Prevalence and Determinants of Malnutrition among Under-Five Children in a Rural Village in Giza Governorate

Suzan Hagag; Shafika Nasser; Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden; Asmaa Mohamed Taha

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2022.9576

Authors

Suzan Hagag Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Shafika Nasser Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Nesreen Mohamed Kamal Elden Department of Public Health and Community Medicine
Asmaa Mohamed Taha Department of Public Health and Community Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2022.9576

Keywords:

Prevalence, Determinants, Malnutrition, Under 5 children

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition remains a serious problem to child survival, growth, and development in underdeveloped countries.

AIM: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence and determinants of malnutrition among under-five children.

METHODS: This study is a cross-sectional community-based study. It was conducted on 320 mother-child pairs through household visits in Nahia; a rural village in Giza governorate, Egypt. A structured questionnaire was developed to collect data regarding sociodemographic characteristic, feeding pattern, including breastfeeding and weaning practices. Anthropometric measurements (weight, height) and Hb level were measured for all the studied participants.

RESULTS: The mean age of the children was 35.98 ± 15.8 months, and the mean age of mothers was 28 ± 4.6 years. Stunting was found in 16.2%, wasting in 9%, and underweight in 15.6% of children, with a total malnutrition of 79 (24.7%). Nearly half of children were anemic(51.2%). Many risk factors were contributing to malnutrition as socioeconomic status, age of mother at giving her first birth, and child birth weight.

CONCLUSION: Stunting and anemia were the predominant nutritional problems among children so nutritional counseling for mothers is needed to improve feeding practices of their children.

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