Nutritional status of 6-59 months of age children is not significantly varied between households with and without home gardening practices in Zege, North West Ethiopia, 2020: community based comparative study

Malnutrition is a critical public health issue that has been related to a significant increase in mortality and morbidity rates. Despite the fact that children are expected to benefit from home gardening products, their nutritional condition in Ethiopia, particularly in the planned study region, is...

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Published in:BMC pediatrics 2022-04, Vol.22 (1), p.221-221, Article 221
Main Authors: Bayih, Mulat Tirfie, Arega, Zerfalem, Motbainor, Achenef
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Child
Children & youth
Cross-Sectional Studies
Data collection
Developing countries
Ethiopia
Ethiopia - epidemiology
Female
Food and nutrition
Food security
Food supply
Fruits
Gardening
Gardens & gardening
Growth Disorders - epidemiology
Growth Disorders - prevention & control
Health aspects
Home gardening households
Households
Humans
Infant
LDCs
Male
Malnutrition
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Pediatric research
Pediatrics
Population
Preschool children
Prevalence
Public health
Questionnaires
Recall
Sample size
Sanitation
Social aspects
Socioeconomic factors
Under-five children
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Summary:Malnutrition is a critical public health issue that has been related to a significant increase in mortality and morbidity rates. Despite the fact that children are expected to benefit from home gardening products, their nutritional condition in Ethiopia, particularly in the planned study region, is not thoroughly monitored. Therefore the purpose of this is to determine the nutritional status of 6-59 months of age children between households with and without home gardening practices at Zege. A community based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among paired mothers with 6-59 month children from February to March 2020. Data were collected using questionnaire and anthropometric measurement tools. Binary logistic regression models were used. A-p-value 
ISSN:1471-2431
1471-2431
DOI:10.1186/s12887-022-03283-5