Evaluating Health Status of Under-Five Children Following a Training of Community Based Volunteers (CBVs) With Information, Education and Communication (IEC) Messages on Malnutrition and Diarrhoeal Diseases in Two Southern Districts of Zambia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-286
Author(s):  
Israel Ndayambaje
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Diarrhoeal Diseases

scholarly journals A community-based cross-sectional study on the nutritional status of children less than 5 years of age using Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure in a semi-urban area of northern Tamil Nadu

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL2) ◽  
pp. 124-131
Author(s):  
Anuhya B ◽  
Nisha B ◽  
Ruma Dutta ◽  
Timsi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Composite Index ◽  
Major Public Health Problem ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children

Malnutrition among under-five children is a major public health problem all around the world. About more than 30% of the malnutrition world-wide is prevalent in southern Asia, a significant proportion of which is contributed by India. It is well known that malnutrition is frequently a part of a vicious cycle that includes poverty and infections, which can last a life-time and may also affect the next generations. This study aims to assess the nutritional status of children less than 5 years in a semi-urban area of Tamil Nadu using a composite index of anthropometric failure. A cross-sectional community-based study was undertaken among 168 children and anthropometric measurements were taken. Using conventional Z score indicators, 22.62% of the children were found to be stunted, 43.45% of the children were underweight and wasting was found in 45.83% of the children. Whereas using CIAF, the results were found to be 38.69% (no failure), 11.90% (Only wasting), 23.21% (Wasting and underweight), 11.31% (Wasting, underweight and Stunting), 6.55% (Stunting and underweight) 5.36% (Only stunting) and 2.98% (Only underweight). There was an unacceptably high prevalence of malnutrition among under-five children. Therefore, using CIAF showed better classification of undernutrition than conventional indicators. Also, health institutions at all levels should integrate nutrition as a health component and there is a need to educate the parents to provide age-appropriate energy-rich, locally available and nutritionally balanced food items. Accelerating the reduction in under-5 mortality is possible by expanding effective preventive and curative interventions that target the main causes of undernutrition. This will, in the long run, help in making this nation healthier, stronger, and more prosperous.

scholarly journals Water and Sanitation Hygiene Practices for Under-Five Children among Households of Sugali Tribe of Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Venkatashiva Reddy B ◽  
Yadlapalli S. Kusuma ◽  
Chandrakant S. Pandav ◽  
Anil Kumar Goswami ◽  
Anand Krishnan
Keyword(s):  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dirty Hands ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Hygiene Practices ◽  
Sanitation And Hygiene ◽  
Household Water

Background. Increased mortality is associated with poor household water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) practices. The objective was to study the WaSH practices for under-five children among households of Sugali Tribe, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Methods. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in four mandals in 2012. A total of 500 households with under-five children were identified. Data was collected from mothers/caregivers. A summary WaSH score was generated from four specific indices, water, sanitation, hygiene, and hand washing practices, and determinants were identified. Results. Of the total households, 69% reported doing nothing at home to make the water safe for drinking. Over 90% of the households reported storing water in a utensil covered with a lid and retrieving water by dipping glass in the vessels. Open defecation was a commonly reported practice (84.8%). About three-fifths of the study’s households reported using water and soap for cleaning dirty hands and one-third (37.4%) reported using water and soap after defecation. The median WaSH score was 15. In the hierarchical stepwise multiple linear regression, only socioeconomic variables were significantly associated with WaSH score. Conclusion. WaSH related practices were generally poor in people of the Sugali Tribe in Andhra Pradesh, India.

scholarly journals Nutritional status of under- five children in a city of Maharashtra: a community based study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 1171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laxmikant Purohit ◽  
Priyanka Sahu ◽  
Lata B. Godale
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Birth Order ◽  
Maternal Education ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Under Nutrition

