Eligible studies presented data on wasting and/or underweight in children (≤59 months) born to adolescent mothers (10–19, or ≤24 years where applicable) from low‐ and middle‐income countries. Data extraction used a predefined extraction sheet. Both meta‐analysis and qualitative synthesis were performed. Of 92 identified studies, 57 were included in the meta‐analysis. The meta‐analysis showed that children born to adolescent versus adult mothers were at a higher risk of moderate (odds ratio [OR]: 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00–1.26 p = 0.04) and severe underweight (OR: 1.21, 95% CI: 1.08–1.35 p < 0.01). Associated risk of wasting was not statistically significant: (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 0.98–1.12 p = 0.17); severe wasting (OR: 1.16, 95% CI: 0.68–1.96 p = 0.59). These findings were supported by the qualitative synthesis. Evidence on the potential role of biological/social factors was limited, but suggested an intermediary role of maternal nutritional status which warrants further exploration. Particularly in contexts where adolescent pregnancy remains common, interventions to both delay adolescent pregnancy and improve adolescent nutritional status could help reduce the risk of undernutrition in children and contribute to breaking the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition.

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Adolescent birth and child undernutrition: an analysis of demographic and health surveys in Bangladesh, 1996–2017

Cited by 10 publications

References 31 publications

Infant and Maternal Deaths in Brazil: A 10-Year Analysis of Pregnancy in Adolescence

Infant and Maternal Deaths in Brazil: A 10-Year Analysis of Pregnancy in Adolescence

Maternal Age Correlates with Stunting in Children: Systematics Review

Adolescent pregnancy is associated with child undernutrition: Systematic review and meta‐analysis

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