scholarly journals Education of Household Members and Nutritional Status of Children in Bangladesh

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Halima Akhter ◽  
M Ershadul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Economic Condition ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Household Members ◽  
Literacy Level ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age ◽  
Parents Education

Malnutrition is the burning question all over the world’s public health. Bangladesh is one of those countries where level of malnutrition of infant and child is very serious and many problems that results from malnutrition in Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to substantiate whether there exists any influence of parents’ education for child nutrition as well as to find out the potential effects of non-parental household member’s literacy level on child malnutrition. In this study we have found that parents’ education is an important factor for child nutrition. Also other household members’ education has significant impact on stunting (height for age) and underweight (weight for age). The results of this study focus the policies that encourage participation in schools and higher education program as well as improve economic condition of the households to dilute child malnutrition in Bangladesh. Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 66(1): 1-7, 2018 (January)

scholarly journals Midday Meals as an Early Childhood Nutrition Intervention: Evidence from Plantation Communities in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udeni De Silva Perera ◽  
Brett A. Inder
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Random Effects ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Tea Plantations ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Abstract Background: High rates of child malnutrition are a major public health concern in developing countries, particularly among vulnerable communities. Midday meals programs can be effective for combatting childhood malnutrition among older children. However, their use in early childhood is not well documented, particularly within South Asia. Anthropometric measures and other socioeconomic data were collected for children below the age of five years living in selected Sri Lankan tea plantations, to assess the effectiveness of midday meals as a nutrition intervention for improving growth among young children.Methods: The study exploits a natural experiment whereby the provision of the midday meals program is exogenously determined at the plantation level, resulting in comparable treatment and control groups. Longitudinal data is regularly collected on heights and weights of children, between 2013-2015. Standardized weight-for-age, height-for-age, BMI-for-age and weight-for-height are calculated following WHO guidelines, and binary variables for stunting, wasting and underweight are constructed. All modelling uses STATA SE 15. Random-effects regression with instrumental variables is used for modelling standardized growth variables whilst random-effects logistic regression is used for binary outcome variables. Robustness analysis involves different estimation methods and subsamples. Results: The dataset consists of longitudinal data from a total of 1279 children across three tea plantations in Sri Lanka, with 799 children in the treatment group and 480 in the control group. Results show significant positive effects of access to the midday meals program, on the growth of children. A child with access to the midday meals intervention reports an average standardized weight-for-age 0.03 (±0.01) and height-for-age 0.05 (±0.01) units higher than a similar child without access to the intervention. Importantly, access to the intervention reduces the likelihood of being underweight by 0.45 and the likelihood of wasting by 0.47. The results are robust to different model estimations and across different subsamples by gender, birthweight and birth-year cohort. Qualitative data analysis suggests a high viability of implementing similar programs within tea plantations in Sri Lanka.Conclusions: Midday meals programs targeting early childhood can be an effective intervention to address high rates of child malnutrition, particularly among vulnerable communities in developing countries like Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Differences between WHO Growth Standards and China Growth Standards in Assessing the Nutritional Status of Children Aged 0–36 Months Old

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Qianling Tian ◽  
Xiao Gao ◽  
Tingting Sha ◽  
Qiong He ◽  
Gang Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
World Health ◽  
Growth Standards ◽  
The World ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age ◽  
China’S Growth

Background: At present, whether to use the World Health Organization’s (WHO) growth standards or native growth standards to assess the nutritional status in a given population is unclear. This study aimed to compare the differences between the WHO’s growth standards and China’s growth standards in assessing the nutritional status of children aged 0~36 months. Methods: We used z-scores to evaluate the nutritional status of children. The weight-for-age z-scores (WAZs), length/height-for-age z-scores (LAZ/HAZs), and weight-for-length/height z-scores (WLZ/WHZs) were calculated using the WHO’s growth standards and China’s growth standards. MeNemar’s test was used to compare the nutritional status of children. Results: The results in this study showed that there were differences between the WHO’s standards and China’s standards in assessing children’s nutritional status except for stunting and obesity. The prevalence of underweight assessed using China’s standards was higher than when using the WHO’s standards (except when 3 and 36 months old). The prevalence of wasting was significantly higher when assessed using China’s standards than when using the WHO’s standards from 12 to 36 months. The prevalence of overweight was higher when assessed using the WHO’s standards from 3 to 8 months. Conclusions: Both the WHO’s and China’s growth standards are useful measures in assessing children’s nutritional status but with key significant differences. Therefore, caution should be taken in selecting appropriate measures in a given population.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Intervensi Makanan Tambahan Padat Energi dan Protein Berbasis Pangan Lokal terhadap Perbaikan Status Gizi Balita

