Prevalence of Malnutrition in Children Under Five and School-Age Children in Milot Valley, Haiti
- Among children under five, 14.8% were stunted, 15.3% wasted and 16.1% underweight, combining moderate and severe forms.
- Among children aged 5 to 14, 14.1% were stunted, 7.6% thin and 14.5% underweight.
- For children under five, 42% of mothers ended exclusive breastfeeding before the recommended six months.
- The 2012 Demographic and Health Survey cited in the paper puts national stunting of children under five at approximately 22%, and 25% in the North region.
S. R. Rollet, E. S. Gray, H. Previl and J. E. Forrester published this study in Public Health in 2014 to provide child malnutrition prevalence data for the Milot Valley to inform local health interventions. Anthropometric measurements were taken on a convenience sample of 358 children aged 0 to 14 years, recruited door to door at five sites and at the pediatric outpatient clinic of Hôpital Sacré Coeur.
Combining moderate and severe forms, 14.8% of children under five were stunted, 15.3% wasted and 16.1% underweight. Among children aged 5 to 14, 14.1% were stunted, 7.6% thin and 14.5% underweight. For children under five, 42% of mothers ended exclusive breastfeeding before the recommended six months. The authors recommend a multipronged, integrated approach combining community outreach and monitoring, inpatient and outpatient nutrition therapy, and partnerships with nutrition-related organizations.
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Public Health, 2014, Prevalence of Malnutrition in Children Under Five and School-Age Children in Milot Valley, Haiti, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2014.10.002
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