Assessment of Risk Factors Associated with Severe Acute Malnutrition Among Children Admitted to Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2014
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2014-06
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
Background Malnutrition remains one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality
among children throughout the world. It is responsible about 60% cause of death in under age of
5 years.
Objective To assess feeding practice and factors associated with severe acute malnutrition in
under age of 5 year children admitted to Addis Ababa Government Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2014.
Methods and Materials A cross sectional study design was conducted on 151 under age of 5
year children admitted to Addis Ababa Governmental Hospitals from April to May 2014. The
required number of sample was selected based on the registration and diagnosis. Data was
collected by review of medical records and interview of the family member nearby during data
collection. The data was manipulated and analyzed by using Epi.info version 3.5.4 for windows
and SPSS version 16.0.
Results Out of one hundred fifty one study subjects, 124(82.1%) of them breastfed; but majority
of them, 65.4% did not practice exclusive breast feeding. Maternal illiteracy had 2.46 times high
risk and significant association with severe acute malnutrition (AOR=2.46, 95% CI, 1.4-42.4).
Being age younger than 11 months also showed 5.97 times high risk and statistically significant
association with severe acute malnutrition (AOR=5.97, 95% CI, 1.8-20).
Children of
governmental employee mother were 2.29 times high risk to be affected by marasmus
(AOR=2.29, 95% CI, 1.4–3.86). Male children were 2.28 times higher risk to be affected by the
case than female children (AOR= 2.28, 95% CI, 1.1–4.9)
Conclusion Maternal illiteracy, maternal occupation, sex of the child being male and age of the
child younger than 11 months have strong and statistically significant association with child
severe acute malnutrition.
Recommendation I would like to recommend Ministry of Health, Ministry of Education and
Addis Ababa Health Bureau to strengthen maternal education in order to improve the knowledge
and practice of parents on appropriate infant and young child feeding practices.
Keywords: Risk factors, severe acute malnutrition, Children, Hospitals
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Risk Factors, Severe acute malnutrition, Children, Hospitals