Malnutrition and its associated factors: a cross-sectional study with children under 2 years in a suburban area in Angola

BMC Public Health
João B HumbwavaliBruce B Duncan

Abstract

The prevalence of child malnutrition in Angola is still very high, and little is known about its associated factors. The aim of this study was to identify these factors in children under 2 years in a suburban area of the country's capital city. We used data from a cross-sectional population-based study conducted in 2010. The outcomes studied were stunting and underweight. Multivariable analysis was conducted; prevalence ratios were estimated by Poisson regression with robust variance using a hierarchical model. Of the children studied (N = 749), 232 [32.0% (95% CI: 28.7-35.5%)] were stunted and 109 [15.1% (95% CI: 12.6-17.9%)] were underweight. In multivariable analysis, occurrence of diarrhea (PR 1.39 [95% CI: 1.07-1.87]) and the death of other children in the household (PR 1.52 [95% CI: 1.01-2,29]) were associated with stunting and underweight, respectively. In the model composed only of distal and intermediate factors, the primary caregiver not being the mother increased the prevalence of stunting by 42% (PR 1.42 [95% CI: 1.10-1.84], and a mother's working outside the house while not being self-employed was associated with its reduced prevalence (PR 0.55 [95% CI: 0.34-0.89]). In the intermediate model, each additional month ...Continue Reading

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Jun 28, 2019·Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care·Daniel J TabernaJose A Martinez

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