Maternal education and community characteristics as indicators of nutritional status of children—application of multivariate regression

This study was conducted to determine factors that affect the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age in Padang City West Sumatra based on weight-for-height using Classification and Regression Tree (CART). The study was carried out in 4 districts in Padang City. A Total of 311 under 5 years of age children was examined. Children nutritional status are assess using weight-for-height Z score complied with WHO standard for children growth. Factors those were hypothesized to influence children nutritional status were gender, age, family income, maternal education level, number of children and score of maternal knowledge about nutrition. Data were analyzed using tree classification methods namely CART method. It was found that there were 3 variables that affect children nutritional status i.e age, family income and maternal knowledge about nutrition.

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HUBUNGAN PENDIDIKAN IBU DENGAN STATUS GIZI ANAK USIA 3-5 TAHUN DI DESA SINDANGSARI KECAMATAN CIKONENG KABUPATEN CIAMIS TAHUN 2019

Journal of Midwifery and Public Health ◽

10.25157/jmph.v1i2.3024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Ana Samiatul Milah ◽

Ade Zaqiah

Keyword(s):

Life Cycle ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Growth And Development ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Hypothesis Test ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

P Value ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Nutrition / nutrition problems occur in every life cycle and throughout the life cycle of women, starting from the womb (fetus), infants, children, adults and old age. The period of the first two years of life is a critical period, because during this period there was very rapid growth and development. Nutritional disorders that occur in this period are permanent, cannot be recovered even though nutritional needs in the next period are met. Data obtained from the Cikoneng Health Center in Cikoneng Sub-district of Ciamis District in 2017 in January the nutritional status of children under five was obtained, but the total number of malnourished sufferers was 29 children. Then in 2018 experienced an increase of 46 children consisting of 42 undernourished children and 4 malnourished children out of 789 children who could be measured and in 2019 there were 213 people. The method used in this research is analytic descriptive research method. The population in this study were all mothers and toddlers aged 3-5 years in Sindangsari Village, Cikoneng District, Ciamis Regency amounted to 213 people. The sampling technique used was using random sampling technique. The results of this study were the results of research of 68 respondents, mother's education in the secondary education category with good nutritional status in children as many as 15 (62.5%) respondents. Hypothesis test results using chi square obtained p value of 0.014 smaller than alpha 0.05. From the results of this study it can be concluded that there is a relationship between maternal education and nutritional status of children aged 3-5 years in Sindangsari Village, Cikoneng District, Ciamis Regency with a p-value of 0.014 smaller than alpha = 0.05. The results of the study are expected to contribute scientifically to the improvement of knowledge related to child growth and development problems and can be used as information to increase knowledge about the importance of child development for the community in order to improve the health and welfare of mothers and children, can also be for children to be healthy in terms of nutritional intake, good health status from nutritional status and health assessment, one of the steps in efforts to conduct nutrition counseling to the community, especially mothers who have children under five at the age of 3-5 years.

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Assessment of malnutrition by different anthropometric method and effect of poverty and maternal education as a barrier to healthy nutritional status among children under five years of age.

The Professional Medical Journal ◽

10.29309/tpmj/2020.27.10.4468 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (10) ◽

pp. 2122-2128

Author(s):

Hassan Ali ◽

Saadia Khan ◽

Ibad Ali ◽

Asad Abbas ◽

Reema Arshad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Socioeconomic Status ◽

Child Health ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Double Burden ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Objectives: Pakistan is facing double burden of malnutrition. The purpose of current study was to access the nutritional status by different anthropometric methods and common barriers that affect the nutritional status of children. Study Design: Cross Sectional study. Setting: Children Hospital & Institute of Child Health Multan, Pakistan. Period: From 1st March 2019 to 1ST January 2020. Material & Methods: The study contained of 405 children with 216 boys and 187 girls. The data was collected by trained nutritionist in OPD of Children Hospital & Institute of Child Health and data was analyzed by using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The study showed that malnutrition is caused by poor socioeconomic status and low education level of care giver. The data showed that 318 (78.51%) participants involved in this study were malnourished. Nutritional status mostly affected during first birthday (36.79%). In this study 50.12% participants belonged to poor nutritional status and 47.65% mother were uneducated. Conclusion: The mother education and good socioeconomic status can prevent children from malnutrition. Feeding practices and weaning starting time also play role in defining nutritional status of children. Children under five year of age are at very sensitive of age and more prone to diseases so well balance diet and mother feeding upto-2 years of age can prevent children from chronic diseases and improve nutritional status.

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Influence of various demographic factors on nutritional status of children under five years of age

Journal of Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University ◽

10.32593/jstmu/vol4.iss1.125 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 25-31

Author(s):

Sahira Aaraj ◽

Alia Halim ◽

Syed Kaleem ur Rehman ◽

Iffat Fatima Zaman ◽

Sameera Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Nutritional Status ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Demographic Factors ◽

