Nutritional Status of Adolescent Girls from Rural Communities of Tigray; Northern Ethiopia
Abraha, Z; Girmay, G. S; Hagos, F; Kruseman, Gideon; Linderhof, V; Mulugeta, A; Stoecker, B; Yohannes, M.
Ethiop. j. health dev. (Online)
; 23(1): 5-11, 2009.
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Background:
Addressing the nutritional needs of adolescents could be an important step towards breaking the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition.Objective:
Assess nutritional status of rural adolescent girls.Design:
Cross-sectional.Methods:
Anthropometric and socio-demographic information from 211 adolescent girls representing 650 randomly selected households from thirteen communities in Tigray was used in data analysis. Height-for-age and BMI-for-age were compared to the 2007 WHO growth reference. Data were analyzed using SAS; Version 9.1.Results:
None of the households reported access to adolescent micronutrient supplementation. The girls were shorter and thinner than the 2007 WHO reference population. The cross-sectional prevalence of stunting and thinness were 26.5and 58.3; respectively. Lack of latrine facilities was signifi- cantly associated with stunting (p = 0.0033) and thinness (p0.0001). Age was strong predictor of stunting (r2
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