PREVALENCE AND ASSESMENT OF MALNUTRITION AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG CHILDREN (6-59) MONTHS IN FTEEHALAGALEEN, KHARTOUM STATE, SUDAN, 2017
Mihad Farah Abdelrahman Mohammed* and Tagwa Faisal Mohamed Alsadig
ABSTRACT
Malnutrition is a serious problem because it causing death of 3.5 million children under five years old per year in the world as well as it rank the third level in the world of the disease burden in this age group. This study counducted to asses the prevalence of malnutrition and associated factors among (6-59) months children in FteeehaALagaleen using newly developed WHO growth standards. A community based cross sectional study was conducted, in FteehALagaleen, Khartoum state, Sudan, on November 2017. 110 children aged (6-59) months were studied for nutritional status, Socio-demographic measures were obtained from structured questionnaires and followed by Anthropometric assessment using standard method Z score for anthropometric data calculated by WHO Anthro. Descriptive statistics was calculated using SPSS 20, and ENA smart for calculation of Z score using anthropometric measures. We found that (44.5%) of children were stunting, (23.7%) of children were wasting, (40.9%) of children were underweight. Among Sociodemographic factors maternal education and monthly income were found to be had greater impact on nutritional status of children. Study concluded that the prevalence of malnutrition among children (6-59)months in FteehaALagaleen was relatively high and also the study found significant association between size at birth and under weight.
Keywords: Malnutrition, Children, Wasting, Underweight.
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