High-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorDouglas, Mugarura
dc.contributor.authorHerbert Izo, Ninsiima
dc.contributor.authorHellen, Kinyi
dc.contributor.authorEjike, Daniel Eze
dc.contributor.authorSam, Tumwesigire
dc.contributor.authorAndrew, Ndamira
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-22T09:09:23Z
dc.date.available2023-02-22T09:09:23Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstract+e prevalence of stunting among children in Uganda and Sub-Saharan Africa is still high, and if Uganda is to achieve the food- related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it must urgently invest in improving nutrition and sanitation. In a food rich area like Bushenyi, chronic undernutrition could be due to several other factors than mere scarcity of food. &e Objective(s). +is study was carried out to determine the prevalence and socioclinical factors responsible for chronic undernutrition (stunting) among preschool children aged 1–5 years in selected Health facilities in Bushenyi district. Methodology. +is was a cross-sectional study assessing the prevalence of stunting and its associated factors among children aged 1–5 years attending selected health centers in Bushenyi District. Data was collected using a pretested questionnaire, taking anthropometric measurements (height/length), and stool analysis for eggs of soil-transmitted helminthes. Prevalence of stunting was presented as percentages. Logistic regression with adjusted prevalence ratio was performed to test the association between the sociodemographic and clinical factors and stunting at bivariate levels of analysis. Results. Most of the children were female, with a median age of 2.1 years and resided in semiurban areas of Bushenyi with their parents. Prevalence of stunting was 89.3%. Only 10.7% of the children were infested with soil-transmitted helminthes. Children likely to be stunted were those who drank unboiled water and were exclusively breastfed. Conclusion. +ere is a high prevalence of chronic malnutrition in Bushenyi district associated with parents’/care takers’ low level of knowledgeen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipKabale Universityen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/1023
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Nutrition and Metabolismen_US
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectHigh-Prevalence Stuntingen_US
dc.subjectPreschool Childrenen_US
dc.subjectelected Health Centersen_US
dc.subjectFood Rich Areaen_US
dc.subjectBushenyi District Southwestern Ugandaen_US
dc.titleHigh-Prevalence Stunting in Preschool Children (1–5 Years) Attending Selected Health Centers in a Food Rich Area-Bushenyi District Southwestern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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