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33
Author(s):  
Utma Aspatria
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Low Protein ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Intervention Treatment ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Energy Dense Food ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Malnutrition problems that mostly occur in NTT are particularly caused by low protein intake. Therefore, this study was designed to intervene in feeding energy and protein dense snack to improve the nutritional status of children under five. This research was conducted in Tanah Putih Village, Kupang Tengah Sub-district, Kupang District. The research was an experimental method with a completely randomized design. Three types of intervention were given, namely: p1 = cassava + skipjack fish; p2 = cassava + rice beans; and p3 = cassava + skipjack fish + rice beans. Each sample consumed energy and protein dense snacks (according to treatment) for 30 days of trial. The results showed that the majority of children had a higher acceptance level for the intervention (88,9%). The results also showed that the provision of energy-dense food and protein significantly (p <0.05) improved the nutritional status of children under five, with weight for height indicator. However, the intervention had no significant effect (p> 0.05) with the indicator of height for age. The results of the analysis of variance showed a significant nutritional status improvement for the composition of cassava and fish (P1) (p <0.05) using the indicators wight for height and weight for age. Yet, it had not significantly contributed to improving the nutritional status of children under five using the height for age indicator.Advanced analysis using the Duncan test showed that the intervention treatment with the composition of cassava and rice beans had the strongest effect on improving the nutritional status of children under five. Keynote: Intervention, Malnutrition, Suplementary Food.

scholarly journals Seasonal variations in the nutritional status of urban Gambian children

1986 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 533-543 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Tomkins ◽  
D. T. Dunn ◽  
R. J. Hayes ◽  
A. K. Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Weight Gain ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Seasonal Variations ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Dry Season ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Height Velocity ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

1. Children aged 6–35 months in an urban community in The Gambia, West Africa, were weighed and their lengths measured at four surveys over an 18-month period, twice towards the end of the rains, and twice during the dry season.2. Relative to international standards, height-for-age deteriorated steadily with age, while weight-for-age fell sharply in the second-half of infancy but showed no further deterioration from 12 to 35 months of age.3. Height-for-age showed little seasonal variation, but weight-for-age and weight-for-height were lower at the end of the rains than during the dry season. Weight and height velocities were much lower during the rains than in the dry season, with more than 20% of the children losing weight during the rains. Possible reasons for these seasonal variations are discussed. Compensatory weight gain in the dry season exceeded the velocity expected from the standards in children aged 12 months or more, but height velocity fell below the standards all year.4. The results are compared with previous findings from Keneba, a rural Gambian village. Weight velocity during the dry season was similar in the two communities, but the village children experienced a sharper decline in weight gain during the rains.5. These results suggest that seasonal ecological factors may seriously influence the nutritional status of children living in an urban environment with adequate availability of food.

scholarly journals Growth and Nutritional Status of Children in North Korean Refugee Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-101
Author(s):  
Seong-Woo Choi
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Growth Chart ◽  
North Korean Refugee ◽  
Refugee Families ◽  
Z Scores ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Purpose: This study assessed the growth and nutritional status of children in North Korean (NK) refugee families.Methods: This study examined 301 children in NK refugee families. Their growth and nutritional status were estimated using the 2017 Korean National Growth Chart for Children and Adolescents. Stunting, being underweight, and wasting were defined as height-for-age (HAZ), weight-for-age (WAZ), and weight-for-height (WHZ) z -scores < –2.0, respectively.Results: The overall prevalences of stunting, being underweight, and wasting were 7.6%, 5.6%, and 5.0%, respectively. In children living in South Korea for <5 years, the prevalences of stunting, being underweight, and wasting were 10.3%, 8.6%, and 3.4%, respectively, compared to 7.9%, 7.9%, and 0.0% for those living in South Korea for ≥5 years. The prevalences of WAZ and WHZ > 2.0 were 5.0% and 11.0%, respectively.Conclusion: Children in NK refugee families still suffer serious malnutrition after settling in South Korea, although being overweight is emerging as a new problem.

