Child Wasting in Emergency Pockets: A Meta-Analysis of Small-Scale Surveys from Ethiopia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Chiara AltareDebarati Guha-Sapir

Abstract

Child undernutrition is a major public health concern in Ethiopia (stunting national prevalence: 44%; wasting: 10%), despite the overall improvement in child health status during the last decade. Hundreds of small-scale surveys are conducted in Ethiopia's emergency pockets under ENCU's supervision. We reviewed the evidence from small-scale surveys conducted between 2008 and 2013 with two objectives: to provide a summary estimate of wasting prevalence from emergency pockets and to examine reasons for variation in prevalence estimates. We created a dataset by combining data from the Complex Emergency Database, the Famine Early Warning System Network and the Armed Conflict Location Event Data. We conducted a meta-analysis of small-scale surveys using a random effects model with known within-study heterogeneity. The influence of survey covariates on estimated prevalence was investigated with meta-regression techniques. We included 158 surveys in the analysis. A high degree of heterogeneity among surveys was observed. The overall estimate of wasting prevalence was 10.6% (95% CI 9.8-11.4), with differences among regions and between residents and refugees. Meta-regression results showed that vaccination coverage, child mortality, diar...Continue Reading

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Jan 24, 2018·Breastfeeding Medicine : the Official Journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine·Getahun Asres Alemie, Arthur I Eidelman
Mar 3, 2017·Bulletin of the World Health Organization·Tefera Darge DelbisoDebarati Guha-Sapir
May 21, 2017·Scientific Reports·Tefera Darge DelbisoDebarati Guha-Sapir

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