Stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Gebru, Tesfay Tsegay; Tesfamichael, Yohannes Ashebir; Bitow, Muzayene Tilahun; Assefa, Natnael Etsay; Gebreheat, Gdiom; Mengesha, Meresa Berwo; Gebremedhin, Haftom Tesfay

doi:10.1186/s13104-019-4535-2

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“…The overall prevalence of stunting in this study was 46% (95%CI; 41.9, 50.3), which is in line with a crosssectional study conducted in Labella Town, Ethiopia 47.3% [18],Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia 49.2% [19], Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (HDSS), Ethiopia 47.9% [20], Pastoral…”

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Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Age 6-59 Months at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019; a Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Getu¹,

Atalell

Kassie

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Globally in U5 year children, greater than half of all deaths are attributable to under-nutrition. Stunting is one of the major under-nutrition problems in children, especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Therefore, this study was aimed to assess the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children age 6-59 months at Debre tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019. Methods: Community-based cross-sectional study design was conducted among children age 6-59 months at Debre Tabor town, from February to March 2019. Data were collected using a pretested, semi-structured an interviewer-administered questionnaire adapted from WHO stepwise surveillance (WHO STEPS). A systematic random sampling technique was used to engage 620 parent-child pairs. Data was entered into Epi-info version 7 and exported to SPSS version 22 for analysis. Height for age Z score was computed using WHO Anthro plus software. Both the bivariable and a multivariable logistic regression analyses were computed and adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at p-value <0.05 was used to determine the statistically significant association between factors and the outcome variable.Result: The prevalence of stunting in this study was 46% (95% CI: 41.9%-50.3%). Age of the child [AOR=1.98, 95%CI: (1.08, 3.67)], occupation of the mother [AOR=2.13, 95% CI: (1.16, 3.92)], educational status of the father [AOR=2.88, 95% CI: (1.45, 5.70)] and occupation of the father [AOR=5.05, 95% CI: (2.46, 10.36)] were variables significantly associated with stunting.Conclusion: The prevalence of stunting was found to be high among children age 6-59 months in the study area as compared to the national average. The age of the child, occupation of the mother, the educational status of the father, and occupation of the father were factors associated with stunting? Therefore, attention should be targeted to improve the occupational and educational status of the parents.

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Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Age 6-59 Months at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019; a Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Getu¹,

Atalell

Kassie

et al. 2022

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“…The prevalence of stunting in Kersa was 53.9%, of which 41% were severely stunted with very high public health significance. The overall prevalence of stunting is comparable with Tigray (49.2%) (Gebru et al, 2019), Arba Minch (47.9%) (Bogale et al, 2020), Bule Hora (47.6%) (Asfaw et al, 2015) and East Belesa District (57.7%) (Fentahun et al, 2016). However, it is much higher than the national average of 37% in 2019 (EPHI, 2019) and 33.4% in Shinille Woreda (Ma'alin et al, 2016).…”

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Prevalence and determinants of concurrent wasting and stunting and other indicators of malnutrition among children 6–59 months old in Kersa, Ethiopia

Roba

Assefa

Dessie

et al. 2021

Maternal & Child Nutrition

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Malnutrition is the leading cause of poor child health in Ethiopia, and progress to avert it is unacceptably slow. In addition, little is known about the magnitude and factors associated with concurrent wasting and stunting (WaSt). Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and factors associated with WaSt, wasting, stunting and underweight among children 6-59 months in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System, Ethiopia. Data from a total of 1091 children and their parents' were analysed from a cross-sectional study. Household questionnaires and anthropometric measurements were used for data collection. Height-for-age, weight-forheight and weight-for-age indices are expressed as standard deviation units from the mean for the reference group. Multivariate analyses were conducted to identify factors associated with WaSt, wasting, stunting and underweight. Statistical significance was declared at p < 0.05. The prevalence of indicators of malnutrition was WaSt (5.8%), wasting (16.8%), stunting (53.9%) and underweight (36.9%). Children aged 6-17 months had a higher odds of wasting (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.8, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.12-2.75) compared with those aged 36-59 months, whereas children aged 18-35 months (aOR 2.4, 95% CI 1.65-3.47) and 36-59 months (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.07-2.37) had higher odds of stunting compared with those aged 6-17 months. Similarly, children aged 18-35 months (aOR 1.6, 95% CI 1.07-2.37) and 36-59 months (aOR 2.2, 95% CI 1.52-3.10) had higher odds of underweight compared with children aged 6-17 months. Households that did not treat drinking water at point of use were at higher odds of WaSt (aOR 3.3, 95% CI 1.16-9.27) and stunting (aOR 1.9, 95% CI 1.31-2.85) compared with those who did treat drinking water. Boys were more likely to be WaSt, wasted, stunted and underweight. Cough was associated with WaSt, wasting and underweight. Furthermore, maternal education, maternal occupation and maternal age were significantly associated with

