Nutritional status and associated factors in children aged 0-23 months in Granada, Nicaragua

Public Health
K SakisakaK Hanada

Abstract

Nicaragua is one of two low-income countries in the Latin Americas. The objectives of this study were to clarify the nutritional status of children aged 0-23 months and to identify the associated factors in rural Nicaragua. This was a cross-sectional study; a questionnaire survey was performed and anthropometric measurements were taken in Granada province, Nicaragua. Seven hundred and fifty-six mothers with at least one child aged 0-23 months took part in this study. The proportion of underweight children [weight-for-age Z-score <-2 standard deviations (SD)] was 10.3%, while 30.1% of children exhibited stunted growth (height-for-age Z-score <-2 SD) and 5.0% were wasted (weight-for-height Z-score <-2 SD). Mothers' illiteracy or lack of formal education [odds ratio (OR)=3.476, P<0.01], a history of respiratory infection (OR=1.821, P<0.05) and a birth weight below the median (<3000 g; OR=1.704, P<0.05) were identified as risk factors for stunted growth. Breastfeeding for more than 12 months (OR=2.031, P<0.01), absence of participation in child growth monitoring (OR=1.956, P<0.05) and female gender of the child (OR=1.884, P<0.05) were identified as risk factors for underweight. Despite the steady economic development in Nicaragua s...Continue Reading

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