巴基斯坦五岁以下儿童发育阻碍的决定因素
Sajid Bashir Soofi1,2, Ahmad Khan1, Sumra Kureishy1
1Center of Excellence in Women & Child Health, The Aga Khan University, Karachi 74800, Pakistan.
Nutrients
|August 12, 2023
概括
儿童发育迟缓影响40%的巴基斯坦五岁以下儿童,与男性性别,农村居住和母亲教育有关. 干预措施应侧重于营养,卫生和女性教育,以减少.
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:
- 儿童发育迟缓,定义为由于早期营养不良而导致的生长和发育受损,是重大的公共卫生问题.
- 巴基斯坦面临着高发育阻碍率,在南亚排名第二.
- 生命的前1000天对于预防发育迟缓至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过2018年国家营养调查 (NNS) 确定巴基斯坦儿童发育迟缓的患病率.
- 确定与5岁以下儿童衰老相关的人口,社会经济和地理因素.
主要方法:
- 截面国家营养调查 (NNS) 2018数据的二次分析.
- 使用世卫组织的高度对年龄z-score参考来计算衰老的患病率.
- 应用单变量和多变量逻辑回归来确定衰老的决定因素.
主要成果:
- 在5岁以下的52,602名儿童中,有40.0%的发育迟缓.
- 在男孩,农村地区的儿童和患有腹的儿童中观察到更高的发育迟缓率.
- 母亲因素,如没有或较低的教育水平和较年轻的母亲年龄 (20-34岁) 与衰老风险增加有关.
- 家庭因素,如低收入,大体积,缺乏卫生设施和严重的粮食不安全,也与较高的衰老率相关.
结论:
- 巴基斯坦儿童发育迟缓是多因素的,受性别,年龄,健康状况,社会经济因素和环境条件的影响.
- 有效的干预措施需要提高营养食品的负担能力,改善获得水和卫生设施的机会,并促进母亲教育.
- 解决这些决定因素对于长期减少衰老率至关重要.
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