{"id":4869,"date":"2023-03-29T23:09:42","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T21:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jphres.org\/?p=4869"},"modified":"2023-04-02T13:52:19","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T11:52:19","slug":"childhood-malnutrition-is-associated-with-maternal-care-during-pregnancy-and-childbirth-a-cross-sectional-study-in-bauchi-and-cross-river-states-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jphres.us.com\/index.php\/jphres\/article\/view\/408\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood malnutrition is associated with maternal care during pregnancy and childbirth: a cross-sectional study in Bauchi and Cross River States, Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"item authors\">\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Candyce Hamel<\/strong><br \/>\nCIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Joseph Enne<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">CIET Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Khalid Omer<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">CIET Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Ndem Ayara<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">State Planning Commission, Cross River State Government, Calabar, Nigeria.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span class=\"name\">Yahaya Yarima<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"affiliation\">Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Bauchi, Nigeria.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Anne Cockcroft<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">CIET Trust, Gaborone, Botswana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"name\"><strong>Neil Andersson<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><span class=\"affiliation\">CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"item abstract\">\n<h3 class=\"label\">ABSTRACT<\/h3>\n<p><em>Background<\/em>. Malnutrition remains an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality; the levels of childhood malnutrition in Nigeria are among the highest in the world. The literature supports many direct and indirect causes of malnutrition, but few studies have examined the link between maternal care during pregnancy and childbirth and childhood malnutrition. This study examines this potential link in Bauchi and Cross River states in Nigeria.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nDesign and methods.<\/em>\u00a0In 2011, a household survey collected information about children under four years old and their mothers\u2019 last pregnancy. Trained fieldworkers measured mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) of children aged 6-47 months. We examined associations with childhood malnutrition in bivariate and multivariate analysis.<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nResults<\/em>. Some 4.4% of 3643 children in Cross River, and 14.7% of 2706 in Bauchi were malnourished (MUAC z-score). In both states, a child whose mother had fewer than four government antenatal care visits was more likely to be malnourished (Cross River: OR 1.85, 95%CIca 1.33-2.55; Bauchi: OR 1.29, 95%CIca 1.02-1.63). In Bauchi, a child whose mother who rarely or never discussed pregnancy and childbirth with her husband (OR 1.34, 95%CIca 1.07-1.68), and who did not have her last delivery attended by a skilled health worker was more likely to be malnourished (OR 1.50, 95%CIca 1.09-2.07).<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nConclusions<\/em>. These findings, if confirmed in other studies, suggest that poor care of women in pregnancy and childbirth could pose a longer term risk to the health of the child, as well as increasing immediate risks for both mother and child.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candyce Hamel CIET-PRAM, Department of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Joseph Enne CIET Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa. Khalid Omer CIET Trust, Johannesburg, South Africa. Ndem Ayara State Planning Commission, Cross River State Government, Calabar, Nigeria. Yahaya Yarima Bauchi State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Bauchi, Nigeria. Anne Cockcroft CIET Trust, Gaborone, Botswana. 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