Gebru Tesfay Tsegay, Tesfamichael Yohannes Ashebir, Bitow Muzayene Tilahun, Assefa Natnael Etsay, Abady Gdiom Gebreheat, Mengesha Meresa Berwo, Gebremedhin Haftom Tesfay
Department of Nursing, Adigrat University, Adigrat, Ethiopia.
Department of Biomedical, Adigrat University, Adigrat, Ethiopia.
BMC Res Notes. 2019 Aug 14;12(1):504. doi: 10.1186/s13104-019-4535-2.
The objective of the study was to assess the prevalence of stunting and associated factors among under-five children of Wukro town, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017-2018.
Totally 394 under-five children were participated in this study with a response rate of 98.5%. A total of 222 (56.3%) of respondents were females and 106 (26.95%) were in the age group of 12-23 month. One hundred ninety-eight (50.3%) of the participants were between 2 and 3 in birth order and 194 (49.2%) had 4 to 5 house hold size. The overall prevalence of stunting was 194 (49.2%). Being female and presence of washing facilities nearby latrine were significantly associated with stunting. Under-five female children were 35.4% lower odds of stunting compared to male children (p = .041, OR = .644, and 95% CI (.422, .983)).
本研究的目的是评估2017 - 2018年埃塞俄比亚提格雷州武克罗镇五岁以下儿童发育迟缓的患病率及相关因素。
共有394名五岁以下儿童参与了本研究，应答率为98.5%。共有222名（56.3%）受访者为女性，106名（26.95%）年龄在12至23个月之间。198名（50.3%）参与者出生顺序在2至3之间，194名（49.2%）家庭规模为4至5人。发育迟缓的总体患病率为194名（49.2%）。女性以及厕所附近有洗涤设施与发育迟缓显著相关。五岁以下女童发育迟缓的几率比男童低35.4%（p = 0.041，OR = 0.644，95% CI（0.422，0.983））。
