Stunting in Children (0-59 Months): What Is the Current Trend in South Africa?

Autor/inn/en	Dukhi, Natisha; Sartorius, Benn; Taylor, Myra
Titel	Stunting in Children (0-59 Months): What Is the Current Trend in South Africa?
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 187 (2017) 12, S.1874-1886 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dukhi, Natisha)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2016.1193501
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Young Children; Disadvantaged Youth; Incidence; Risk; Surveys; Body Height; Nutrition; Public Health; Intervention; Child Development; Food; Questionnaires; Mothers; Parent Background; Educational Attainment; Poverty; Statistical Analysis; Gender Differences; Family Income; Hunger; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Frühe Kindheit; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Vorkommen; Risiko; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Körpergröße; Ernährung; Gesundheitswesen; Kindesentwicklung; Lebensmittel; Fragebogen; Mother; Mutter; Elternhaus; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Armut; Statistische Analyse; Geschlechterkonflikt; Familieneinkommen; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: Stunting continues to affect young children as a global nutritional disorder. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence, associated risk factors and spatial clustering for stunting in a disadvantaged South African District. Methods: A community-based cross-sectional weighted survey of households was conducted in the iLembe district, KwaZulu-Natal in 2014. Children aged 0-59 months were included in the study sample. Height for age Z scores were calculated for the children and the spatial clustering was assessed. Results: Of the 572 children included in the weighted analyses, 21.1% (95% confidence intervals (CI) 18.0-24.5) were classified as stunted and of these 7.5% (95% CI 5.3-10.4) were severely stunted. Conclusion: Stunting is a major public health burden in SA that requires intervention at a community level. A multi-sectoral approach is required to reduce stunting prevalence, focusing on child growth and development monitoring, nutrition education and household food security. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01