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- Title
Prevalence and Determinants of Stunting Among Preschool Children and Its Urban-Rural Disparities in Bangladesh.
- Authors
Akram, Raisul; Sultana, Marufa; Ali, Nausad; Sheikh, Nurnabi; Sarker, Abdur Razzaque
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Despite improvements in the reduction of child stunting rates over the last decade, poor nutritional status still remains a public health concern in Bangladesh, where young children are the most vulnerable.<bold>Objective: </bold>The objective of this study is to capture the prevalence and determinants of childhood stunting and document its urban-rural disparities in the context of Bangladesh.<bold>Methods: </bold>The study used data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey of 2014. A bivariate analysis was performed to find out the differentials in prevalence of stunting, and multivariate logistic regression was performed to also assess the association of stunting with potential risk factors.<bold>Results: </bold>The overall prevalence of stunting was 36.3% and was significantly higher in rural (38.1%) areas than urban (31.2%) areas. In all 3 regression models, significantly higher odds were found among children aged 36 to 47 months compared to 6 to 12 months and among the children from the poorest households. In rural areas, male children were significantly more likely to be stunted (odds ratio = 1.31; 95% confidence interval: 1.12-1.53). Other significant risk factors for childhood stunting were maternal education and body mass index, children suffering from diarrhea, initial breast-feeding, and administrative divisions.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Disparities exist among urban and rural areas regarding stunting among the children younger than 5 in Bangladesh, which need to be reduced. Public health policies and interventions need to consider the risk factors in urban and rural areas separately.
- Subjects
PRESCHOOL children; STUNTED growth; RURAL-urban differences; PUBLIC health; HEALTH facilities
- Publication
Food & Nutrition Bulletin, 2018, Vol 39, Issue 4, p521
- ISSN
0379-5721
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0379572118794770