Prevalence and risk factors for Stunting among children under 5 years: a community based study from Jhangara town, Dadu Sindh

Type Journal Article - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Title Prevalence and risk factors for Stunting among children under 5 years: a community based study from Jhangara town, Dadu Sindh
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Volume 60
Issue 1
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2010
Page numbers 41
URL http://jpma.org.pk/full_article_text.php?article_id=1899
Abstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence and the associated risk factors for stunting in Jhangara Town, Dadu Sindh.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jhangara Town, located in district Dadu, rural Sindh. A total of 800 children less than 5 years of age were enrolled. A questionnaire was used to elicit required information and anthropometric measurements were made.
Results: The overall prevalence for stunting was 61% in the study population, which was higher than the prevalence reported by Pakistan Demographic Health Survey (PDHS) 1990/91. In multivariate analysis various risk factors for stunting were ethnicity (OR = 2.1, 95% CI 1.27- 3.57) and birth interval < two years (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.09 - 1.99).
Conclusion: A large number of children below 5 years of age were stunted. Ethnicity and birth interval less than 2 years were the important risk factors (JPMA 60:41; 2010)

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