Risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting in children under 5 from 31 sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study investigated the risk factors associated with the coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting among children under age 5 in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Design

Data of 127, 487 under-5 children from 31 countries in SSA were pooled from the Demographic and Health Surveys collected between 2010 and 2019. We examined the risk of coexistence of stunting, underweight, and wasting using multinomial logistic regression models. The results were presented using relative risk ratios (RRR) with corresponding confidence intervals (CIs).

Setting

Thirty-one sub-Saharan African countries.

Participants

Children under age 5.

Outcome measures

The outcome variables were three child anthropometrics: stunting (height-for-age z-scores); underweight (we

SUBMITTER: Amadu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689177 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature