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March 22-23, 2017 | Rome, Italy

World Congress on

Public Health & Nutrition

Volume 7, Issue 1 (Suppl)

J Community Med Health Educ 2017

ISSN: 2161-0711, JCMHE an open access journal

Public Health 2017

March 22-23, 2017

ASSOCIATED FACTORS TO NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILD

FEEDING (IYCF) PRACTICE IN RURAL AREA OF BURKINA FASO : A STUDY IN THE HEATH

DISTRICT OF OUARGAYE

Baperman Siri

, Soumaila Coulibaly

, Garanet Franck

, Marcel Bengaly

and

Joseph Catraye

Ministry of Health, Burkina Faso

Institute of Research and health Sciences, Burkina Faso

University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Public Health Support Office (BASP’96), Burkina Faso

Background

: Although global trend of malnutrition among children under five is declining, it remains a major public health problem

in developing countries such as Burkina Faso. IYCF are major determinants of nutritional status and hence health and child survival.

Material and method

: We carried out a cross-sectional study in primary health care centers randomly selected. The objectives

of our work were to analyze associated factors to child’s malnutrition and feeding practice. The Z-scores (WHO, 2006) and arm

circumference were used to determine nutritional’s status of the children. Feeding practices were assessed according to IYCF index.

Results

: In total, we surveyed 287 couples mother-child. Average age of mothers was 26.7 years; 71.4% of them were uneducated

and 94.5% were unemployed. The average number of gesture among mothers was 3.44[1-11]. The average age of children was 10.87

months [6 to 31.9]. Sex ratio was at 1.11. In children, the prevalence of underweight was 19.2%, that of stunting 31.2% and that of

wasting 10.1%. The proportion of children with a brachial perimeter <125 mm, that is to say malnourished, was 8.8%. Slightly more

than half of mothers (55%) reported that they had breast-fed their child within one hour of delivery. About two out three mothers

(69, 7%) have practiced exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). The majority (70%) of children had a good score of IYCF index. The number

of gesture was associated with the Z-score Weight/Age. Practice of EBF was associated with Z-score Height/Age (p=0, 04). In children

aged 9-12 months, the Z-score Height/Age (p=0.04) and Z-score Weight/Height (p=0.001) were associated with IYCF index.

Conclusion

: Feeding practices are good and are not associated with sociodemographic characteristics of mothers. However, it notes

that the delay of breastfeeding initiation after delivery and practice of exclusive breastfeeding are not very satisfactory. Targeted

interventions on maternal health services and communities could improve feeding practices.

J Community Med Health Educ 2017, 7:1 (Suppl)