Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria

Sanusi Bello Mada; Keziah David Bawa; Muhammad Auwal Saliu; Auwalu Garba; Muawiya Musa Abarshi; Aliyu  Muhammad; Ibrahim Garba

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Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. 2020; 28(1): 56-65

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Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria

Sanusi Bello Mada, Keziah David Bawa, Muhammad Auwal Saliu, Auwalu Garba, Muawiya Musa Abarshi, Aliyu Muhammad, Ibrahim Garba.

Abstract
Malnutrition is a major health problem worldwide and causes about 2.3 million deaths among under-5 children in low- and middle-income countries annually including Nigeria. Therefore, the present study was designed to assess the nutritional status of under-five children (0-59 months) and associated factors in Danko-Wasagu. The socio-demographic characteristics, prevalence of childhood diseases, anthropometric parameters and dietary pattern of the children were evaluated. The results indicated that 54.8% of the caregivers are young adults within 20 to 24 years of age with 41.7% having two living children. In addition, 58% of the caregivers have monthly family income below ₦20,000 with no any formal education. Moreover, Mid Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC) and weight-for-height (WFH) indices indicated that none of the children has severe-acute-malnutrition (SAM). Furthermore, there was 65.5% prevalence of diarrhea, 45.2% with dermatitis and 25.0% with acute respiratory infections. In addition, stunting, underweight and wasting among the children investigated were 72.7%, 29.8% and 11.9% respectively. Similarly, the consumption of cereals food group by the children was 92.7% while 28.6% and 31.0% of the children met the minimum dietary diversity and minimum meal frequency respectively. Conversely, wasting, underweight and stunting among the children were significantly (p<0.05) associated with caregivers age. Altogether, the present study demonstrated a high prevalence of chronic malnutrition and childhood diseases even though without any case of SAM in the study area.

Key words: Malnutrition, Nutritional status, Under-five-children, Childhood diseases, Dietary pattern

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Mada SB, Bawa KD, Saliu MA, Garba A, Abarshi MM, Muhammad A, Garba I, . Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. 2020; 28(1): 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada SB, Bawa KD, Saliu MA, Garba A, Abarshi MM, Muhammad A, Garba I, . Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. https://www.njbas-udus.com/?mno=59657 [Access: July 22, 2022]. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada SB, Bawa KD, Saliu MA, Garba A, Abarshi MM, Muhammad A, Garba I, . Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. 2020; 28(1): 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada SB, Bawa KD, Saliu MA, Garba A, Abarshi MM, Muhammad A, Garba I, . Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci.. (2020), [cited July 22, 2022]; 28(1): 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada, S. B., Bawa, K. D., Saliu, M. A., Garba, A., Abarshi, M. M., Muhammad, A., Garba, I. & (2020) Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nig. J. Basic Appl. Sci., 28 (1), 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada, Sanusi Bello, Keziah David Bawa, Muhammad Auwal Saliu, Auwalu Garba, Muawiya Musa Abarshi, Aliyu Muhammad, Ibrahim Garba, and . 2020. Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 28 (1), 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada, Sanusi Bello, Keziah David Bawa, Muhammad Auwal Saliu, Auwalu Garba, Muawiya Musa Abarshi, Aliyu Muhammad, Ibrahim Garba, and . "Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria." Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences 28 (2020), 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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Mada, S. B., Bawa, K. D., Saliu, M. A., Garba, A., Abarshi, M. M., Muhammad, A., Garba, I. & (2020) Evidence of Malnutrition and its Associated Factors among Under-five Children in Danko-Wasagu Kebbi State, North-western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, 28 (1), 56-65. doi:10.4314/njbas.v28i1.8

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