Abstract
Although the global trend of malnutrition among children under five is declining, it remains a major public health problem in developing countries such as Burkina Faso. IYCF are major determinants of nutritional status and hence health and child survival. Material and Method: We carried out a cross-sectional study in primary health care centers randomly selected. The objectives of this work were to analyze associated factors to children’s nutritional status and child feeding. The Z-scores (WHO, 2006) were used to determine nutritional’s status of the children. The quality of feeding practices was assessed according to IYCF index. Results: In total, we surveyed 287 children. The average age of children was 10.87 months. The sex ratio was at 1:11. Among children, the prevalence of underweight was 19.2%, that of stunting 31.2% and that of wasting 10.1%. Multigravidity was the predictive risk factor related to underweight in children. Practice of EBF was associated with Z-score Height/Age (p=0.04). The majority (70%) of children had a good score of IYCF index. Among children aged 9–12 months, the Z-score Height/Age (p=0.04) and Z-score Weight/Height (p=0.001) were associated with IYCF index in univariate analysis. For those with at least 12 months of age, sex ant type of habit was the predictive risk factors associated to IYCF index. Conclusion: Malnutrition is common in children. Feeding practices are good and are not associated with sociodemographic characteristics of mothers. IYCF index score decreases with age and is lower after 12 months.
Highlights
According to World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the global trend child in the prevalence of child malnutrition is declining between 1990 and 2014 with regional inequalities in this world progress
In contrast to evidence about the positive relationship between the mother's education level and the nutritional status of the child, we found no statistical association for WAZ, HAZ, and WHZ
The current study showed that malnutrition in all its forms is common among children in healthy infant care
Summary
According to World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), the global trend child in the prevalence of child malnutrition is declining between 1990 and 2014 with regional inequalities in this world progress. Malnutrition in children continues to be a major public health problem in many developing countries [1]. In Burkina Faso, according to the 2015 national nutrition survey, the prevalence of underweight, chronic malnutrition and acute malnutrition were respectively 23%, 30.2% and. Infants and young children feeding determines its nutritional and health, as much current, and future. Inadequate feeding practices, such as those related to early breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, withdrawal, and complementary feeding are the causes of many nutritional and health problems in children. Optimal breastfeeding up to the age of two years could prevent 823,000 deaths each year [3]
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