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“…Nine studies were from Amhara [ 26 , 42 , 65 , 76 , 79 , 80 , 84 , 86 , 89 ] and SNNP regions [ 55 , 58 , 60 , 67 , 73 , 75 , 78 , 82 , 83 ]. Studies from Oromia Region ( n = 7) [ 25 , 56 , 59 , 66 , 71 , 77 , 87 ], Tigray Region( n = 3) [ 64 , 69 , 70 ], Somalia Region, Ethiopia ( n = 2) [ 57 , 74 ], Benishangul-Gumz Region ( n = 1) [ 88 ], and Afar Region ( n = 2) [ 68 , 81 ], and six studies were nation-based [ 61 , 62 , 72 , 85 , 90 , 91 ] ( Table 1 ).…”

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Low Economic Class Might Predispose Children under Five Years of Age to Stunting in Ethiopia: Updates of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Kassaw

Bitew

Gebremariam

et al. 2020

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

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Background. Malnutrition is major public health problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries including Ethiopia. In 2016, out of 667 million children under five years of age, 159 million were stunted worldwide. The prevalence of stunting has been decreasing greatly from 58% in 2000 to 44% in 2011 and 38% in 2016 in Ethiopia. However, the prevalence of stunting is still high and considered as public health problem for the country. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the prevalence of stunting and its associations with wealth index among children under five years of age in Ethiopia. Methodology. The databases searched were MEDLINE, Scopus, HINARI, and grey literature studies. The studies’ qualities were assessed by two reviewers independently, and any controversy was handled by other reviewers using the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist. The JBI checklist was used in assessing the risk of bias and method of measurement for both outcome and independent variables. Especially, the study design, study participants, definition of stunting, statistical methods used to identify the associations, results/data presentations, and odds ratios (ORs) with confidence intervals (CIs) were assessed. In the statistical analysis, the funnel plot, Egger’s test, and Begg’s test were used to assess publication bias. The I2 statistic, forest plot, and Cochran’s Q-test were used to deal with heterogeneity. Results. In this review, 35 studies were included to assess the pooled prevalence of stunting. Similarly, 16 studies were used to assess the estimated effect sizes of wealth index on stunting. In this meta-analysis, the pooled prevalence of stunting was 41.5% among children under five years of age, despite its considerable heterogeneity (I2 = 97.6%, p < 0.001 , Q = 1461.93). However, no publication bias was detected (Egger’s test p = 0.26 and Begg’s test p = 0.87 ). Children from households with a medium or low/poor wealth index had higher odds of stunting (AOR: 1.33, 95% CI 1.07, 1.65 or AOR: 1.92, 95% CI 1.46, 2.54, respectively) compared to children from households with a high/rich wealth index. Both of the estimated effect sizes of low and medium wealth indexes had substantial heterogeneity (I2 = 63.8%, p < 0.001 , Q = 44.21 and I2 = 78.3%, p < 0.001 , Q = 73.73) respectively). In estimating the effect, there was no publication bias (small-studies effect) (Egger and Begg’s test, p > 0.05 ). Conclusions. The pooled prevalence of stunting was great. In the subgroup analysis, the Amhara region had the highest prevalence of stunting, followed by the Oromia and Tigray regions, respectively. Low economic status was associated with stunting in Ethiopia. This relationship was found to be statistically more accurate in Oromia and Amhara regions. The government should emphasize community-based nutrition programs by scaling up more in these regions, just like the Seqota Declaration.

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Stunting and associated factors among under-five children in Wukro town, Tigray region, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Cited by 12 publications

References 7 publications

Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Age 6-59 Months at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019; a Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Stunting and Its Associated Factors Among Children Age 6-59 Months at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019; a Community Based Cross-sectional Study

Prevalence and determinants of concurrent wasting and stunting and other indicators of malnutrition among children 6–59 months old in Kersa, Ethiopia

Low Economic Class Might Predispose Children under Five Years of Age to Stunting in Ethiopia: Updates of Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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