Assessing the Extent of Stunting Underweight and Wasting of Players in Selected Private and Government Football Projects in Addis Ababa
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2021-06-19
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Addis Ababa University
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The aim of this study was to assess the extent of stuntings, underweight and wasting of players in selected private and government football project in Addis Ababa. Child stunting affects the function and structure of the brain, impeding mental development and possibly affecting human capital and social progress in the long term. Stunting affects every organ in the body when organs do not get adequate nutrients. It can not function normally, from those organs brain is the first to be affected, which means when someone is affected by chronic malnutrition their brain can not function normally and they will be susceptible to mental and cognitive deficits. This study applied a community based comparative cross sectional descriptive research study design which was conducted among in governmental and private football projects in Addis Ababa district from December 10 up to June 2021. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the six U-15 project in Addis Ababa. Pretested and structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Anthropometric indicator, height-for-age, weight-for-age and weight-for-height was determined for players using current WHO growth standards. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 25. Having large family size were common factors significantly associated with stunting in both food secure and insecure households. When we see in stunting both government and private (<-2SD) 19.8% and 17%. When we see in wasting of sever (<-3SD) 5.6% of wasting in government, however ther is no sever wasting in private project. The study found that player, household characteristics were significantly associated with stunting and wasting among player under age 15. Resulted differences in mean Z score for height-for-age, weight-for-age and weight-for-height. There was no criterion to recruit new players. In general, based on the major findings of the study youth football projects in Addis Ababa regardless of the types of the projects (government vs private) were recruiting youths with the problem of stunting, wasting and underweight. Moreover, the level of coaches understanding and the attention given to focus and deal with the problem of stunting, wasting and underweight at the time of player selection was very low. Create awareness among coaches about the negative effects of stunting wasting and underweight conditions while working with youth at the age of fast physical and physiological changes. Coaches, technical staff, and all decision-making bodies should consider the status of the trainees (stunting, wasting, and underweight status) regular assessment regarding the growth and development of players.
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Anthropometry, Stunting, Wasting, Underweight, WHO Growth Standards, Football Project in Addis Ababa