학술논문
Nutritional Status and Associated Factors Among School Adolescent Girls in North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Tegegnework SS; Public Health Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Derseh BT; Public Health Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Meseret WA; Public Health Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Zeru AB; Public Health Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Assefa HK; Nursing Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Bilchut AH; Public Health Department, Institute of Medicine and Health Science, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia.; Ahmed SM; Nursing Department, Minlik II College of Medicine and Health Science, Kotebe Metropolitan University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Source
Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101768931 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2688-4844 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 26884844 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Womens Health Rep (New Rochelle) Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
Background: Adolescents are the most affected group and the group that is least studied when it comes to malnutrition, which is one of the most important public health concerns in underdeveloped countries, including Ethiopia. Therefore, the goal of this study was to assess nutritional status and related factors among teenage females who are in school.
Materials and Methods: From October 1 to October 25, 2018, 645 young girls in school participated in an institution-based cross-sectional study. Girls in their teen years from the school were selected using a simple random sample method. Anthropometric tests and in-person interviews were used to collect the data. An odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and a p -value under 0.05 were used to declare a statistical association.
Results: This study found that 12.3% and 9.6% of school adolescent girls were stunted and thin, respectively. Being a rural resident (adjusted odd ratio [AOR]: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.05-3.28) and inadequate dietary diversity score (AOR: 3.02, 95% CI: 1.06-4.60) were significant predictors of stunting. School adolescent girls from merchant father were 71% less likely to develop stunting compared with government employee father. Late adolescent age (AOR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.28-4.02) and family size ≥5 (AOR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.05-3.75) were significant predictors of thinness.
Conclusions: Stunting and thinness were the major public health problems among school adolescent girls in the study area. Being a rural resident and inadequate dietary diversity increases the risk of stunting. However, being late adolescent girl and large family size were risk factors for thinness. There was a need for a school-based instruction program that concentrated on a varied diet and methods of encouraging the adolescent girls' appetites.
Competing Interests: No competing financial interests exist.
(© Sisay Shine Tegegnework et al., 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)
Materials and Methods: From October 1 to October 25, 2018, 645 young girls in school participated in an institution-based cross-sectional study. Girls in their teen years from the school were selected using a simple random sample method. Anthropometric tests and in-person interviews were used to collect the data. An odds ratio with 95% confidence intervals (CIs) and a p -value under 0.05 were used to declare a statistical association.
Results: This study found that 12.3% and 9.6% of school adolescent girls were stunted and thin, respectively. Being a rural resident (adjusted odd ratio [AOR]: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.05-3.28) and inadequate dietary diversity score (AOR: 3.02, 95% CI: 1.06-4.60) were significant predictors of stunting. School adolescent girls from merchant father were 71% less likely to develop stunting compared with government employee father. Late adolescent age (AOR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.28-4.02) and family size ≥5 (AOR: 1.98, 95% CI: 1.05-3.75) were significant predictors of thinness.
Conclusions: Stunting and thinness were the major public health problems among school adolescent girls in the study area. Being a rural resident and inadequate dietary diversity increases the risk of stunting. However, being late adolescent girl and large family size were risk factors for thinness. There was a need for a school-based instruction program that concentrated on a varied diet and methods of encouraging the adolescent girls' appetites.
Competing Interests: No competing financial interests exist.
(© Sisay Shine Tegegnework et al., 2023; Published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.)