Background: Children are considered to be the backbone of any nation. Nutritional problems among children cause major morbidity and mortality in India. India is home to the largest number of underweight and stunted children in the world. Aim and objectives: 1) To assess prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting among under-five children 2) To study factors associated with underweight, stunting and wasting among under-five childrenMethods: It was community based descriptive cross sectional study conducted during January 2010 to December 2011 at Urban Health Center of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine catering approximately 27000 populations. 650 under- fives residing in urban field practice area were included in the study with the help of Stratified random sampling technique. Data was analyzed using SPSS software 16 version and OpenEpi Software Version 2.3.Results: 40.46% under five children were stunted, 38.15% were underweight, and 16% were wasted. The difference observed between stunted and normal study subjects with reference to type of family, education of mother, birth weight and birth order were statistically significant. The proportion of under- five children with underweight showed significant association with their age, socioeconomic status, education mother, birth weight and birth order. Proportion of under-five children with SAM and MAM decreased significantly with increase in education status of mother. Significantly higher proportion of under-five children with birth weight less than 2.5 kg and higher birth order were grouped as SAM and MAM.Conclusions: Maternal education, birth weight and birth order of children were significantly associated with all three types of under nutrition i.e. underweight, stunting and wasting. Proportion of children with underweight increases significantly with increase in age and decrease in socioeconomic status. There was no religion wise or gender wise variation in proportion of children with under nutrition was reported among study subjects.

scholarly journals Diarrhoeal Diseases in Children Under Five Years Exhibited Space-Time Disparities and Priority Areas for Control Interventions in Rwanda

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
LADISLAS NSHIMIYIMANA ◽  
Peris Monchari Onyambu ◽  
Erigene Rutayisire
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Area ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Maximum Temperature ◽  
Health Management Information System ◽  
Public Attention ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Diarrhoeal Diseases

Abstract Background: The Diarrhoeal diseases remain to be a public health concern despite the existence of preventive measures and developing are the most affected. It affects more children less than five years compared to the rest of the population. The burden of childhood diarrhoea varies with geographical area and time bound. A part from this variation, the link between climate change and diarrhoea among under-five children has not been well understood. This study aims to determine the trends, spatial temporal and seasonal characteristics of diarrhoea diseases among Rwandan under-five children using routine Health Management Information System (HMIS) data from 2014 to 2018. Methods: Data on cases of diarrhoeal diseases in children under-five years were extracted from HMIS for a period of 5 years. The Rwanda Meteorology Agency provided climatology data including daily minimum and maximum temperature, and daily rainfall. Incidence rate were calculated to examine the trend, and excess hazard was assessed to determine the risk and likelihood for the occurrence of cases. Linear regression was used to assess relationship between climatology variables and the occurrence of diarrhoea. Results: 1,012,827 new diarrhoeal diseases episodes were reported. Excess risk was noticed in 40% of country’s districts. We found a statistically significant positive and negative relationship between diarrhoeal disease, and maximum temperature and mean monthly rainfall respectively (p<0.001). Increase in one millimeter of rainfall was associated with decrease of 14 cases of diarrhoea while increase of one degree Celsius of maximum temperature was associated with an increase of 15 diarrhoea cases. Conclusion: More districts with risk of diarrhoea were remarked which require targeted control intervention. Furthermore, significant association between diarrhoea case and climate dynamics was observed. This call for the public attention to climate changes which affect health especially children aged less than five years. Key words: Diarrhoeal, children under five, spatiotemporal, temperature, rainfall

scholarly journals The Implementation of Community Based on Total Sanitation among Fisherman Families in West Java

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-232
Author(s):  
Clara R.P. Ajisuksmo ◽  
Nilla S.D Iustitiani
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Liquid Water ◽  
Liquid Waste ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Open Defecation ◽  
West Java ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Under Five Children ◽  
Safe Management

The aim of this study was to obtain a picture on the implementation of Sanitasi Total Berbasis Masyarakat (STBM) the Indonesian term for Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) among the families of fisherman in Eretan Kulon, Indramayu West Java. Participants of this Household Survey were categorized into two, namely households that have under-five children and households that have youth. Father or mother or any adult who live with under-five children or youth were purposively chosen as the participants of this study. In total 307 Households (HH Under five 51.14%; HH Youth 48.86%) participated in this study. Five pillars of STBM were used to develop a questionnaire for this HH Survey. The result revealed that among the five pillars of STBM, the highest mean score was in safe management of drinking water and food (Mean=4.08), followed by washing hands with soap (Mean=3.45), management of solid waste (Mean=2.79), management of liquid water (Mean=2.64), and open defecation (Mean=1.90). The result of this study indicated that not all families have latrines so that they still practice of open defecation. The study also showed that solid and liquid waste management is still not considered important to maintain health and environmental hygiene.

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