NDLI: Lacking in abundance: undernutrition in a Peri-urban fishing community in Coastal Ghana

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Author	Bandoh, Delia Akosua Manu, Abubakar Kenu, Ernest
Abstract	Background Malnutrition is a major problem in the world, especially in developing countries such as Ghana. Malnutrition is directly and indirectly responsible for over a million deaths in under-fives worldwide. In spite of the abundance of protein from fish and other staples in fishing communities, they are not spared of the problem of undernutrition. The study sought to assess the prevalence undernutrition among children under-five years in a fishing community in Ghana. Methods We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in Ekumfi Narkwa. We assessed the nutritional status of 250 children aged 6–59 months using anthropometric methods. A structured questionnaire was also used to gather socio-demographic data on the children. We generated nutritional indices with Microsoft Excel 2010 and WHO Anthro software version 3.2.2. We generate frequencies and percentages and ran a simple logistic regression to determine factors associated with malnutrition using STATA software version 13. Results About 80%(198/250) of the children were reported to have consumed fish products more than three times in the past week whiles 85%(214/250) consumed staples more than three times in the past week. More than one-quarter (26.4%) of the children were under-nourished. The prevalence of stunting, wasting and underweight were 17.6% (44/250), 4.4% (11/250) and 12% (30/250) respectively. Age of caregiver was found to be associated with a child being underweight. The age group of the caregiver was found to be associated with undernutrition (OR:1.53; 95%CI:1.07–219). Conclusions These findings suggest a high prevalence of under-five undernutrition in the fishing community in spite of the abundance of fish and its presence in their diet. Malnutrition interventions should therefore be extended to these communities. These interventions in fishing communities need to be tailored towards caregiver utilization of fish and other food sources available in order to improve nutrition of the children.
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ISSN	20550928
DOI	10.1186/s40795-018-0229-8
Journal	BMC Nutrition
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	4
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2018-05-02
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Clinical Nutrition Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Public Health Fishing community Undernutrition Diet Stunting Underweight Wasting Under-five
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Nutrition and Dietetics Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	1.9/2023
5-Year Journal Impact Factor	2.2/2023

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