Author:
Donkor William E. S.,Mbai Joshua,Sesay Fatmata,Ali Sundus Ibrahim,Woodruff Bradley A.,Hussein Shuaib Mohamoud,Mohamud Kheyriya Mohamed,Muse Ahmed,Mohamed Warsame Said,Mohamoud Abdullahi Muse,Mohamud Farhan Mohamed,Petry Nicolai,Galvin Melanie,Wegmüller Rita,Rohner Fabian,Katambo Yvonne,Wirth James P.
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Stunting and wasting in children less than 5 years of age are two key indicators of child malnutrition. Reducing their prevalence is a priority of the global public health community and for Somalia, a country suffering complex humanitarian emergencies such as drought, flooding, conflict and large-scale displacements.
Methods
Data from the nationally representative cross-sectional Somalia Micronutrient Survey (SMS 2019) on 1947 children were analyzed to assess the prevalence and potential risk factors of stunting and wasting. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were conducted separately for children 0–5 months and 6–59 months, and population attributable fractions were calculated using adjusted risk ratios produced by Poisson regression models.
Results
Among the 1947 children, the prevalence of stunting and wasting were 17.2% (95% CI: 15.0, 19.6) and 11.0% (95% CI: 9.3, 12.9), respectively. Among children 6–59 months of age, those residing in severely food insecure households had a higher risk of stunting (adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 1.47; CI: 1.12, 1.93) compared to those in food secure households. This risk of stunting was also higher in children with inflammation (aRR 1.75; CI: 1.35, 2.25) and iron deficiency (ID) (aRR 2.09; CI: 1.58, 2.80). For wasting, a dose-response relationship was found with household wealth, with the risk of wasting increasing significantly as the household wealth quintile decreased. On the other hand, the risk of wasting was lower in iron-deficient children (aRR 0.69; CI: 0.49, 0.98) than in iron-replete children. Among children 0–5 months of age no variables remained statistically significantly associated with stunting in the multivariable analysis. Wasting, however, was more common in children with recent diarrhea (aRR 3.51; CI: 1.68, 7.36).
Conclusions
Nutritional status of children in Somalia may be improved by prevention of diarrhea and other infections and improvements in household food security.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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