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Introduction: Anemia is a serious public health concern that affects more than 25% of the world's population. It is still widespread and at its most severe in Ethiopia. This study pointed to identify the magnitude and predictors of anemia in preschool children in Atinago. Method: A structured interview and anthropometric metrics had been used in a cross-sectional study to collect data from 309 preschool children using a systematic sampling strategy from May 10 to June 25, 2022. Frequencies, percentages, means, and a bar chart were created as descriptive statistics. Factors that were significant at the 25% level in univariate analysis were run through multiple logistic models. Odds ratios with respective 95% confidence intervals were developed to determine the relevant predictors. Result: The majority (51.7%) of preschool children in Atinago town had anemia. The finding reveals that poor dietary diversity (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.02-3.07), children from families with food insecurity (AOR = 2.28, 95% CI = 1.31-3.9), child-mothers used iron folate for less than 3 months during pregnancy (AOR = 1.93, 95% CI = 1.07-3.48), households with more than five children (AOR = 1.880, 95% CI = 1.12-3.18), and stunted children (AOR = 1.78, 95% CI = 1.05-3.01) were highly susceptible to anemia. Conclusion: The findings indicate that anemia was a serious issue among preschool children in Atinago. Therefore, stakeholders should provide community-based nutrition training on consuming diverse diets, dietary improvements in the home, consuming iron-rich meals, and the like; encourage mothers to participate in early ANC follow-up; and strengthen activities aimed at identifying households with food insecurity status.
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Purpose: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major contributor to maternal morbidity and mortality. Dietary pattern is one of the modifiable determinants of hypertension. However, there is a research gap on dietary patterns and hypertensive disorders among pregnant women in Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to identify dietary pattern of hypertensive disorders of pregnant women attending antenatal and delivery care. Methods: Institution-based unmatched case control study was conducted among a total of 333 participants (111 cases and 222 controls). Data were collected using an interviewer administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Principal component analysis was used to identify wealth tertile and cluster analysis was used to derive dietary pattern. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval and variables with P-value <0.05 were declared as statistically significant. Model of fitness was tested using Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test. Results: On multivariable analysis, plant source food based dietary pattern [AOR=0.36 95% CI: 0.15-0.82], balanced type of dietary pattern [AOR=0.24 95% CI: 0.11-0.51] and folate intake [AOR=0.17 95% CI: 0.06-0.48] were found to be significant protective factors from hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. Previous history of pregnancy induced hypertension [AOR=3.76 95% CI: 1.67-8.37], twin pregnancy [AOR=3.69 95% CI: 1.52-8.96], history of abortion [AOR=2.37 95% CI: 1.10-5.12], presence of anemia at the first visit [AOR=7.12 95% CI:2.30-21.98], gestational diabetes [AOR=3.12 95% CI: 1.002-9.72] and highest wealth index [AOR=4.17 95% CI: 1.27-13.66] were found to be significant risk factors for hypertensive disorders during pregnancy. Conclusion: Balanced food based dietary pattern and plant-based food pattern had direct protective relationship with development of hypertension during pregnancy. This implies the need for promoting consumption of balanced diets and plant source foods high in fruit and vegetables. Mothers with twin pregnancies, anemia at first visit, previous history of pregnancy induced hypertension, and advanced age groups should be prioritized.
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Background: Malnutrition affects millions of people in developing countries and contributes to poor health outcomes and nutritional status among women in the postpartum period. Lactation increases high nutritional demands and marks a significant life transition that can impact diet quality and subsequently predispose woman to high risk of overweight and undernutrition. Although, studies have been conducted on the nutritional status of lactating women, there is a gap especially on women's nutritional status during the postpartum period. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the nutritional status of postpartum women and associated factors in Shey-Bench District, Bench-Sheko Zone, Southwest Ethiopia, 2020. Method: A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Shey-Bench District from March 1 to 30/2020 among 359 postpartum mothers. Bivariate analysis was employed to select candidate variables at P-value <.25 as a cut-off point. Multiple multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to identify variables significantly associated with nutritional status of the mother at P < .05 with 95% CI. Results: The study revealed that 10.3% of women were underweight and 16.7% were overweight. Employed mothers (AOR = 4.467, 95% CI [1.05-19.04]), employed husband (AOR = 0.087, 95% CI [0.021-0.370]), farmer husband (AOR = 0.084, 95% CI [0.024-0.293]), trader husband (AOR = 0.19, 95% CI [0.0614-0.616]), married mother (AOR = 0.222, 95% CI [0.088-0.560]), dietary diversity (AOR = 0.181, 95% CI [0.075-0.436]) were significantly associated with underweight and while being overweight was associated with dietary diversity, maternal age of between 15 to 24 and 25 to 34, exclusive breastfeeding, and frequency of breastfeeding. Conclusion: This study found a lower prevalence of underweight compared with overweight in the study area. Occupational status, marital status, age of the mother, dietary diversity, exclusive and frequency of breastfeeding were significantly associated factors with nutritional status of postpartum mother. We recommend strengthening the provision of nutrition education on modifiable factors with collaboration of other sectors.