Determinants of Under Nutrition Among Children in Northern Uganda:2000 - Ikirimat Odeke, Grace
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This study aimed at establishing the rate of under nutrition among children from northern Uganda and factors that contributed to it in the period 2000-2001. Data on children of mothers within the reproductive ages that was obtained from the UDHS 2000-2001 with a sample size of 1,041 from eight districts of Northern Uganda was studied. Under nutrition status was assessed for wasting, stunting and underweight. Most children received food supplements when aged 4-6 months. Results showed that 32.7 percent of the children were stunted, 27 % underweight and 10.2 % wasted. The rate of stunting…mehr

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This study aimed at establishing the rate of under nutrition among children from northern Uganda and factors that contributed to it in the period 2000-2001. Data on children of mothers within the reproductive ages that was obtained from the UDHS 2000-2001 with a sample size of 1,041 from eight districts of Northern Uganda was studied. Under nutrition status was assessed for wasting, stunting and underweight. Most children received food supplements when aged 4-6 months. Results showed that 32.7 percent of the children were stunted, 27 % underweight and 10.2 % wasted. The rate of stunting reduced as birth order increased from 2 to 6+ and children in birth order 2-3 were least (22.6 %) underweight. There was association between birth order and wasting. Stunting and wasting increased as age of children increased. Children who received food supplement before the age of four months (7.7 %) were wasted and underweight, while the majority introduced to food supplements aged 4-6 months were under nourished. The risks that children suffered from underweight reduced with increased maternal education. Male children had lower risks of suffering from underweight and stunting.
Autorenporträt
Ikirimat Grace Odeke holds a Masters of Arts Degree in Demography from Makerere University in Uganda, Post Graduate Diploma in Demography from Cairo Demographic Centre in Egypt. She is a Senior National Programme Officer;Policy and Planning at the Population Secretariat in Uganda. She has wide experience in decentralisation and policy analysis.