Child stunting is associated with child, maternal, and environmental factors in Vietnam.
Matern Child Nutr
; 15(4): e12826, 2019 10.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30958643
ABSTRACT
Child stunting in Vietnam has reduced substantially since the turn of the century but has remained relatively high for several years. We analysed data on children 6-59 months (n = 85,932) from the Vietnam Nutritional Surveillance System, a nationally representative cross-sectional survey. Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate relative risk (RR) of stunting, stratified by child age and ecological region. Covariates at the child, maternal, household, and environmental levels were included based on available data and the World Health Organization conceptual framework on child stunting. Among children 6-23 months, the strongest associations with child stunting were child age in years (RR 2.49; 95% CI [2.26, 2.73]), maternal height < 145 cm compared with ≥150 cm (RR 2.04; 95% CI [1.85, 2.26]), living in the Northeast compared with the Southeast (RR 2.01; 95% CI [1.69, 2.39]), no maternal education compared with a graduate education (RR 1.77; 95% CI, [1.44, 2.16]), and birthweight < 2,500 g (RR 1.75; 95% CI [1.55, 1.98]). For children 24-59 months, the strongest associations with child stunting were no maternal education compared with a graduate education (RR 2.07; 95% CI [1.79, 2.40]), living in the Northeast compared with the Southeast (RR 1.94; 95% CI [1.74, 2.16]), and maternal height < 145 cm compared with ≥150 cm (RR 1.81; 95% CI [1.69, 1.94]). Targeted approaches that address the strongest stunting determinants among vulnerable populations are needed and discussed. Multifaceted approaches outside the health sector are also needed to reduce inequalities in socioeconomic status.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Growth Disorders
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Matern Child Nutr
Journal subject:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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PERINATOLOGIA
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article