scholarly journals Midday meals as an early childhood nutrition intervention: evidence from plantation communities in Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Udeni De Silva Perera ◽  
Brett A. Inder
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Early Childhood ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Random Effects ◽  
Nutrition Intervention ◽  
Child Malnutrition ◽  
Vulnerable Communities ◽  
Tea Plantations ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Abstract Background High rates of child malnutrition are a major public health concern in developing countries, particularly among vulnerable communities. Midday meals programs can be effective for combatting childhood malnutrition among older children. However, their use in early childhood is not well documented, particularly within South Asia. Anthropometric measures and other socioeconomic data were collected for children below the age of 5 years living in selected Sri Lankan tea plantations, to assess the effectiveness of midday meals as a nutrition intervention for improving growth among young children. Methods The study exploits a natural experiment whereby the provision of the midday meals program is exogenously determined at the plantation level, resulting in comparable treatment and control groups. Longitudinal data was collected on heights and weights of children, between 2013 and 2015. Standardized weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height, and binary variables for stunting, wasting and underweight are constructed, following WHO guidelines. All modelling uses STATA SE 15. Random-effects regression with instrumental variables is used for modelling standardized growth while random-effects logistic regression is used for the binary outcomes. Robustness analysis involves different estimation methods and subsamples. Results The dataset comprises of longitudinal data from a total of 1279 children across three tea plantations in Sri Lanka, with 799 children in the treatment group and 480 in the control group. Results show significant positive effects of access to the midday meals program, on the growth of children. A child with access to the midday meals intervention reports an average standardized weight-for-age 0.03 (±0.01) and height-for-age 0.05 (±0.01) units higher than a similar child without access to the intervention. Importantly, access to the intervention reduces the likelihood of being underweight by 0.45 and the likelihood of wasting by 0.47. The results are robust to different model specifications and across different subsamples by gender, birthweight and birth-year cohort. Conclusions Midday meals programs targeting early childhood can be an effective intervention to address high rates of child malnutrition, particularly among vulnerable communities in developing countries like Sri Lanka.

scholarly journals Status Gizi Anak Balita Pasca Bencana Di Pengungsian Kelurahan Buluri Kota Palu Provinsi Sulawesi Tengah

Jurnal GIZIDO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 71-80
Author(s):  
Nasrul Nasrul ◽  
Putu Candriasih ◽  
Arifin N.A
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Good Nutrition ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Nutrition Problem ◽  
Poor Nutrition ◽  
Post Disaster ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

ABSTARCT Nutrition problem in infants arise due to disasters due to paralysis of health services, lack of clean water supply, environmental sanitation, post-disaster infectious diseases. This research is descriptive which aims to describe the nutritional status of children under five after a disaster in the Evacuation Village of Buluri, Palu City. The population in this study amounted to 53 toddlers while the large sample taken amounted to 22 toddlers. The results showed that the nutritional status of children under five years after the disaster based on the weight for age index were namely poor nutrition of 3 people (5.7%), malnutrition 13 (25.5%), good nutrition 17 (32.1%). Based on the height for age index were very stunted children amounted to 2 (3.8%), stunted 20 (37.7%), and normal 31 (58.5%). Based on the weight for height index the nutritional status of very thin children 3 (5.7%), thin 8 (15.1%) and normal 42 (72.2%). The conclusion that the nutritional status of children under five years after the disaster when viewed based on BB / U is increasing in number compared to before the earthquake. Whereas based on the indicators of TB / U or PB / U and BB / TB the increase is unknown because there is no data on the nutritional status of children that support before the earthquake. It is recommended to monitor the nutritional status of children under five before the disaster and after the disaster so that they can be seen.

