The effect of maternal and child factors on stunting, wasting and underweight among preschool children in Northern Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Undernutrition among preschool children in Northern region is the highest in Ghana. However, there is scarcity of data on the factors that determine undernutrition in these children. This study investigated the effect of maternal and child factors on undernutrition among preschool children in Northern Ghana.

Methods

This study was a community based analytical cross-sectional survey on a sample of 425 mother- child pairs drawn from 25 clusters. A semi- structured questionnaire was used to collect data on maternal and child socio-demographic characteristics, feeding practices and anthropometry. Anthropometric indices of Height-for-age Z-scores (HAZ), Weight-for-height Z-scores (WHZ) and Weight-for - age Z-scores (WAZ) were used to classify child stunting, wasting an

SUBMITTER: Ali Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7050753 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature