Risk factors for stunting among children under five years: a cross-sectional population-based study in Rwanda using the 2015 Demographic and Health Survey.
Child growth stunting
Child malnutrition
Rwanda
Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal
BMC public health
ISSN: 1471-2458
Titre abrégé: BMC Public Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 100968562
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
11 Feb 2019
11 Feb 2019
Historique:
received:
06
08
2018
accepted:
01
02
2019
entrez:
13
2
2019
pubmed:
13
2
2019
medline:
13
3
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Child growth stunting remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where 34% of children under 5 years are stunted, and causing detrimental impact at individual and societal levels. Identifying risk factors to stunting is key to developing proper interventions. This study aimed at identifying risk factors of stunting in Rwanda. We used data from the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2014-2015. Association between children's characteristics and stunting was assessed using logistic regression analysis. A total of 3594 under 5 years were included; where 51% of them were boys. The prevalence of stunting was 38% (95% CI: 35.92-39.52) for all children. In adjusted analysis, the following factors were significant: boys (OR 1.51; 95% CI 1.25-1.82), children ages 6-23 months (OR 4.91; 95% CI 3.16-7.62) and children ages 24-59 months (OR 6.34; 95% CI 4.07-9.89) compared to ages 0-6 months, low birth weight (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.39-3.23), low maternal height (OR 3.27; 95% CI 1.89-5.64), primary education for mothers (OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.25-2.34), illiterate mothers (OR 2.00; 95% CI 1.37-2.92), history of not taking deworming medicine during pregnancy (OR 1.29; 95%CI 1.09-1.53), poorest households (OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.12-1.86; and OR 1.82; 95%CI 1.45-2.29 respectively). Family-level factors are major drivers of children's growth stunting in Rwanda. Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women so as to prevent low birth weight babies, reduce poverty, promote girls' education and intervene early in cases of malnutrition are needed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Child growth stunting remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa, where 34% of children under 5 years are stunted, and causing detrimental impact at individual and societal levels. Identifying risk factors to stunting is key to developing proper interventions. This study aimed at identifying risk factors of stunting in Rwanda.
METHODS
METHODS
We used data from the Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) 2014-2015. Association between children's characteristics and stunting was assessed using logistic regression analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 3594 under 5 years were included; where 51% of them were boys. The prevalence of stunting was 38% (95% CI: 35.92-39.52) for all children. In adjusted analysis, the following factors were significant: boys (OR 1.51; 95% CI 1.25-1.82), children ages 6-23 months (OR 4.91; 95% CI 3.16-7.62) and children ages 24-59 months (OR 6.34; 95% CI 4.07-9.89) compared to ages 0-6 months, low birth weight (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.39-3.23), low maternal height (OR 3.27; 95% CI 1.89-5.64), primary education for mothers (OR 1.71; 95% CI 1.25-2.34), illiterate mothers (OR 2.00; 95% CI 1.37-2.92), history of not taking deworming medicine during pregnancy (OR 1.29; 95%CI 1.09-1.53), poorest households (OR 1.45; 95% CI 1.12-1.86; and OR 1.82; 95%CI 1.45-2.29 respectively).
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Family-level factors are major drivers of children's growth stunting in Rwanda. Interventions to improve the nutrition of pregnant and lactating women so as to prevent low birth weight babies, reduce poverty, promote girls' education and intervene early in cases of malnutrition are needed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30744614
doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-6504-z
pii: 10.1186/s12889-019-6504-z
pmc: PMC6371425
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
175Subventions
Organisme : Harvard Medical School Global Health Research Core
ID : NA
Organisme : Harvard Medical School Global Health Equity Research Fellowship, funded by Jonathan M. Goldstein and Kaia Miller Goldstein
ID : NA
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