scholarly journals PENGARUH PEMBERIAN MAKANAN TAMBAHAN PEMULIHAN TERHADAP PERUBAHAN STATUS GIZI BALITA GIZI BURUK DI TFC-FAJAR UPTD PUSKESMAS SAIGON KOTA PONTIANAK TAHUN 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-53
Author(s):  
Andi Ipaljri Saputra ◽  
Sukma Sahreni
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Significant Influence ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Growth Monitoring ◽  
Children Under Five ◽  
Under Five ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Background: The best indicator to measure the nutritional status of the community is through the nutritional status of children under five. In an effort to overcome the problem of malnutrition in infants, the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia established a comprehensive policy, including prevention, promotion or education and management of malnutrition toddlers. The prevention efforts are carried out through growth monitoring in integrated service posts while malnourished children under five are treated with supplementary recovery feeding programs. Method: This research is a Quasi Experiment study with one group pretest and posttest design. The sampling technique was a total sampling with a sample of 32 patients. Univariate analysis was presented in the frequency distribution table and bivariate analysis using Spearman Rank Correlation test. Result: There was a significant influence on the nutritional status of children under five before and after PMT-P based on the weight-for-height index and weight-for-age. For the height-for-age index there was no significant influence on the nutritional status of children under five before and after PMT-P which means there was no correlation of the height-for-age index against PMT-P. Conclusion: There is a significant influence on the nutritional status of children under five based on the weight-for-height index and weight-for-age before and after PMT-P, but it is not related to the nutritional status of children under five based on the height-for-age index.

AN ANALYSIS OF CHILDHOOD MALNUTRITION IN KERALA AND GOA

2003 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. RAJARAM ◽  
T. S. SUNIL ◽  
LISA K. ZOTTARELLI
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Nutritional Intervention ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
Anthropometric Measures ◽  
Childhood Malnutrition ◽  
Relative Prevalence ◽  
Nutritional Status Of Children ◽  
Very High ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

Improved child health and survival are considered universal humanitarian goals. In this respect, understanding the nutritional status of children has far-reaching implications for the better development of future generations. The present study assessed, first, the nutritional status of children below 5 years using the three anthropometric measures weight-for-age, height-for-age and weight-for-height in two states of India, Kerala and Goa. Secondly, it examined the confounding factors that influence the nutritional status of children in these states. The NFHS-I data for Kerala and Goa were used. The results showed that the relative prevalence of under-weight and wasting was high in Kerala, but the prevalence of stunting was medium. In Goa, on the other hand, the relative prevalence of wasting and underweight was very high, and that of stunting was high. Both socio-economic and family planning variables were significantly associated with malnutrition in these states, but at varied levels. The study recommends more area-specific policies for the development of nutritional intervention programmes.

scholarly journals Shared environments: a multilevel analysis of community context and child nutritional status in Bangladesh

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 951-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J Corsi ◽  
Clara K Chow ◽  
Scott A Lear ◽  
M Omar Rahman ◽  
SV Subramanian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Social Participation ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Community Context ◽  
Community Environment ◽  
Community Environments ◽  
Child Nutritional Status ◽  
Height For Age ◽  
Weight For Age

AbstractObjectiveThe goal of the present study was to examine the influence of community environment on the nutritional status (weight-for-age and height-for-age) of children (aged 0–59 months) in Bangladesh. In addition, we tested the association between specific characteristics of community environments and child nutritional status.DesignCross-sectional survey.SettingThe data are from the nationally representative 2004 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey.SubjectsRespondents were ever-married women (aged 15–49 years) and their children (n 5731), residing in 361 communities. Child nutritional outcomes are physical measurements of weight-for-age and height-for-age in sd units. We considered the following attributes of community environments potentially related to child nutrition: (i) community water and sanitation infrastructure; (ii) availability of community health and education services; (iii) community employment and social participation; and (iv) education level of the community.ResultsMultilevel regression analysis showed that the spatial distribution of maternal and child covariates did not entirely explain the between-community variation in child nutritional status. The education level of the community emerged as the strongest community-level predictor of child height-for-age (highest v. lowest tertile, β = 0·18 (se 0·07)) and weight-for-age (highest v. lowest tertile, β = 0·21 (se 0·06)). In the height-for-age model, community employment and social participation also emerged as being statistically significant (highest v. lowest tertile, β = 0·13 (se = 0·06)).ConclusionsThe community environment influences child nutrition in Bangladesh, and maternal- and child-level covariates may fail to capture the entire influence of communities. Interventions to reduce child undernutrition in developing countries should take into consideration the wider community context.

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