Prevalence and associated factors of stunting and thinness among children and adolescents in Nasarawa State: comparison with World Health Organization reference

Q4 Medicine
M. Nwankwo, B. Danborno, S. A. Musa, A. S. Akuyam
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INTRODUCTION: Nutritional status and growth patterns are key indicators of a population's socioeconomic well-being, but data on the prevalence of undernutrition and percentile ranges for height, weight, and body mass index (BMI) of children and adolescents in Nigeria are currently lacking. This study aimed to determine how common undernutrition is and generate reference percentile ranges for height, weight, and BMI. METHODS: The height and weight of 1,541 boys and 1,650 girls aged 5–18 years from Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria, were measured in 2018 – 2019. The LMS method was used to generate smoothed percentiles of height, weight and BMI-for-age. Classifications of nutritional status were made according to World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations for stunting and thinness. RESULTS: The proportions of moderately and severely stunted boys were 17.8% and 5.6%, respectively, while the proportions of moderately and severely thinned boys were 52.4% and 27.5%. In girls, moderate and severe stunting incidence was 10.9% and 3.2%, respectively, whereas moderate and severe thinness prevalence was 43.7% and 18.8%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The present study shows that undernutrition is highly prevalent among children and adolescents in Lafia, although the severity of undernutrition is higher in boys than girls. This study offers researchers in Nigeria or other low- and middle-income nations the most recent age- and sex-standardized percentiles for height, weight, and BMI of children and adolescents in Lafia that may be used for comparison.
纳萨拉瓦州儿童和青少年发育迟缓和消瘦的发生率及相关因素:与世界卫生组织参考资料的比较
引言:营养状况和生长模式是衡量人口社会经济福祉的关键指标,但目前缺乏有关尼日利亚儿童和青少年营养不良发生率以及身高、体重和体重指数(BMI)百分位数范围的数据。本研究旨在确定营养不良的普遍程度,并得出身高、体重和体重指数的参考百分位数范围。方法:2018-2019 年,对尼日利亚纳萨拉瓦州拉菲亚 1541 名 5-18 岁男孩和 1650 名女孩的身高和体重进行了测量。采用 LMS 方法生成身高、体重和体重指数的平滑百分位数。根据世界卫生组织(WHO)关于发育迟缓和消瘦的建议对营养状况进行了分类。结果:男孩中度和重度发育迟缓的比例分别为 17.8% 和 5.6%,而男孩中度和重度消瘦的比例分别为 52.4% 和 27.5%。在女孩中,中度和重度发育迟缓的发生率分别为 10.9% 和 3.2%,而中度和重度消瘦的发生率分别为 43.7% 和 18.8%。结论:本研究表明,拉菲亚的儿童和青少年营养不良现象非常普遍,但男孩营养不良的严重程度高于女孩。本研究为尼日利亚或其他中低收入国家的研究人员提供了拉菲亚儿童和青少年身高、体重和体重指数的最新年龄和性别标准化百分位数,可用于比较。
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Rwanda Medical Journal
Rwanda Medical Journal Medicine-Medicine (all)
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期刊介绍: The Rwanda Medical Journal (RMJ), is a Not-For-Profit scientific, medical, journal that is published entirely online in open-access electronic format. The RMJ is an interdisciplinary research journal for publication of original work in all the major health disciplines. Through a rigorous process of evaluation and peer review, The RMJ strives to publish original works of high quality for a diverse audience of healthcare professionals. The Journal seeks to deepen knowledge and advance scientific discovery to improve the quality of care of patients in Rwanda and internationally.
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