Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia
Hiwot Yisak,1 Dejen Gedamu,2 Amien Ewunetei3 1Department of Nutrition, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 3Department of Pharmacy, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Hiwot Yisak, Email hyi...
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| description | Hiwot Yisak,1 Dejen Gedamu,2 Amien Ewunetei3 1Department of Nutrition, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 3Department of Pharmacy, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Hiwot Yisak, Email hyisak@yahoo.comIntroduction: Despite being an excellent source of essential nutrients, whole cow’s milk poses risks for young children. This is mainly due to its association with adverse effects, including growth inhibition, delayed brain and motor development, and increased morbidity and mortality. The current study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of untimely introduction of whole cow milk, stunting and related factors among children below the age of 5 years.Methods: A community-centered survey was implemented on 806 mother–child matches. Expressive statistics such as frequency, magnitude, mean and standard deviation were computed. Multivariable logistic regression was done to discover independent determinants of the dependent variables. A p-value of < 0.05 was used to affirm significant association.Results: From the survey participant children 311 (39.2%) of them were stunted. About 453 (57.1%) of children were fed whole cow milk earlier than the age of one year. Mothers who are able to read and write were 49% less likely to initiate cow milk earlier than the age of one year with AOR = 0.51, 95% CI 0.33– 0.78. Not attending the growth monitoring and promotion service is a risk for untimely introduction of whole cow milk (AOR = 3.47, 95% CI 2.43– 4.94). Children who did not start consuming whole cow milk earlier than the age of one year were 54% less likely to be stunted than those who started consuming whole cow milk before the age of one year (AOR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.33– 0.65).Conclusion: More than half of the study participant children started consuming whole cow milk before the age of one year. Children who did not start consuming whole cow milk early were less likely to be stunted.Keywords: untimely initiation, whole cow milk, stunting, Ethiopia |
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| spelling | doaj.art-19fd06a48b4f44608dad5ca6a88b9c422024-04-04T16:51:52ZengDove Medical PressPediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics1179-99272024-04-01Volume 1515917091687Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, EthiopiaYisak HGedamu DEwunetei AHiwot Yisak,1 Dejen Gedamu,2 Amien Ewunetei3 1Department of Nutrition, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 2Department of Statistics, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia; 3Department of Pharmacy, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, EthiopiaCorrespondence: Hiwot Yisak, Email hyisak@yahoo.comIntroduction: Despite being an excellent source of essential nutrients, whole cow’s milk poses risks for young children. This is mainly due to its association with adverse effects, including growth inhibition, delayed brain and motor development, and increased morbidity and mortality. The current study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of untimely introduction of whole cow milk, stunting and related factors among children below the age of 5 years.Methods: A community-centered survey was implemented on 806 mother–child matches. Expressive statistics such as frequency, magnitude, mean and standard deviation were computed. Multivariable logistic regression was done to discover independent determinants of the dependent variables. A p-value of < 0.05 was used to affirm significant association.Results: From the survey participant children 311 (39.2%) of them were stunted. About 453 (57.1%) of children were fed whole cow milk earlier than the age of one year. Mothers who are able to read and write were 49% less likely to initiate cow milk earlier than the age of one year with AOR = 0.51, 95% CI 0.33– 0.78. Not attending the growth monitoring and promotion service is a risk for untimely introduction of whole cow milk (AOR = 3.47, 95% CI 2.43– 4.94). Children who did not start consuming whole cow milk earlier than the age of one year were 54% less likely to be stunted than those who started consuming whole cow milk before the age of one year (AOR = 0.46, 95% CI 0.33– 0.65).Conclusion: More than half of the study participant children started consuming whole cow milk before the age of one year. Children who did not start consuming whole cow milk early were less likely to be stunted.Keywords: untimely initiation, whole cow milk, stunting, Ethiopiahttps://www.dovepress.com/untimely-initiation-of-whole-cow-milk-stunting-and-related-factors-in--peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-PHMTuntimely initiationwhole cow milkstuntingethiopia |
| spellingShingle | Yisak H Gedamu D Ewunetei A Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia Pediatric Health, Medicine and Therapeutics untimely initiation whole cow milk stunting ethiopia |
| title | Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Untimely Initiation of Whole Cow Milk, Stunting, and Related Factors in South Gondar, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | untimely initiation of whole cow milk stunting and related factors in south gondar ethiopia |
| topic | untimely initiation whole cow milk stunting ethiopia |
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