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Factors associated with moderate wasting among marginalized 6 to 23-month aged children in Bangladesh: Findings of the Suchana program baseline survey data

Raihan, Mohammad Jyoti; Choudhury, Nuzhat; Haque, Md Ahshanul; Farzana, Fahmida Dil; Ali, Mohammad; Ahmed, S.M. Tanvir; Rahman, Sheikh Shahed; Faruque, A.S.G.; Ahmed, Tahmeed

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Mohammad Jyoti Raihan

Md Ahshanul Haque

Fahmida Dil Farzana

Mohammad Ali

S.M. Tanvir Ahmed

Sheikh Shahed Rahman

A.S.G. Faruque

Tahmeed Ahmed



Abstract

Suchana—a large-scale, 7-year nutrition program that started in 2015—is being implemented in 250,000 households in the marginalized segment in north-east Bangladesh, with the aim of improving childhood nutrition status. Untreated childhood moderate wasting may develop to severe wasting, which is associated with a 10-fold higher risk of mortality compared to children of normal weight relative to height/length. Identifying the diverse, age-specific risk factors for moderate wasting may help such programs to formulate tailored interventions to prevent and treat childhood malnutrition in rural communities. The objective of this study was to identify the age-specific factors associated with moderate wasting among 6–23-month-old children in beneficiary households. Cross-sectional data on 4,400 children was collected through systematic sampling between November 2016 and February 2017 using the Suchana beneficiary list. In total, 8.1% of 6–11 month-olds and 10.3% of 12– 23 month-olds suffered moderate wasting; 12–23-month-olds had a 1.3-fold higher risk of moderate wasting than 6–11-month-olds. Our results of logistic regression models suggest that larger household size, higher maternal body mass index (BMI), and maternal food consumption status more than usual during the recent pregnancy were associated with a reduced risk of moderate wasting among 6–11-month-olds. Higher maternal BMI, normal maternal food consumption status during last pregnancy, being female and maternal knowledge on diarrheal management, were associated with a reduced risk of moderate wasting among 12–23-month-olds. In conclusion, beyond maternal BMI and maternal food consumption status during the last pregnancy, the factors associated with moderate wasting among 6–23-month-olds in the poorest households in Bangladesh are age-specific.

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Raihan, M. J., Choudhury, N., Haque, M. A., Farzana, F. D., Ali, M., Ahmed, S. T., …Ahmed, T. (2020). Factors associated with moderate wasting among marginalized 6 to 23-month aged children in Bangladesh: Findings of the Suchana program baseline survey data. PLoS ONE, 15(8), Article e0236786. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236786

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jul 15, 2020
Online Publication Date Aug 20, 2020
Publication Date 2020
Deposit Date Sep 2, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal PLoS ONE
Publisher Public Library of Science
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 15
Issue 8
Article Number e0236786
DOI https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236786

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Copyright: © 2020 Raihan et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.





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