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Assessment of Childhood Stunting Prevalence over Time and Risk Factors of Stunting in the Healthy Village Programme Areas in Bangladesh.
- Source :
- Children; Jun2024, Vol. 11 Issue 6, p650, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Childhood stunting is a significant public health concern in Bangladesh. This study analysed the data from the Healthy Village programme, which aims to address childhood stunting in southern coastal Bangladesh. The aim was to assess childhood stunting prevalence over time and explore the risk factors in the programme areas. A cross-sectional, secondary data analysis was conducted for point-prevalence estimates of stunting from 2018 to 2021, including 132,038 anthropometric measurements of under-five children. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted for risk factor analysis (n = 20,174). Stunting prevalence decreased from 51% in 2018 to 25% in 2021. The risk of stunting increased in hardcore poor (aOR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.27, 1.68) and poor (aOR: 1.50, 95% CI: 1.33, 1.70) versus rich households, children with mothers who were illiterate (aOR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.09, 1.44) and could read and write (aOR: 1.35, 95% CI: 1.16, 1.56) versus mothers with higher education, and children aged 1–2 years compared with children under one year (aOR: 1.32, 95% CI: 1.20, 1.45). The stunting rate was halved over three years in programme areas, which is faster than the national trend. We recommend addressing socioeconomic inequalities when tackling stunting and providing targeted interventions to mothers during the early weaning period. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- NATIONAL health services
RISK assessment
CROSS-sectional method
RESEARCH funding
SECONDARY analysis
EARLY medical intervention
DATA analysis
CLUSTER analysis (Statistics)
MULTIPLE regression analysis
MOTHERS
SOCIOECONOMIC factors
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
COMMUNITIES
MULTIVARIATE analysis
RURAL health services
ODDS ratio
RESEARCH
STATISTICS
GROWTH disorders
ANTHROPOMETRY
CONFIDENCE intervals
COMPARATIVE studies
HEALTH equity
DATA analysis software
TIME
EDUCATIONAL attainment
DISEASE risk factors
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22279067
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Children
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 178159626
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children11060650