Fréquence de la malnutrition (dénutrition, surpoids/obésité) et prévalence de la carence martiale chez les nourrissons de l’Ouest algérien

Bouziane-Nedjadi, K.; Kadi, A. Hadj; Hamous, A.; Benadouda, S.; Dida, Nawel; Boureghda, I.; Bouchenak, Malika

doi:10.1016/j.nupar.2019.01.402

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“…In North African countries, there is a lack of current and specific information regarding undernutrition among children [ 10 ]. Previous studies on child undernutrition, carried out in various individual North African countries, namely Tunisia [ 11 ]; Egypt [ 12 ]; Sudan [ 13 ]; Algeria [ 14 ]; Morocco [ 15 ] and Western Sahara [ 16 ], highlighted the prevalence of undernutrition among children under five. Joulaei et al [ 17 ].…”

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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of childhood undernutrition in North Africa

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Undernutrition (stunting, wasting and underweight) among children remains a public health concern in North Africa, especially following recent conflicts in the region. Therefore, this paper systematically reviews and meta-analyses the prevalence of undernutrition among children under five in North Africa to determine whether efforts to reduce undernutrition are on track to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Eligible studies published between 1st January 2006 and 10th April 2022 were searched for, using five electronic bibliographic databases (Ovid MEDLINE, Web of Science, Embase (Ovid), ProQuest and CINAHL). The JBI critical appraisal tool was used, and a meta-analysis was conducted using the ‘metaprop’ command in STATA, to estimate the prevalence of each undernutrition indicator in the seven North African countries (Egypt, Sudan, Libya, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Western Sahara). Due to the significant heterogeneity among studies (I2 >50%), a random effect model and sensitivity analysis were conducted to examine the effect of outliers. Out of 1592 initially identified, 27 met the selection criteria. The prevalence of stunting, wasting and being underweight were 23.5%, 7.9% and 12.9%, respectively. Significant variations between the countries with the highest rates of stunting and wasting were reported in Sudan (36%, 14.1%), Egypt (23.7%, 7.5%), Libya (23.1%, 5.9%), and Morocco (19.9%, 5.1%). Sudan also had the highest prevalence of underweight (24.6%), followed by Egypt (7%), Morocco (6.1%), and Libya (4.3%) with more than one in ten children in Algeria and Tunisia having stunted growth. In conclusion, undernutrition is widespread in the North African region, particularly in Sudan, Egypt, Libya, and Morocco, making it challenging to meet the SDGs by 2030. Nutrition monitoring and evaluation in these countries is highly recommended.

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