北非儿童的消耗和体重不足:多指标集群调查的发现,2014-2018年
Nagwa Farag Elmighrabi1,2,3, Catharine A K Fleming1,4, Kingsley E Agho1,4,5
1School of Health Sciences, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith, NSW 2571, Australia.
Nutrients
|July 29, 2023
概括
儿童营养不良,包括消耗和体重不足,在北非普遍存在. 主要预测因素包括农村居住,贫困,母亲教育水平低,饮食多样性差,需要有针对性的干预措施.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 儿科 儿科 儿科
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 北非正面临着影响儿童营养的重大挑战.
- 儿童营养不良,特别是衰减和体重不足,是该地区严重的公共卫生问题.
研究的目的:
- 确定北非0-59个月龄儿童消耗和体重不足的关键预测因素.
- 分析不同年龄组 (0-23,24-59个月和0-59个月) 导致营养不良的因素.
主要方法:
- 来自阿尔及利亚,埃及,苏丹和突尼斯的多指标集群调查的综合横截面数据的分析.
- 涉及的37,816名儿童年龄在0-59个月.
- 对调查设计 (集群和采样权重) 的逻辑回归分析.
主要成果:
- 总体患病率:7.2%的消耗,12.1%的体重不足 (0-59个月).
- 苏丹和阿尔及利亚 (浪费),苏丹和埃及 (体重不足) 的比例最高.
- 有意义的预测因素:儿童年龄,国家,农村居住地,贫富指数,男性性别,出生顺序,母亲教育,母亲BMI,媒体使用,缺乏多样化的食物,长时间母乳养,感知婴儿小体型和腹.
结论:
- 北非儿童营养不良是多因素的,受社会经济,人口和健康相关因素的影响.
- 针对性的干预措施,重点关注孕产妇教育,计划生育和改善贫困地区的饮食多样性至关重要.
- 社区参与和解决潜在决定因素对于改善儿童营养结果至关重要.
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