Prevalence of nutritional deficits among children under five years of age in Angola

Fernandes, Ema Cândida Branco; Monteiro, Rosane Aparecida; Ribeiro, Luciana Cisoto; Sartorelli, Daniela Saes

doi:10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004576

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Brief Communications • Rev. Saúde Pública 47 (4) • Aug 2013 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004576 copy

Prevalence of nutritional deficits among children under five years of age in Angola

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

OBJECTIVE

To estimate the prevalence of nutritional deficiencies in Angolan children.

METHODS

A cross-sectional population based study. World Health Organization (2006) criteria were used to classify nutritional state.

RESULTS

A high prevalence of low height for age, weight for height and weight for age was observed (22%, 13% and 7%, respectively) among the children.

CONCLUSIONS

Nutritional deficiencies in children represents a serious public health problem in Bom Jesus, Angola.

Infant; Child; Deficiency Diseases, epidemiology; Child Nutrition Disorders, epidemiology; Nutrition Surveys

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[1] Correspondence : Daniela Saes Sartorelli. Departamento de Medicina Social. Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP. Av. Bandeirantes, 3900. 14049-900 Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil. E-mail: daniss@fmrp.usp.br

Variables/characteristics	n	Low H/A (≤ 2 Z)	Low W/H (≤ 2 Z)	Low W/A (≤ 2 Z)

Total	744	22.0	6.6	13.3
Sex
Male	339	25.1	6.5	15.6
Female	405	19.5	6.7	11.4
p ^a		0.068	0.923	0.087
Age group (months)
0 to 5	90	5.6	11.1	4.4
6 to 11	81	16.0	7.4	11.1
12 to 23	178	25.3	10.1	20.8
24 to 35	138	30.4	2.9	12.3
36 to 47	139	26.6	2.2	12.2
48 to 59	118	18.6	6.8	12.7
p ^a		< 0.001	0.015	0.009
Birth weight
SI	253	21.7	4.3	13.4
< 2,500	21	38.1	9.5	19.0
≥ 2,500	470	21.5	7.7	13.0
p ^a		0.197	0.198	0.720
Birth order
1 ^st	170	13.5	6.5	8.8
2 ^nd	183	29.0	7.7	18.8
3 ^rd or 4 ^th	246	22.8	8.1	13.8
5 ^th or 6 ^th	95	25.3	3.2	15.8
≥ 7 ^th	50	16.0	2.0	4.0
p ^a		0.748	0.604	0.824
Diarrhea with mucus/blood
Yes	75	32.0	4.0	14.7
No	669	20.9	6.9	13.2
p ^a		0.028	0.341	0.715
Parasites
Yes	42	38.1	9.5	28.6
No	702	21.1	6.4	12.4
p ^a		0.010	0.429	0.003
Anal itching
Yes	140	25.7	6.4	22.1
No	604	21.2	6.6	11.3
p ^a		0.245	0.934	0.006