The epidemiology of undernutrition and its determinants in children under five years in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the burden and contextual risk factors is critical for developing appropriate interventions to control undernutrition.

Methods

This study used data from the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey to estimate the prevalence of underweight, stunting, and wasting. Single multiple logistic regressions were used to identify the factors associated with underweight, wasting and stunting. The study involved 2720 children aged 0-59 months old and mother pairs. All analyses were done in STATA/IC version 15.0. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.

Results

The prevalence of underweight, wasting and stunting were 10.4%, 5.3%, and 18.4% respectively. The age of the child was associated with underweight, wasting and stunting, whereas the sex was asso

SUBMITTER: Boah M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6668784 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature