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Prevalence and Determinant Factors of Stunting, Wasting and Underweight Among School Age Children Aged 6-12 Years in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar, Ethiopia

Article scientifique 2020 Anglais

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Abstract Aim: Underweight, wasting and stunting are the commonest nutritional disorders among school age children especially in developing countries. This public health significant problem impairs the intellectual development of a child. The aim of this study was assessment of the Prevalence and Determinant factors of under nutrition among school age children aged 6-12 years Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in Debre Tabor town elementary schools among 314 school age children. The sample was allocated to all elementary schools proportionally to their number of school age children aged 6-12 years in 2018. WHO Antro- Plus was used to build Z-scores from anthropometric measurement. The data were analyzed by SPSS Version 20. The degrees of association between dependent and independent variables was assessed using OR and 95% Confidence interval during logistic regression. P-value less than 0.05was considered statistically significant. Results: Of the total study participants, 232(77.3%) were from public schools. The mean ± standard deviation (SD) of height of children was 132.915 ±9.824cm and the mean ± standard deviation (SD) weight of children was 27.65 ±5.785 Kg. The prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight was 11%, 6.3%, and 11.4% respectively. Students who ate their breakfast rarely were 8 times more likely to be underweight than those who ate their breakfast always (AOR =7.94 95%CI, 4.82-14.80). Those who were sick were more likely to be underweight than their counterparts AOR= 7.3, 95%CI, 2.8-14.4).Those who never consume milk or milk products were 6.5 (AOR= 6.5, 95%CI, 1.7-23) times more likely to be stunted than those who consumed always. Sickness in the past two weeks was significantly associated with thinness (AOR= 6 .93, 95%CI, 4.12- 10.06).Conclusions: The overall prevalence of wasting, stunting, and underweight was mild public health problem in this study.

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Yisak, H., Tadege, M., Ambaw, B., Ewunetei, A. (2020). Prevalence and Determinant Factors of Stunting, Wasting and Underweight Among School Age Children Aged 6-12 Years in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar, Ethiopia. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-80614/v1

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Hiwot Yisak Melaku Tadege Birhanie Ambaw Amien Ewunetei

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