Undernutrition and its determinants among adolescent girls in low land area of Southern Ethiopia.
Journal
PloS one
ISSN: 1932-6203
Titre abrégé: PLoS One
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101285081
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
received:
10
12
2019
accepted:
30
09
2020
entrez:
12
1
2021
pubmed:
13
1
2021
medline:
21
4
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Undernutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescent girls worldwide, especially in South-East Asia and Africa. Even though adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the intergenerational cycle of undernutrition, adolescent girls are a neglected group. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status and associated factors among adolescent girls in the Wolaita and Hadiya zones of Southern Ethiopia. A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted, and a multistage random sampling method was used to select a sample of 843 adolescent girls. Anthropometric measurements were collected from all participants and entered in the WHO Anthro plus software for Z-score analysis. The data was analyzed using EPI-data 4.4.2 and SPSS version 21.0. The odds ratios for logistic regression along with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were generated. A P-value < 0.05 was declared as the level of statistical significance. Thinness (27.5%) and stunting (8.8%) are found to be public health problems in the study area. Age [AOR(adjusted odds ratio) (95% CI) = 2.91 (2.03-4.173)], large family size [AOR (95% CI) = 1.63(1.105-2.396)], low monthly income [AOR (95% CI) = 2.54(1.66-3.87)], not taking deworming tablets [AOR (95% CI) = 1.56(1.11-21)], low educational status of the father [AOR (95% CI) = 2.45(1.02-5.86)], the source of food for the family only from market [AOR (95% CI) = 5.14(2.1-12.8)], not visited by health extension workers [AOR (95% CI) = 1.72(1.7-2.4)], and not washing hand with soap before eating and after using the toilet [AOR (95% CI) = 2.25(1.079-4.675)] were positively associated with poor nutritional status of adolescent girls in the Wolaita and Hadiya zones, Southern Ethiopia. Thinness and stunting were found to be high in the study area. Age, family size, monthly household income, regularly skipping meals, fathers' educational status, visits by health extension workers, and nutrition services decision-making are the main predictors of thinness. Hand washing practice, visits by health extension workers, and nutrition services decision-making are the main predictors of stunting among adolescent girls. Multisectoral community-based, adolescent health and nutrition programs should be implemented.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Undernutrition is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality among adolescent girls worldwide, especially in South-East Asia and Africa. Even though adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the intergenerational cycle of undernutrition, adolescent girls are a neglected group. The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status and associated factors among adolescent girls in the Wolaita and Hadiya zones of Southern Ethiopia.
METHODS
A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted, and a multistage random sampling method was used to select a sample of 843 adolescent girls. Anthropometric measurements were collected from all participants and entered in the WHO Anthro plus software for Z-score analysis. The data was analyzed using EPI-data 4.4.2 and SPSS version 21.0. The odds ratios for logistic regression along with a 95% confidence interval (CI) were generated. A P-value < 0.05 was declared as the level of statistical significance.
RESULT
Thinness (27.5%) and stunting (8.8%) are found to be public health problems in the study area. Age [AOR(adjusted odds ratio) (95% CI) = 2.91 (2.03-4.173)], large family size [AOR (95% CI) = 1.63(1.105-2.396)], low monthly income [AOR (95% CI) = 2.54(1.66-3.87)], not taking deworming tablets [AOR (95% CI) = 1.56(1.11-21)], low educational status of the father [AOR (95% CI) = 2.45(1.02-5.86)], the source of food for the family only from market [AOR (95% CI) = 5.14(2.1-12.8)], not visited by health extension workers [AOR (95% CI) = 1.72(1.7-2.4)], and not washing hand with soap before eating and after using the toilet [AOR (95% CI) = 2.25(1.079-4.675)] were positively associated with poor nutritional status of adolescent girls in the Wolaita and Hadiya zones, Southern Ethiopia.
CONCLUSION
Thinness and stunting were found to be high in the study area. Age, family size, monthly household income, regularly skipping meals, fathers' educational status, visits by health extension workers, and nutrition services decision-making are the main predictors of thinness. Hand washing practice, visits by health extension workers, and nutrition services decision-making are the main predictors of stunting among adolescent girls. Multisectoral community-based, adolescent health and nutrition programs should be implemented.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33434212
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240677
pii: PONE-D-19-32334
pmc: PMC7802945
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e0240677Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
All authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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