PREVALENCE AND MATERNAL RELATED FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN UNDER FIVE IN TEREGO DISTRICT. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
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https://doi.org/10.51168/insights.v1i10.2Keywords:
Terego district, maternal-related factors, prevalence of acute malnutrition, anthropometric measuresAbstract
Background
Malnutrition is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity among vulnerable populations including children below five years of age, determining the prevalence and the maternal-related factors associated with acute malnutrition is crucial in the Terego district, Therefore the study aimed to determine the prevalence and maternal-related related to acute malnutrition in Terego district, Uganda.
Methodology
This study employed a cross-sectional design with quantitative data collection techniques, using a structured questionnaire. A multistage sampling technique by randomly generated numbers was used. The data was cleaned for univariate and bivariate analysis using SPSS version 26.
Results
A total of 419 children were included in the study, more than half of the children were females (54.4%) aged 37-59 months (55.3%). Of the males, 32.6% experienced acute malnutrition, and 44.0% of females experienced acute malnutrition, p-value 0.064. Additionally, 22.5% (31) of mothers aged 20-29 had children with acute malnutrition.,95% CI: 1.062-5.425, a p-value of 0.012. Then 94.3% of children aged 0-12 months experienced acute malnutrition, and 48.7% of children aged 23-36 months experienced acute malnutrition, p-value of <0.001. 19.2% of children aged 37-59 months experienced acute malnutrition, p-value <0.001. According to Birth order, 23.8% (41) of children with birth order 1-2 experienced acute malnutrition, and 46.6% (48) of children with birth order 3-4 experienced acute malnutrition, p-value of <0.00. 51.4% (74) of children with birth order 5+ experienced acute malnutrition, a p-value of 0.458.
Conclusion
The highest rates of acute malnutrition were observed in mothers less than 20 years of age at the time of the child's birth, compared to those between 21 and 39 years.
Recommendation
Early and forced marriages should be stopped since they predispose to under-fives to malnutrition because the young mothers cannot afford to take care of their children.
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