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| Title: | LEVELS, DIFFERENTIALS AND DETERMINANTS OF MALNUTRITION AMONG WOMEN IN ETHIOPIA |
| Authors: | FIKREWOLD HADDIS |
| Advisors: | Dr. Habtamu Belete |
| Copyright: | 2008 |
| Date Added: | 15-Oct-2008 |
| Publisher: | Addis Ababa University |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT
The millennium development goal (MDG 5) of reducing maternal mortality by three quarters
between 1990 and 2015 is highly related with poor women’s nutritional status. Poor maternal
nutrition is directly associated with mother’s resistance to infection or maternal ill health
during pregnancy and child birth. Therefore providing obstetric care alone is not going to be
enough solution for the problem, unless otherwise poor women’s nutritional status is
resolved. In depth understanding women’s nutritional status is therefore crucial in any
attempt to attain the goal of reducing maternal mortality level and food security. In this
regard, this study examines the levels, differentials and determinants of malnutrition among
women in Ethiopia.
The main purpose of the study is to assess the levels, socio-economic and demographic
differentials and to analyse their determinants. The paper uses the large data set from the
2005 Ethiopian demographic and health survey on 4080 non pregnant and non lactating
women aged 15-49 in rural and urban parts of the country. Women’s body mass index
(Kg/m2) is used for the purpose of analysing women’s nutritional status and those with BMI
value less than 18.5 are at risk of chronic energy deficiency (CED). Logistic regression model
was employed at multivariate analysis to identify important determinant factors of women’s
malnutrition.
The study reveals that 27.6 percent of the women are malnourished of which 23.1 percent are
moderately and 4.5 percent are severely deprived. Levels were almost 2 times higher in rural
areas than urban areas. The study identifies women’s age, parity, current marital status,
place of residence, region, house hold economic status, occupation and women decision
making autonomy as important factors in explaining the variation in women’s nutritional
status. In rural areas non educated women in the age group 15-19 and 45-49, living in
regions Tigray ,Gambella Amhara Ben-shangul Gumuz and Somali are found to be under
nourished. In urban areas where as never married and divorced women, with poor and very
poor household economic status living in regions Tigray and Gambella are at risk.Hence to improve the situation the Policy should focus on creating mechanisms and
opportunities to increase agricultural production and women’s education as well as
providing better access to health care, particularly, in rural areas. |
| Description: | A THESIS SUBMITTED TO:
THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES
ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY
IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUREMENTS FOR THE
DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN POPULATION STUDIES |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1427 |
| Appears in: | ILS Proceedings - The 19th Annual Conference
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