Hiddassie Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Department of Biostatics and Epidemiology, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
J Nutr Sci. 2024 Sep 23;13:e43. doi: 10.1017/jns.2024.20. eCollection 2024.
The aim of this study is to assess nutritional status and associated factors among infants and young children aged 6-23 months in Yeka sub-city, Ethiopia, 2021. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted in selected health centres found in the Yeka sub-city from May 2021 to July 2021. In total, 396 systematically selected infants and young children aged 6-23 months attended the selected health centres were included in the study. Data were collected by using a structured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. A multinomial logistic regression model was used. The overall magnitude of undernutrition and overnutrition among infants and young children were 24.7% and 5.5%, respectively. Dietary diversity score (DDS) ((adjusted odd ratio (AOR) = 5.65; 95% CI = 2.301, 10.87; P value = 0.003), minimum meal frequency (MMF) (AOR = 5.435; 95% CI = 2.097, 11.09; P value = 0.0052), and diarrhoea (AOR = 2.52; 95% CI = 1.007, 6.310; P value = 0.002) were statistically significantly associated factors for nutritional status among infants and young children. Malnutrition (undernutrition and overnutrition) is a public health problem among infants and young children in Yeka sub-city, Ethiopia. DDS, MMF, and diarrhoeal disease were associated with higher odds of undernutrition.
本研究旨在评估 2021 年埃塞俄比亚耶卡分区 6-23 个月婴儿和幼儿的营养状况及相关因素。这是一项在 2021 年 5 月至 7 月期间于耶卡分区选定的卫生中心进行的基于机构的横断面研究。共有 396 名 6-23 个月大的婴儿和幼儿接受了选定卫生中心的系统选择，并被纳入研究。数据通过使用结构化问卷和人体测量学测量收集。采用多项逻辑回归模型。营养不良和营养过剩在婴儿和幼儿中的总体发生率分别为 24.7%和 5.5%。饮食多样性评分（DDS）（调整后的比值比（AOR）= 5.65；95%CI = 2.301，10.87；P 值= 0.003）、最低用餐频率（MMF）（AOR = 5.435；95%CI = 2.097，11.09；P 值= 0.0052）和腹泻（AOR = 2.52；95%CI = 1.007，6.310；P 值= 0.002）是婴儿和幼儿营养状况的统计学显著相关因素。营养不良（营养不良和营养过剩）是埃塞俄比亚耶卡分区婴儿和幼儿的公共卫生问题。DDS、MMF 和腹泻病与营养不良的可能性增加相关。
