Abstract
Nutrition is the intake of food, considered in relation to the body’s dietary needs. Good nutrition – an adequate, well balanced diet combined with regular physical activity – is a cornerstone of good health. Poor nutrition can lead to reduced immunity, increased susceptibility to disease, impaired physical and mental development, and reduced productivity. The aim of this study was to analyze the determinants of Stunting and Wasting among Under-five Children of Segen Area People and South Omo Zone, Ethiopia. A total of 339 children are selected from 5 woreda using self-administered questionnaire. From these 148 children are females and 191 are males and 35.4% of children are wasted and 54.9% are stunted. Binary logistic regression model was used to analyze the data. Among the various socio-economic, demographic and child health and care practices characteristics considered, residence, Primary mothers education level, sex of the child (female) are significantly associated with wasting. Rural residence, mothers’ education level and female child were remained to be significantly associated with stunting. The prevalence rate of malnutrition in the study area was found high and this was coupled with association of many independent variables. Family religion, mothers’ occupation, mothers education level, family food source, source of drinking water (public tap), child sex, child order, duration of breast feeding, vaccination status, prenatal and postnatal care, Diharrea and Fever are associated with wasting and stunting.
Highlights
Nutritional status is the result of complex interactions between food consumption and the overall status of health and health care practices
There are no high values of DFBETAS (all values less than 2/sqrt (n) =0.1086) which means that there are no influential observations for the individual regression coefficients for all models (Wasting and stunting)
The odds of under five children being wasted has decreased by a factor of 0.678 for Burji as compared to Jinka controlling for the other variables in the model
Summary
Nutritional status is the result of complex interactions between food consumption and the overall status of health and health care practices. The period from birth to age two is especially important for optimal growth, health, and development. This period is often marked by micronutrient deficiencies that interfere with optimal growth. Childhood illnesses such as diarrhea and acute respiratory infections (ARI) are common. Improving overall nutritional status throughout the life cycle is crucial to maternal health. Improving maternal nutrition is crucial for improving children’s health. The nutritional status of children under age five is an important outcome measure of children’s health [1]
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