scholarly journals Determinants of severe acute malnutrition among children under 5 years of age in Nepal: a community-based case–control study

BMJ Open ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. e017084 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilesh Kumar Pravana ◽  
Suneel Piryani ◽  
Surendra Prasad Chaurasiya ◽  
Rasmila Kawan ◽  
Ram Krishna Thapa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Complementary Feeding ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Mother’S Age ◽  
Age At Birth ◽  
Control Study

BackgroundMalnutrition is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among children under the age of 5 years in low and middle income countries like Nepal. Children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) are nine times more likely to die than children without malnutrition. The prevalence of SAM has increased in Nepal over the past 15 years; however, the determinants of SAM have not been clearly assessed in the country.ObjectiveTo assess the determinants of SAM among children aged 6–59 months in the Bara district of Nepal.SettingA community-based case–control study was conducted in 12 randomly selected Village Development Committees (VDCs) of the Bara district of Nepal.ParticipantsA random sample of 292 children aged 6–59 months (146 as cases and 146 as controls) from 12 VDCs were included in this study.ResultsThe prevalence of SAM among children under the age of 5 years was 4.14%. The following factors were significantly associated with SAM: low socioeconomic status (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 17.13, 95% CI 5.85 to 50.13); mother’s age at birth <20 or >35 years (AOR 3.21, 95% CI 1.30 to 7.94); birth interval <24 months (AOR 4.09, 95% CI 1.87 to 8.97); illiterate father (AOR 3.65, 95% CI 1.62 to 8.20); bottle feeding (AOR 2.19, 95% CI 1.73 to 12.03); and not initiating complementary feeding at the age of 6 months (AOR 2.91, 95% CI 1.73 to 12.03). Mother’s educational level, initiation of breastfeeding, colostrum feeding, and exclusive breastfeeding were not significantly associated with SAM.ConclusionThe mother's age at birth, birth interval, socioeconomic status, father’s educational level and initiation of complementary feeding at the age of 6 months were important determinants of SAM among children. A multi-sector approach is essential to address SAM. There is a need for further studies not only focusing on SAM but also moderate acute malnutrition.

scholarly journals Assessment of some micronutrients serum levels in children with severe acute malnutrition with and without cerebral palsy- A follow up case control study

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 34-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gihan Mohamed Bebars ◽  
Mohamed Farouk Afifi ◽  
Doaa Mohamed Mahrous ◽  
Nagwa Esmail Okaily ◽  
Samir Mohamed Mounir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Serum Levels ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Maternal depression and child severe acute malnutrition: a case-control study from Kenya

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Haithar ◽  
M. W. Kuria ◽  
A. Sheikh ◽  
M. Kumar ◽  
A. Vander Stoep
Keyword(s):  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Determinants of Severe Acute Malnutrition among Children age 6-59 Months Old in Two Public Hospitals, North West Ethiopia: a Case Control Study

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adonia Damtew Nebro ◽  
Degnet Teferi Asres ◽  
Reddy PCJ Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Exclusive Breastfeeding ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Severe Acute Malnutrition ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Acute Malnutrition ◽  
P Value ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
History Of ◽  
Control Study

AbstractIntroductionGlobally sever acute malnutrition affects 16.4 million under five children and more than one quarter of those children live in Africa. In Ethiopia, about 3% of children are severely wasted and continues to be persistent over the past 15 years. To implement an effective intervention, it is essential to identify predictors predispose to it. This study therefore, aimed to identify determinants of severe acute malnutrition among under five children in selected public health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia.MethodsInstitution based; age matched case control study was conducted on 104 cases and 208 controls. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were done using conditional logistic regression to identify predictors. Variables having P-value ≤ 0.2 during binary analysis were entered into multivariate analysis. P value < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.ResultsChildren from households of large family size(AOR=2.7, 95% CI: 1.06 – 6.9), having monthly income less than 1500 birr (AOR = 5.17, 95% CI: 1.7-15.3), which are food insecure (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI:1.17-7.28)), which didn’t receive any nutrition information (AOR= 3.47,95% CI: 1.14 - 7.10), didn’t practice exclusive breastfeeding (AOR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.18 - 6.10), and practice infrequent hand washing (AOR= 7.6 95% CI:2.44-23.6) as well as children who had history of diarrhea two weeks prior to the survey (AOR 3.2, 95%CI:1.4-7.2) were more likely to suffer from severe acute malnutrition.ConclusionFamily size, monthly income, food security status, exclusive breastfeeding practice, access to information on child feeding, hand washing practice and history of diarrhea were identified to be predictors of severe acute malnutrition. Due emphasis should be given to promoting family planning, improve household livelihoods and food security, strength awareness creation on exclusive breastfeeding and frequent hand washing practices as well as prevention of diarrhea.

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