Dietary pattern of undernourished children and their Vitamin A status in institute of child health Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital Zaria

Abdullahi, Sakinatu M; Alhassan, Yakubu; Bugaje, Mairo Adamu; Akuyam, SA

doi:10.4103/njbcs.njbcs_11_20

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“…The lowest prevalence of stunting was reported from Osun state in the South West region (7.2%) (24). The severity of stunting varied among states from 3.4% in Rivers (South West) (25) to 54.5% in Kaduna (North West) (26). The prevalence of moderate stunting ranged from 8.2% in Anambra (South East) (27) to 28.8% in Kaduna (North West) (26) (Supplementary Table 2).…”

Section: Overall Prevalence Of Undernutrition (Stunting Wasting and U...mentioning

confidence: 96%

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Exploring disparities in malnutrition among under-five children in Nigeria and potential solutions: a scoping review

John,

Poh,

Jalaludin

et al. 2024

Front. Nutr.

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IntroductionTriple burden of malnutrition in children remains a significant public health issue. This scoping review aims to assess the information on undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies and the quality of complementary feeding in various regions in Nigeria.MethodsA literature search was conducted using PubMed and Google Scholar databases from January 1, 2018 to January 31, 2023 to include studies focusing on 0 to 5 years old children in Nigeria, reporting data on nutritional status, nutrient deficiencies, and published in English.Results73 out of 1,545 articles were included. Stunting remained alarmingly high ranging from 7.2% (Osun, South West) to 61% (Kaduna, North Central), while wasting varied from 1% (Ibadan, South West) to 29% (FCT Abuja, Central) and underweight from 5.9% (Osun, South West) to 42.6% (Kano, North West) respectively. The overall prevalence of anemia and vitamin A deficiency ranged between 55.2 to 75.1 % and 5.3 to 67.6%, respectively. Low rates of achieving minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency were reported across different states depicting the suboptimal quality of complementary feeding. The prevalence of overweight/obesity ranged from 1.5% (Rivers, South South) to 25.9% (Benue, North Central).ConclusionMultiple early childhood malnutrition issues exist with a wide disparity across states in Nigeria, particularly in the Northern region. Targeted nutrition interventions must be implemented to improve the situation.

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Section: Overall Prevalence Of Undernutrition (Stunting Wasting and U...mentioning

confidence: 96%

“…The prevalence of vitamin A deficiency in a study of children 3 to 5 years of age ranged from 8.0 to 10.0% (65). Factors reported to be associated with vitamin A deficiency are anaemia (16) and low consumption of vitamin A-rich foods (26).…”

Section: Other Micronutrient Deficienciesmentioning

confidence: 99%