Stunting Status of Ever-Married Adolescent Mothers and Its Association with Childhood Stunting with a Comparison by Geographical Region in Bangladesh

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ID15460762
AuthorsMd Ahshanul Haque (0000-0003-3452-8367, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, corresponding author), Barbie Zaman Wahid (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Md Tariqujjaman (0000-0002-0172-9501, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Mansura Khanam (0000-0001-7813-4242, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Fahmida Dil Farzana (0000-0002-5884-9483, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Mohammad Ali (0000-0003-1410-388X, Nutrition and Clinical Services Division, icddr,b, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh), Moazzam Ali (0000-0001-6949-8976, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Farina Naz (International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Kazi Istiaque Sanin (0000-0002-4954-0353, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Abu Syed Golam Faruque (0000-0001-8343-4653, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research), Tahmeed Ahmed (0000-0002-4607-7439, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue11
Pages6748-6748
Publication date2022-05-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19116748
PMID35682329
OpenAlexW4281771149
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited19

The adolescence period is considered a life stage worthy of strategic health investments since it is a critical period of physical and neuro-maturational development. Adolescent girls face different health difficulties in that phase of life. Children born to adolescent mothers are at a higher risk of undernutrition. This paper aims to estimate the prevalence of stunting among adolescent mothers and their children in Bangladesh by time period and determine the associated factors of adolescent maternal stunting status. We also sought to establish the relationship between maternal and childhood stunting by comparing the geographical regions in Bangladesh. We derived data from the nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey, which was conducted between 2007 and 2017/18. The outcome variables of this study were ever-married adolescent girls' stunting status and their children's stunting status. Interaction analysis between administrative division and maternal stunting status was conducted with childhood stunting as the outcome variable to investigate the impact of maternal stunting status on their children's stunting compared to geographical location. Our results indicated that in comparison to other divisions, the frequency of stunting among children and adolescent mothers was higher in the Sylhet region. It also revealed that children whose mothers were stunted had a 2.36 times increased chance of being stunted. Our study suggests that education for women could help them attain self-sufficiency and, as a result, reduce the prevalence of poor childhood nutrition, especially stunting

Developmental psychology · Early childhood · Environmental health · Malnutrition · Marital status · Population · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Public Health and Nutrition

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