Independent Effect ◽

P Value ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five ◽

Under Five Children ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Background: Malnutrition in under five children is prevalent in our country. It makes them prone to infections and increases child mortality. This can be controlled by identifying and modifying the predisposing factors. Objective: To assess nutritional status and to analyze the influence of various demographic factors on nutritional status of under five children. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Shifa Falahi and Community Health center in Islamabad. Children under five years of age were included. Information was collected from mothers on a self-designed questionnaire. Weight and height of children was recorded and classified according to WHO Z score. Data was evaluated on SPSS 20. Univariate analysis was done to determine independent effect of each predictor on outcome. Results: Total of 280 patients were enrolled. 162 (57. 9%) of them were malnourished. Stunting was seen in 24.6% cases, while 26.1% were underweight. Wasting was seen in 19.6% cases. More males were stunted (27.9%) and underweight (27.27%) as compared to females (21.2%) and (24.8%) respectively. Low household income (p value 0.014), poor maternal education (p value 0.018), joint family system (0.002), unboiled drinking water (0.008) and repeated diarrheas (0.02) were found significantly associated with malnutrition. Most of the mothers (>75%) had adequate knowledge of breast feeding, vaccination, seeking medical advice for their babies. Conclusion: All forms of childhood malnutrition are prevalent. Poor socioeconomic status and maternal illiteracy are strong contributors towards malnutrition. Unboiled drinking water and diarrheas are further aggravating the nutritional status of children.

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Malnutrition and child mortality: are socioeconomic factors important?

Journal of Biosocial Science ◽

10.1017/s0021932000018058 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 21 (3) ◽

pp. 357-364 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Abbas Bhuiya ◽

Bogdan Wojtyniak ◽

Rezaul Karim

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Economic Condition ◽

Analytical Techniques ◽

Risk Of Death ◽

Malnourished Children ◽

Mother’S Education ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children ◽

Negative Relationships ◽

Mother's Education

SummaryThe influences of household economic condition, maternal education, sex, and nutritional status of children on mortality were examined using multivariate analytical techniques. Weights of around 1700 children aged 2–60 months in five villages of Matlab, Bangladesh, were taken during the first half of 1981. The children were followed for 18 months and their survival was recorded. The severely malnourished children had a risk of death nine times that of their counterparts with better nutritional status. Female children had a higher risk of death than the males. Mother's education and economic condition of household also showed negative relationships with the risk of death, but the effect of mother's education was modified by economic condition and sex of the children.

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Factors Associated with the Nutritional Status of Toddlers at the Limo Community Health Center, Depok City, Indonesia

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education ◽

10.9756/int-jecse/v13i2.211110 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 701-706

Author(s):

Munaya Fauziah ◽

Tria Astika Endah Permatasari ◽

Dadang Herdiansyah ◽

Noor Latifah ◽

Ma’mun Murod Albarbasy ◽

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Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Community Health ◽

Health Center ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Family Income ◽

Community Health Center ◽

Z Score ◽

Children Under Five ◽

Under Five ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children

Undernutrition in urban areas remains a serious public health problem in Indonesia. The study aimed to find out what factors were related to the nutritional status of children under five in the working area of the Limo Community Health Center, Limo District. Depok City, Indonesia in 2019. This research was conducted in June-July 2019 using a cross-sectional study design with a sample of 118 mothers who have toddlers aged 6-59 months in the Limo Health Center work area in 2019. The sampling technique used simple random sampling. The analysis was performed using chi-square (α = 0.05). Undernutrition is defined as the condition of children under five which is determined based on the anthropometric index measurement results of body weight for age with a Z- score of -2 SD to ≤ -3 SD, while good nutrition is at a Z-score of -2 SD to 2 SD. As a result, the prevalence of undernutrition was 16.1%. As much as 50% of the respondents had high school education and mothers with low education were 32.2%. The results showed a prevalence of working mothers (13.6%), family income < Rp. 4,600,000 (52.5%), mothers with low knowledge (25.4%), male children (53.4%), poor parenting (3.4%), and mothers who did not use health services properly (3.4%). There was a significant relationship between maternal education (p = 0.004; OR: 4,813; 95% CI: 1,711-13,537), family income (p = 0.006; OR: 6.145; 95% CI: 1.68-22.43), and maternal knowledge (p = 0.007; OR: 4.389; 95% CI: 1.57-12.23) with the nutritional status of children under five in the working area of the Limo Community Health Center. The suggestion is that the Limo Community Health Center make a program to increase the knowledge capacity of mothers regarding the nutrition of their children.

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Child Malnutrition and Feeding Practices in Malawi

Food and Nutrition Bulletin ◽

10.1177/156482659701800205 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 1-14 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Nyovani Janet Madise ◽

Mabel Mpoma

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Breast Feeding ◽

Maternal Education ◽

Multilevel Models ◽

Economic Status ◽

Feeding Practices ◽

Low Weight ◽

Z Scores ◽

Nutritional Status Of Children ◽

Weight For Age

The 1992 Malawi and Demographic Health Survey data are used to assess the association between breast-feeding practices, socio-economic and morbidity variables, and the nutritional status of children under the age of five years using multilevel models. About 27% of under-five children in Malawi are underweight, and nearly 50% are stunted. The results of this study suggest that socio-economicfactors, morbidity, and inappropriate feeding practices are some of the factors associated with malnutrition in Malawi. High socio-economic status, as measured by urban residence, the presence of modern amenities, and some maternal education, is associated with better nutritional status, whereas morbidity within two weeks before the survey is associated with low weight-for-age Z scores. Breast-feeding is almost universal and is carried on for about 21 months, but the introduction of complementary food starts much too early; only 3% of Malawian children under the age of 4 months are exclusively breastfed. Children aged 12 months or older who were still breastfeeding at the time of the survey were of lower nutritional status than those who had stopped breastfeeding. The analysis also showed a significant intra-family correlation of weight-for-age Z scores of children of the same family of about 39%.

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