학술논문
Prevalence of Thinness and Stunting and Associated Factors among Adolescent School Girls in Adwa Town, North Ethiopia
Research Article
Research Article
Document Type
Report
Source
International Journal of Food Science. Annual 2016
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2356-7015
Abstract
1. Introduction Adolescents constitute 20% of the world population and are estimated to be 1.13 billion by the year 2025 [1]. About 25% of the Ethiopian population are adolescents [2]. [...]
Introduction. Despite the fact that adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition, adolescents are the neglected age groups. Hence information regarding the nutritional status of adolescents is lacking making creating and implementing intervention programs difficult. Objective. To assess the prevalence of thinness, stunting, and associated factors among adolescent school girls in Adwa town, Northern Ethiopia. Methods. Data on 814 adolescent female students were collected from March to April 2015 using interviewer administered pretested semistructured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. Data were entered using EPI INFO version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 and WHO Anthroplus software. Results. The prevalence of thinness and stunting was 21.4% and 12.2%, respectively. Age of adolescent [AOR = 2.15 (1.14, 4.03)], mother's educational status [AOR = 2.34 (1.14, 4.80)], eating less than 3 meals per day [AOR = 1.66 (1.12, 2.46)], having family size >5 [AOR = 2.53 (1.66, 3.86)] were significantly associated with thinness among the adolescent girls. Family size >5 [AOR = 2.05 (1.31, 3.23)] and unimproved source of drinking water [AOR = 3.82 (2.20, 6.62)] were significantly associated with stunting. Conclusion and Recommendation. Thinness and stunting are prevalent problems in the study area. Strategies to improve the nutritional status of girls should be given much attention.
Introduction. Despite the fact that adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition, adolescents are the neglected age groups. Hence information regarding the nutritional status of adolescents is lacking making creating and implementing intervention programs difficult. Objective. To assess the prevalence of thinness, stunting, and associated factors among adolescent school girls in Adwa town, Northern Ethiopia. Methods. Data on 814 adolescent female students were collected from March to April 2015 using interviewer administered pretested semistructured questionnaire and anthropometric measurements. Data were entered using EPI INFO version 3.5.3 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 and WHO Anthroplus software. Results. The prevalence of thinness and stunting was 21.4% and 12.2%, respectively. Age of adolescent [AOR = 2.15 (1.14, 4.03)], mother's educational status [AOR = 2.34 (1.14, 4.80)], eating less than 3 meals per day [AOR = 1.66 (1.12, 2.46)], having family size >5 [AOR = 2.53 (1.66, 3.86)] were significantly associated with thinness among the adolescent girls. Family size >5 [AOR = 2.05 (1.31, 3.23)] and unimproved source of drinking water [AOR = 3.82 (2.20, 6.62)] were significantly associated with stunting. Conclusion and Recommendation. Thinness and stunting are prevalent problems in the study area. Strategies to improve the nutritional status of girls should be given much attention.