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Volume 8
J Community Med Health Educ, an open access journal
ISSN: 2161-0711
Public Health 2018
February 26-28, 2018
PUBLIC HEALTH AND NUTRITION
3
rd
World Congress on
February 26-28, 2018 London, UK
MATERNALSENSITIVE DETERMINANTS OFNUTRITIONALSTATUSAMONG CHILDREN
BELOW FIVE YEARS IN OBUNGA SLUMS
David Omondi Okeyo
a
and
Peter Kirabira
b
a
Maseno University, Kenya
b
International Health Sciences University, Uganda
M
alnutrition remains a major proxy determinant of child mortality common among under five children and account for
about one-third of malnourished cases worldwide. This chronic condition is a severe public health problem in sub-
Saharan Africa that requires continuous critical attention. This study explored maternal sensitive factors that are important in
the etiology of malnutrition with urban slum setting. The study was conducted among 400 eligible households systematically
samples at random. Analysis was based hierarchical regression with principal axis factoring for selective variables. Psychosocial
indicators did not have any observable association with nutritional status. Seeking immediate medical attention from the
nearest health facility (HSB-1) and Average duration of introducing a child to the first liguid in hours (FP-4) significantly
reduced stunting. Clean my hands with running water and soap before feeding a child (FHP-1) significantly reduced stunting
among other indicators. HSB-1 somehow increased stunting. Wasting was significantly reduced by HSB-1 but increased by
consulting a private doctor to examine a child (HSB-3). Underweight had no association at all with all indicators of maternal
factors except at crude odds ratio level where FHP-1and HSB-1 were somewhat associated with underweight. In conclusion,
this study revealed that food hygiene practice, health seeking behavior and feeding practice were all significant associates of
stunting (p<0.05). Wasting was only associated with health seeking behaviour (p<0.05) while underweight had association
with food hygiene practice and health seeking behaviour (p<0.05). However, it is noted that in these factor domains only
selected indicator measures exhibited significant associations.
Biography
David O. Okeyo is a Public Health Nutritionist and a Chief Executive Officer of Kenya Nutritionists and Dieticians Institute (KNDI) established by an Act of Parliament
No. 18, 2007. David served as a head of department of nutrition and health at Maseno University for a period of two and a half years. He has published over 30
articles in peer review journals and books in the area of disease prevention, public health and nutrition sensitive areas, both as a first author and as co-author. He
has presented a number of papers as orals and posters at International and National conferences.
jandigwa@yahoo.co.ukDavid Omondi Okeyo et al., J Community Med Health Educ 2018, Vol 8
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0711-C1-032