The impact of food fortification on stunting in Zimbabwe: does gender of the household head matter?

Kairiza, Terrence; Kembo, George; Pallegedara, Asankha; Macheka, Lesley

doi:10.1186/s12937-020-00541-z

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“…Research on the determinants of stunting utilising the UNICEF stunting framework has been conducted globally and in several African countries (10,11) . However, studies from Zimbabwe have considered only one or two items of the UNICEF stunting framework (12)(13)(14) . Therefore, the aim of this study was to assess factors across all the constructs of the UNICEF stunting framework and its association with childhood stunting in Zimbabwe.…”

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Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe

Marume

Archary²,

Mahomed³

2023

Public Health Nutr.

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Objective: Stunted children have an increased risk of diminished cognitive development, diabetes, degenerative and cardiovascular diseases later in life. Numerous modifiable factors decrease the risk of stunting in children. This study aimed to assess the role of the individual, household, and social factors on stunting in Zimbabwean children. Design: A 1:2 unmatched case-control study Setting: This study was conducted in two predominantly rural provinces (one with the highest national prevalence of stunting and one with the lowest prevalence) in Zimbabwe. Participants: Data were obtained from the caregivers of 150 children aged between 6 and 59 months with stunting and from the caregivers of 300 children without stunting. Results: Multiple (39) correlates of stunting were identified. Child’s age, birth length, birth weight, and weight-for-age outcome (child-related factors), caregiver’s age, maternal HIV status, occupation, and education (parental factors), breastfeeding status, number of meals, and dietary quality (dietary factors), child’s appetite, diarrhoeal and worm infection (childhood illnesses), income status, access to safe water, access to a toilet, health clubs and maternal support in infant feeding (household, socio-cultural factors) were all found to be significant predictors of childhood stunting. Conclusion: Nearly all aspects under review from the individual, household to social level factors were significantly associated with childhood stunting. These findings add to the growing body of evidence supporting the World Health organization (WHO) stunting framework and strengthen the need to focus interventions on a multi-sectorial approach to effectively address stunting in high prevalence countries.

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Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe

Marume

Archary²,

Mahomed³

2023

Public Health Nutr.

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“…The goal at the food industry level is to encourage food makers and retailers to produce, distribute, and promote nutritious food. These interventions include communications to food sector players such as manufacturers, retailers, and food companies [29].…”

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Social and Behavior Change Communication Framework

Solihin,

Yasundari,

Zakki Abdullah

et al. 2024

Oxytocin and Social Function

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The Social and Behavior Change Communication (SBCC) framework is an approach used to influence and improve public health behaviors. This framework integrates principles of communication theory and social psychology to create more effective messages for behavior change. There are four stages in the SBCC framework: First, situational analysis involves collecting and analyzing data about the health behaviors that need to be changed. Second, planning and strategy is a continuation of the situational analysis, where the next step is to plan and select the appropriate communication strategy to achieve the desired goals. This strategy may involve delivering messages through mass media, information campaigns, or individual interventions. Third, message and communication material development involves developing relevant and appealing messages and communication materials for the public. Messages should be designed while considering social and cultural factors, language used, and media preferences used by the public. Fourth, evaluation is used to assess the effectiveness of messages and strategies used. Evaluation can be done by measuring changes in health behavior, public awareness of specific health issues, and factors that influence behavior. In health communication, the SBCC framework can help to increase public awareness of health issues, motivate them to change unhealthy behaviors, and encourage healthier behavior.

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“…Environmental factors, such as sanitation and access to clean water sources, have also been identified as important determinants of severe stunting. A study in Zimbabwe highlighted the low micronutrient density and poor protein quality in cereal-based diets as contributing factors to stunting in resource-poor settings (Kairiza et al, 2020). Similarly, a study conducted in Bangladesh discovered a substantial correlation between stunting, wasting, and underweight in children under five and the availability of toilets, drinking water sources, residential locations, and socioeconomic position (Chowdhury et al, 2021).…”

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Risk factors for severe stunted among Children aged 2-5 years with stunting in Pontianak City, Indonesia

Suwarni,

Selviana,

Vidyastuti

et al. 2023

Global Health Management Journal

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Background: Stunting is still a major public health in developing countries, including Indonesia. There are many predictors that might contribute to stunting, including child factors, mother factors, household factors, and community. This study focuses on children and mother level. Aims: This study aimed to examine the factors associated with severe stunted among children aged 2 to 5 years old. Methods: This study uses primary data in Pontianak City, Indonesia the data has been collected from January to February 2023. Respondents were selected by total sampling method. Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate have been done using STATA 17. Results: The analysis data revealed that 75.98% of children were stunted and 24.20 were severe stunted. The factors including low birth weight and birth interval were found significantly associated with severe stunted, other independent variables did not have a correlation for being severe stunted. Conclusion: According to children’s factors and maternal factors, the variables of low birth weight and birth interval were found to correlate with being severe stunted.

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The impact of food fortification on stunting in Zimbabwe: does gender of the household head matter?

Cited by 7 publications

References 33 publications

Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe

Predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months, Zimbabwe

Social and Behavior Change Communication Framework

Risk factors for severe stunted among Children aged 2-5 years with stunting in Pontianak City, Indonesia

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