Stunting and associated factors in children of less than five years: A hospital-based study

Fatima, Sehrish; Manzoor, Iram; Joya, Aneeqa Mumtaz; Arif, Shehzeen; Qayyum, Sumaira

doi:10.12669/pjms.36.3.1370

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“…Families with low economic status have the opportunity of possibly suffering from malnutrition. This is in line with the previous research [16] that children from poor families are the most vulnerable. Increase in family members leads to decrease in food availability.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Birth and Birth Spacing With Stunting Eventssupporting

confidence: 93%

“…Inadequate dietary intake is one of the direct causes of malnutrition because it can cause weight loss or stunting growth. Therefore, the number of recorded births is a factor that also determines the nutritional status [16]. Results also showed that the relationship between the number of children and nutritional status caused competition in facilities and infrastructure, food differences, and reduced care time, causing stunting.…”

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Effects of Family Planning and Baby Care Behavior on Stunting in Early Married Couples

Nur

Rusydi

Fajriah

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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BACKGROUND: District with the highest stunting prevalence in Central Sulawesi province is Sigi District by about 43.0%. Its birthrate is 3.2 and the first marriage age is 19.9 years old. AIM: This study analyzed various relationships between family planning behaviors of early married couples with births and stunting, as well as its connection with baby care (colostrum, exclusive breastfeeding, completeness of immunization, supplementary feeding, and breastfeeding for up to 2 years old). In addition, it will describe family planning behaviors and baby care in a gender perspective as well. METHODS: The sample of this study was 40 early married couples in the last 3 years in the area of Marawola Health Center in Sigi District. Data analysis used Chi-square and Mouser to see the gender relationship gap in the choice of contraception and baby care. RESULTS: There was a relationship between family planning behavior and birth with p = 0.001, a large parity with the incidence of stunting with p = 0.002. Likewise, there was also a relationship between baby care (colostrum of p = 0.0016, exclusive breastfeeding of p = 0.003, completeness of immunization of p = 0.003, supplementary feeding of p = 0.00, and breast milk up to 2 years of p = 0.00) and the occurrence of stunting in early married couples. The idea of family planning and child care is still dominated by wives, from the stages of planning, decision making, and implementation. Gaps occur because of unbalanced power relations. CONCLUSION: Family planning behavior and baby care (colostrum, exclusive breastfeeding, completeness of immunization, supplementary feeding, and breastfeeding for up to 2 years) affect the incidence of stunting in early married couples. The use of family planning and child care is still a gender gap which is dominated by wives.

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confidence: 93%

Section: The Relationship Between Birth and Birth Spacing With Stunting Eventsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Effects of Family Planning and Baby Care Behavior on Stunting in Early Married Couples

Nur

Rusydi

Fajriah

et al. 2021

Open Access Maced J Med Sci

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“…Therefore stunting may be caused by several other factors that influence the incidence of stunting in the region. These factors include an unhealthy physical environment such as not available hygiene water and poor sanitation [17] [18], which have an impact on the risk of diarrheal diseases and other infectious diseases, causing children to have difficulty eating [13][19], children who are picky eaters [20][21] [22] and a less supportive social environment has an impact on the diet of stunted children under five [9][23] [24] such as parental diet models [25], maternal knowledge [26][27], unsafe food for consumption [28].…”

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Factors Associated with Stunted Children

Hermawati¹,

Handayani²,

Umma³

et al. 2021

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sports, Health, and Physical Education, ISMINA 2021, 28-29 April 2021, Semar

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“…In developing countries, one study in Malaysia reported that the prevalence of acute and chronic under-nutrition among hospitalized children were 11% and 14% respectively [22]. In Pakistan the prevalence of stunting among children attending out-patient clinics was 21% [23]. In one controversial result from Tanzania; the prevalence of stunting and wasting was 8.37% & 1.41% respectively among children attending hospitals and primary care centers with predominance of boys' malnutrition over females [24].…”

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Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen

Al-Waleedi

Bin-Ghouth

2022

BMC Nutr

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Background The analysis of acute malnutrition in 2018 for the Integrated Phase Classification of Food Security in Yemen shows that high malnutrition rates are present in Abyan governorate (23%) and Lahj governorate (21%). This analysis was community based addressed all children and mostly due to problems related to food intake. The role of diseases was not yet addressed in Yemen. The aim of this study is to assess acute and chronic malnutrition among hospitalized children at 12–59 months of age in Lahj and Abyan governorates in Yemen. Methodology A cross-sectional, multi-center study is designed. The assessment of the nutritional status was measured by standardized anthropometry of 951 sick children at 12–59 months of age. Results The prevalence of Global acute malnutrition (GAM) among the sick children seeking care in health facilities in Lahj and Abyan is 21%. More specifically; the prevalence of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is 15.1% while the prevalence of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is 6.2%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (wasting) among the studied sick children in lahj is 23.4% while in Abyan is 19.3%. The prevalence of MAM in Lahj is 17.7% and the prevalence of SAM is 5.7%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition (wasting) in Abyan is 12.6% while the prevalence of SAM in Abyan is 6.7%. The prevalence of acute malnutrition among male children (25.2%) is significantly higher than among female children (17.5%). The prevalence of the chronic malnutrition (Stunting) in the studied sick children is 41.3%; the prevalence of stunting in Lahj is 41% while in Abyan is 41.7%. Conclusions High acute and chronic malnutrition rates were identified among sick children seeking care in health facilities in lahj and Abyan, and higher than the SPHERE indicators of malnutrition. Boys are more exposed than girls to acute and chronic malnutrition.

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Stunting and associated factors in children of less than five years: A hospital-based study

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References 23 publications

Effects of Family Planning and Baby Care Behavior on Stunting in Early Married Couples

Effects of Family Planning and Baby Care Behavior on Stunting in Early Married Couples

Factors Associated with Stunted Children

Malnutrition among hospitalized children 12–59 months of age in Abyan and Lahj Governorates / Yemen

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