Florian Lejuste MPANDI-LUCKA

Chronic Malnutrition

Prevalence of chronic malnutrition in children aged 0-3 years in Congo Brazzaville: In search of the determinants

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Produktbeschreibung

Chronic malnutrition is a global public health issue. It increases children's risk of death and impairs their psychomotor development. In Congo, despite the actions taken by the authorities, nearly a quarter (22.8%) of children aged 0 to 3 years suffer from chronic malnutrition. In response to this problem, the following question was asked: What are the individual and contextual factors that determine chronic malnutrition in children aged 0 to 3 years in Congo? In this study, data from MICS5-Congo were used to study 5,599 children aged 0 to 3 years. Subsequently, associations were examined using the Chi-square test. The classification of children according to their nutritional status was done using the AFCM method to determine the profile of malnourished children. Explanatory analysis was performed using two-level multivariate logistic regression to identify factors associated with the study phenomenon. At the bi-level descriptive level, all variables were significant. The child's age group, gender, and the proportion of health centres were found to be more determinant.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: AV Akademikerverlag
• Seitenzahl: 152
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. November 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 244g
• ISBN-13: 9786202973960
• ISBN-10: 620297396X
• Artikelnr.: 60577348

Autorenporträt

El autor es geógrafo, estadístico y demógrafo. Como experto en cuestiones de población y desarrollo, tiene una maestría en Geografía Humana de la Universidad Marien NGOUABI (UMNG), y una maestría en Demografía del Institut de Recherche et de Formation Démographique (IFORD).