MON-P183: Evaluation of Nutritional Status and Social Conditions of Street Children: Kayseri Province from Turkey

Kaner, Gülşah; İnanç, Neriman; Ünal, Gökçe; Sivri, E.; Kürklü, Nilgün Seremet

doi:10.1016/s0261-5614(17)30904-4

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“…This finding is nearly comparable to the study reported in Mysuru (India) (36.8%) and Jimma (Ethiopia) (30.4%) [21,39]. However, this study revealed a greater prevalence than studies conducted in Turkey (12.0%) [40], Benin City, Nigeria (20.4%) [28] and Accra, Ghana (17.7%) [41]. This variation could be due to the difference in sample size and participants' feeding practices.…”

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“…This study also found that, the prevalence of being thin was 20.4%. This prevalence value is higher than that in studies conducted in Turkey, Benin and Northwest Ethiopia, which were 2.7%, 13.3% and 15.3%, respectively [ 18 , 28 , 40 ]. It is likely that the variance can be caused by the participants’ varying levels of hygiene and sanitation practices.…”

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Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among street adolescents in adama town, oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2023: A cross sectional study

Tesfaye,

Bayana Kebede,

Bagilkar

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Undernutrition remains a serious public health problem in developing countries, including Ethiopia. In particular, street adolescents are more at risk for undernutrition because they are the most underprivileged population. However, there is a paucity of information about undernutrition among street adolescents in Ethiopia. Objective To assess the prevalence of undernutrition (stunting and thinness) and factors associated with undernutrition among street adolescents in Adama town, Oromia regional state, Ethiopia, 2023. Method A community-based cross sectional study was conducted among 358 street adolescents from January 15–30, 2023. A convenience sampling technique was used to select the required sample size. A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from the respondents. The collected data were checked, coded, entered into Epidata 4.6 and exported to Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 25. Both Bivariable and Multivariable logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine the factors that are associated with thinness and stunting. P values below 0.05 at the 95% confidence interval were considered indicative of a statistically significant association. Finally, statements, graphs, tables and charts were used for result presentation. Result This study revealed that, the prevalence of undernutrition was 47.2%. Thinness and stunting accounted for 20.4% and 34.1% respectively and 7.3% both thinness and stuting. Age (adusted odd ratio = 1.41; 95% confidence interval: 1.17–1.71), skipped one or more meals per day ((adusted odd ratio = 3.50; 95% confidence interval: 1.23–9.94), drinking unprotected water source ((adusted odd ratio = 3.23; 95% confidence interval: 1.49–6.98) and use of mastish ((adusted odd ratio = 2.91; 95% confidence interval: 1.19–7.12) were factors statistically associated with thinness. Being skipped one or more meals per day ((adusted odd ratio = 4.14; 95% confidence interval: 1.87–9.14), washing hands before meals ((adusted odd ratio = 0.46; 95% confidence interval: 0.26–0.81) and moderate depression ((adusted odd ratio = 2.93; 95% confidence interval: 1.05–8.15) were factors significantly associated with stunting. Conclusion and recommendation In conculusion, the prevalence of undernutrition (thinness, stunting or both together) was high among street adolescents. To enhance street adolecents’ nutritional status, targeted nutritional treatments, providing health services and good hygiene and sanitatios practices are urgently needed.

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