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- Title
Factors Influencing the Prevalence of Stunting Among Children Aged Below Five Years in Bangladesh.
- Authors
Sarma, Haribondhu; Khan, Jahidur Rahman; Asaduzzaman, Mohammad; Uddin, Fakhar; Tarannum, Sayeeda; Hasan, Mehedi; Rahman, Ahmed Shafiqur; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Hasan, Md Mehedi
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Poor nutrition during childhood impedes physical and mental development of children, which propagate the vicious cycle of intergenerational under nutrition. This paper is aimed at understanding the determinants of stunting among children aged 0 to 59 months in Bangladesh.<bold>Methods: </bold>The study used Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2011 data and a multistage stratified cluster-sampling design. Anthropometric data (for height and weight) were collected and analysis was limited to 7647 children. Multiple binary logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association of stunting with potential socioeconomic and demographic factors.<bold>Results: </bold>The prevalence of stunting has been found to be about 41% among children aged less than 60 months and higher in rural setting than in urban areas (43% vs 36%). Adjusted model revealed that several factors were influencing stunting. The children living in moderately food-insecure households had higher odds of becoming stunted (odds ratio [OR] = 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.54, P = .01) compared to the children living in food-secure households. The derived ORs of stunting for children delivered at institutions facilitated particularly by public (OR = 0.80, 95% CI: 0.67-0.96; P = .02) or private (OR = 0.81, 95% CI: 0.67-0.97; P = .02) sectors were less than for children delivered at home. Similarly, wealth index, exposure of mother to the mass media, age of child, size of child at birth, and parents' education were significantly associated with stunting.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Moreover, the demographic characteristics and other indicators appeared to have significant influence in the prevalence of stunting. Public health programs are needed to avert the risk factors of stunting among children in Bangladesh.
- Subjects
BANGLADESH; STUNTED growth; DISEASE prevalence; CHILDREN; HEALTH programs; DEMOGRAPHY; AGE distribution; GROWTH disorders; RURAL population; SURVEYS; CITY dwellers; NUTRITIONAL status
- Publication
Food & Nutrition Bulletin, 2017, Vol 38, Issue 3, p291
- ISSN
0379-5721
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1177/0379572117710103