Undernutrition among the children below five years of age in Uganda: a spatial analysis approach

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作者
Maniragaba, Vallence Ngabo [1 ]
Atuhaire, Leonard K. [2 ]
Rutayisire, Pierre Claver [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Rwanda, African Ctr Excellence Data Sci, Kigali, Rwanda
[2] Makerere Univ, Coll Business & Management Sci, Kampala, Uganda
关键词
Undernutrition; Under-five children; Spatial analysis; Hot spots; Cold spots; Uganda; MALNUTRITION; POVERTY; WELFARE;
D O I
10.1186/s12889-023-15214-9
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
BackgroundUndernutrition is a health condition caused by a lack of enough food intake, not having enough of the right combination of food nutrients, or the body's failure to utilize the food eaten resulting in either, stunting, being underweight, or wasting. Globally, undernutrition affects more than 149 million under-five children, while in Uganda about 3 in every 10 children suffer from undernutrition. Undernutrition and its risk factors among under-five children in Uganda were unevenly distributed across the country and a study that focused on spatial distribution was prudent to examine the nature of the problem and salient factors associated with it. The current study addressed the issues of spatial heterogeneity of undernutrition and its determinants with the goal to identify hot spots and advise policymakers on the best actions to be taken to address the problem.MethodsData were obtained from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. Prevalence rates and percentages of risk factors were combined with the Uganda district shape file to allow spatial analysis. Moran's I, Getis-Ord (GI*), and Geographically Weighted Regressions were respectively used to establish the local, global, and geographically weighted regressions across the country. Stata 15 and ArcGIS 10. 7 soft wares were used.ResultsThe results indicate that undernutrition in Uganda shows varies spatially across regions. Evidence of hot spots exists in the Karamoja and Arua regions, cold spot areas exist around the central part of the country while the greatest part of Western Uganda, Northern, and Eastern were not significant.ConclusionThe study reveals that a variation in the distribution of undernutrition throughout the country. Significant spatial patterns associated with undernutrition as identified through the hotspot and cold spot analysis do exist in Uganda. Programs targeting to reduce the undernutrition of under-five children in Uganda should consider the spatial distribution of undernutrition and its determinants whereby priority should be given to hotspot areas. The spatial intensity of undernutrition and its determinants indicate that focus should be tailored to meet the local needs as opposed to a holistic national approach.
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