Household food insecurity, mother′s feeding practices, and the early childhood′s iron status

Salarkia, Nahid; Neyestani, Tirang R.; Omidvar, Nasrin; Zayeri, Farid

doi:10.4103/2008-7802.164414

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“…This finding is consistent with study done in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia 40 and Damot Sore District, Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia 41 and USA. 42 But this result disagrees with the findings reported from Iran 43 and India 44 that showed as, there were no relations with household food insecurity and anemia status of children.…”

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Determinants of Anemia Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Facility Based Case Control Study

Jembere

Kabthymer

Deribew

2020

Global Pediatric Health

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Background. Globally, anemia is a widespread public health problem associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Under 5 children have greater risk of anemia. The level of burden and the risk factors for anemia vary in different settings. Identifying local factors will have important implications for health intervention programs aimed to tackle the burden. Our study aims to investigate the determinants of anemia among under 5 children in the study area. Methods. Facility based unmatched case control study was conducted among 413 (137 cases and 276 controls) children of Dilla town. Cases were children who had hemoglobin level of less than 11 g/dl and controls were children aged 6 to 59 months with hemoglobin ≥11 g/dl. Quota and simple random sampling was used for cases and controls respectively. Data on socio-demographic, dietary diversity score, food security, anthropometry, hemoglobin level, malaria infection and intestinal parasites were collected. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 25. Bi-variate and multivariate binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify independent determinants of anemia. P-value less than .05 were used to declare statistical significance. Result. In the multivariate analysis, having more than 1 under 5 children in the households (AOR = 3.03, 95%CI = 1.35-6.81), intestinal parasitosis (AOR = 4.42, 95%CI = 2.07-9.44), food insecurity (AOR = 2.75, 95% CI = 1.39-5.45), and stunting (AOR = 6.09, 95% CI = 2.53-14.67) were determinants of anemia among children aged 6 to 59 months. Conclusion. Some of the identified factors are modifiable that could be targeted to reduce childhood anemia. Family planning education, provision of anti-helminthic drugs and ensuring household food security will be beneficial to tackle anemia.

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Determinants of Anemia Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Facility Based Case Control Study

Jembere

Kabthymer

Deribew

2020

Global Pediatric Health

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“…Reviews from developing countries noted that consumption of junk food was increasing as countries traverse the “nutrition transition” ( 25 , 30 ). Noteworthy, developed countries have not been spared, implying that it is not so much limited resources but attitude, lifestyle, cultural practices, and availability of less nutritious foods ( 31 ). Food containing low nutritional value likely displaces potentially higher quality foods and thus deprives infants of the much-needed nutrients ( 32 ).…”

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Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings

Chiwila,

Krebs,

Manasyan

et al. 2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionFeeding infants a sub-optimal diet deprives them of critical nutrients for their physical and cognitive development. The objective of this study is to describe the intake of foods of low nutritional value (junk foods) and identify the association with growth and developmental outcomes in infants up to 18 months in low-resource settings.MethodsThis is a secondary analysis of data from an iron-rich complementary foods (meat versus fortified cereal) randomized clinical trial on nutrition conducted in low-resource settings in four low- and middle-income countries (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guatemala, Pakistan, and Zambia). Mothers in both study arms received nutritional messages on the importance of exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months with continued breastfeeding up to at least 12 months. This study was designed to identify the socio-demographic predictors of feeding infants’ complementary foods of low nutritional value (junk foods) and to assess the associations between prevalence of junk food use with neurodevelopment (assessed with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development II) and growth at 18 months.Results1,231 infants were enrolled, and 1,062 (86%) completed the study. Junk food feeding was more common in Guatemala, Pakistan, and Zambia than in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 7% of the infants were fed junk foods at 6 months which increased to 70% at 12 months. Non-exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months, higher maternal body mass index, more years of maternal and paternal education, and higher socioeconomic status were associated with feeding junk food. Prevalence of junk foods use was not associated with adverse neurodevelopmental or growth outcomes.ConclusionThe frequency of consumption of junk food was high in these low-resource settings but was not associated with adverse neurodevelopment or growth over the study period.

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“…Certainly, many families still face the challenge of meeting minimum dietary standards for children ( 35 ) . This highlights the need for a broader understanding of complementary feeding practices in the context of food and nutrition insecurity ( 36 , 37 ) . Similar negative associations between MAD and low socio-economic status were also found in others studies, which used Demographic and Health Surveys data, conducted in low- and middle-income countries ( 19 , 34 , 38 ) .…”

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Time trends and social inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices: national estimates from Brazil’s Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008–2019

Souza

Silva

Felisbino-Mendes

et al. 2023

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: To describe the time trends and socioeconomic inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices in accordance with the Brazilian deprivation index (BDI). Design: This time-series study analysed the prevalence of multiple breastfeeding and complementary feeding indicators based on data from the Brazilian Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008–2019. Prais-Winsten regression models were used to analyse time trends. Annual percent change (APC) and 95% Confidence Intervals were calculated. Setting: Primary health care services, Brazil. Participants: 911,735 Brazilian children under two years old. Results: Breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices differed between the extreme BDI quintiles. Overall, the results were more favourable in the municipalities with less deprivation (Q1). Improvements in some complementary feeding indicators were observed over time and evidenced such disparities: minimum dietary diversity (Q1: Δ 47.8% - 52.2%, APC +1.44, p=0.006), minimum acceptable diet (Q1: Δ 34.5% - 40.5%, APC +5.17, p=0.004), and consumption of meat and/or eggs (Q1: Δ 59.7% - 80.3%, APC +6.26, p<0.001; and Q5: Δ 65.7% - 70.7%, APC +2.20, p=0.041). Stable trends in exclusive breastfeeding and decreasing trends in the consumption of sweetened drinks and ultra-processed foods were also observed regardless the level of the deprivation. Conclusions: Improvements in some complementary food indicators were observed over time. However, the improvements were not equally distributed among the BDI quintiles, with children from the municipalities with less deprivation benefiting the most.

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Household food insecurity, mother′s feeding practices, and the early childhood′s iron status

Cited by 8 publications

References 45 publications

Determinants of Anemia Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Facility Based Case Control Study

Determinants of Anemia Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Dilla Town, Southern Ethiopia: A Facility Based Case Control Study

Junk food use and neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes in infants in low-resource settings

Time trends and social inequalities in infant and young child feeding practices: national estimates from Brazil’s Food and Nutrition Surveillance System, 2008–2019

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